Get It Together (Black Is A Force)

Lyrics

Black is a force to be reckoned with Time to rip another joint Know what I mean? Yo we got Rich Love, E.Z. Lee, and the Rastafari on the mic Time to get the present situation straight and legit 'cause I must have skipped some shit Yo, everybody wants a piece of peace Or a chance at least to see violence cease (Check it out) Brothers is still out to get you, trust me Blind as a bat, in fact they must be Searching for a way to escape from hеll, and every minute Thеy find themselves deeper in it They say the strong will survive the longest Still some don't know what makes 'em strongest A definite wrong guess if you thinking that money really makes you strong 'cause you're fat It's sad and it makes me mad, really mad as hell 'cause they buy us with what they sell Give a motherfucker a car and a chance to make a movie Suddenly he's a star, it don't move me School or church can't repair the damage done To the wealthy, the poor don't matter none To the healthy, the sick are a shame to see Someone else you don't wanna be They might as well call this American dream a nightmare 'cause once you're up, somethin's right there To down you, stress you out, cloud your temple Complicate a world that was originally simple Everything's fucked with Now we're stuck with spiritual aggravation Right along with the world's leading nation So they say Leading us and itself the wrong way No one man you ever saw Could ever say, and really mean That he's fully clean He is a picture they didn't paint Yo, one simple fact they couldn't take Even though people weak or strong Fuss or fight, the simple fact is We're all wrong And we're all right, and all righteous Everybody has a heart and it might just Take a little time or another rhyme from a brother's mind To find life for us to blind Love and hate are extremes with no middle Most hate the truth and love, dreams and riddles The dream is whatever the scheme is Winning it all for yourself no matter what the scene is The truth is, black or white, girl or guy We all start life the same and all die Everybody wants the lead or the best Thinking that the need is cash, fuck the rest I'm telling you, you need no man teach you See for yourself, you're a teacher too Remember when the race of men go The trees'll still grow, the winds'll still blow, and yo It's time all people know All people come from the womb and end in the tomb So before you say you know who you are Or assume, you're brighter or better Bigger, smaller – whatever Yo, you better get it together Take it to the church Black is a force to be reckoned with Black is a force to be seen Black is a force to be reckoned with Know-know-know-know-know-know what I mean Black is a force to be reckoned with Black is a force to be seen Black is a force to be reckoned with Know-know-know-know-know-know what I mean One rhyme can guide mankind like a map Then again you can make 'em blind with one rap My rhymes'll guide you just like a shepherd if you were sheep Or if you was asleep Yo, I keep close in touch with my brothers Even if I might sing off or pull a string off A guitar when in a rage on a stage But I got far, and when I get far and I'm paid I'm a blade and give you lotsa Me and my way of life, a rasta And now I gots'ta Keep on talking and avoiding fools Punk flights of fancy with the knowledge from school But could I say watch the teachers Or could I say you watch the preachers in church on Sunday Anyway nothing moves the cat Yeah I'm listening but I don't groove to that Get it together Know what I mean Know what I mean Know what I mean (Rich Love) Know what I mean (Hollywood) Know what I mean (E.Z. Lee) Know what I mean (Giant Records) Know what I mean (Gary Harris) Know what I mean (Big Time) Black is a force to be reckoned with Black is a force to be seen Black is a force to be reckoned with (uh huh, yeah) Know what I mean Al B. Sure! on the shoutout You know how we do Come funky every time To the Bohemian master Here we go! Key West Mount Vernon Black is a force to be reckoned with Black is a force to be seen (you know it) Black is a force to be reckoned with Know what I mean Brooklyn Japan Saudi Arabia To the homeland Jamaica All the rastas Respect due to you You know what I'm sayin' And I say it, here we go