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[Intro: Barack Obama] You have been ignored by Washington for as long as Native Americans, the first Americans Too often, Washington has paid lip-service to working with tribes while taking a one-size-fits-all with tribal communities across the nation That will change when I am President of the United States [Verse 1: Litefoot] It's the land of the free, but really are we? When the rich F it up and you left with 700b When pennies off a check, all that's left each month And the price-per-gallon, it got you skippin' lunch And when ya credits fucked up, what's a credit crunch? What's a loan to the unknown man? They outta touch Layin' awake each night, this shit ain't right Visions of my grandchildren's already fucked up life And that's fucked up, right? They born to the plight Outside the system, wings clipped before flight And there is a feeling overwhelmingly That colonization is failing me A slave to the system, time to break these chains Wake up at the wheel, drive and switch up lanes That wall on the street, built to ostracize mine A house of cards in prophesied times [Chorus: Litefoot] Difficult times got us trippin' trippin' We gotta get it right, this ain't livin' livin' Difficult times, the clock is tickin' tickin' The Earth's meltin' down, it is drippin' drippin' Difficult times got us trippin' trippin' We gotta get it right, this ain't livin' livin' Difficult times, the clock is tickin' tickin' The Earth's meltin' down, it is drippin' drippin' [Verse 2: Litefoot] I wanna believe in hope and get over the deceit But you gonna have to do more than jus' telling me It is hell on we, the people that greeted y'all We need a unity equally encompasses all I wanna view the US Like it's U-S Not some dudes in DC of me that's clueless Barack gave me hope on election night Said "Native American" in his speech that night Brought tears to my eyes over just two words May slipped by you like they was just two words 'Cause we been left out, discarded an' swept out Hearts that empty from guts that wept out Been waitin' on the light, surviving in the dark Tryin' to win this race, it's over 'fore it starts Like we livin' in a maze and lookin' for exit signs Watch the last be first in these final times [Chorus: Litefoot] Difficult times got us trippin' trippin' We gotta get it right, this ain't livin' livin' Difficult times, the clock is tickin' tickin' The Earth's meltin' down, it is drippin' drippin' Difficult times got us trippin' trippin' We gotta get it right, this ain't livin' livin' Difficult times, the clock is tickin' tickin' The Earth's meltin' down, it is drippin' drippin' [Verse 3: Litefoot] You gotta put it together, then you figure it out 'Cause the signs is all there behind their fear and doubt Need to hear me out, I was born to spit this And God's my witness, we ain't got much choices There's many that's called, but the chosen are few And even those hesitate 'cause others hate what's in you So I know Rev Run knows and Barack got a role And the gift Jigga got, not having to write when he flow It come from another place, out the porthole of ya face Ya mouth, and the outcome in years is called fate So Martin Luther died for why Crazy Horse died For the masses to be free, some have to leave this life Ultimate sacrifice for red, black, yellow, white Ultimate price: Earth, if we can't get this right And what the fuck is this but just sixteen lines? Well, I guess we'll find out in these difficult times [Chorus: Litefoot] Difficult times got us trippin' trippin' We gotta get it right, this ain't livin' livin' Difficult times, the clock is tickin' tickin' The Earth's meltin' down, it is drippin' drippin' Difficult times got us trippin' trippin' We gotta get it right, this ain't livin' livin' Difficult times, the clock is tickin' tickin' The Earth's meltin' down, it is drippin' drippin' Difficult times got us trippin' trippin' We gotta get it right, this ain't livin' livin' Difficult times, the clock is tickin' tickin' The Earth's meltin' down, it is drippin' drippin' Difficult times got us trippin' trippin' We gotta get it right, this ain't livin' livin' Difficult times, the clock is tickin' tickin' The Earth's meltin' down, it is drippin' drippin' [Outro: Barack Obama] I know what it's like to be on the outside I know what it's like to not always have been respected or to have been ignored I know what it's like to struggle and that's how I think many of you understand what's happened here on the reservation That a lot of times you have been forgotten just like African-Americans have been forgotten or other groups in this country have been forgotten And because I have that experience, I want you to know that I will never forget you You will be on my mind every day that I'm in the White House We will never be able to undo the wrongs that were committed against Native Americans But what we can do is make sure that we have a President who's committed to doing what's right with Native Americans; being a full partner, respecting, honoring you, working with you That's the commitment that I'm making to you and since now I'm a member of the family, you know that I won't break my commitment to my own brothers and my own sisters Thank you, everybody! God Bless you! I'm honored to be part of you, thank you very much!