Snakes 101

Lyrics

[Intro: Sun Ra clip] ...fought against all my so-called "life" That's to get involved with the folks on this planet And tell them the truth Which is... which is entirely different from the "truth" they know It's entirely different If I... if I do that, every church door would close Every government building would close They would close in honor Of the one who owns this planet Who's very concerned about it, and uh... Who, if people don't turn... He's gonna give them their eviction notice And he sent me to do it If they... their eviction notice, they can go somewhere else One black man asked me, "where we going?" I said, "not my problem" [Soul sample] Let's go to my place... But now, babe, all these years, I found out you just lied in front of my face [Verse: M.E.D.] (Yeah... Snakes 101) Now, witness how the world turn Bridges burn, brothers earn stripes, bullets burn, lives took Rhyme book I write, past times and present I'm the reflection of hard times and pleasure For those misdirected by fake thugs on records Who breed brothers to fail from jail records I upset the set-up, guns bomb vendetta Young stars get wet up Graves dug, reasons black sons stuck together Streets hot when the weather was cold Old Gold pleasure the soul, prayers carry you home Shit's same in every area code Get change, see change in every nigga you know Hold no grudge (uh-uh), 'cause when amongst snakes Lettin' friends too close is your own mistake No bling, all you see is the pearly gates – wait! [Outro: Sample and (M.E.D.)] Ohhh, jealousy in your insecurity... (They pulling me back) Your jealousy obey your insecurity (Wait) Oh, jealousy in your insecurity... (Watch out, watch out) (Uh, uh... Snakes 101)