Shoot’n Up And Gett’n High

Lyrics

[Intro] This is a song about sadness Shootin' up and gettin' high [Chorus] Shootin' up and gettin' high Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Gettin' high, gettin' high Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Gettin' high, gettin' high [Verse 1] He lived about two train stops away I was a train ride away from heaven We would signify about politics, low income housing Birth control and abortion The capitalistic hand around my throat Shootin' up dope just to cope in this dehumanizing society We both found God when he O.D'd [Chorus] Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Gettin' high, gettin' high Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Gettin' high, gettin' high [Verse 2] He found beauty in my black skin Amidst the Cover Girl and Clairol ads Makin' no mistake, what's white is right Livin' in a world where the TV shouts "Forget where you come from!" And damn, I thought I was shootin' up Africa in my veins White man's voodoo slow-fucking my brain My baby says the white man fights wars And enslaves All in God's name [Chorus] Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Gettin' high, gettin' high Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Gettin' high, gettin' high [Bridge] What ya trying to achieve with your sun tan lotion? You wanna keep me down, keep me down Revolution against this racist institution The white man shall forever sleep with one eye open Dehumanize me Set aside and criticize I'm livin' in the midst of genocide I hear voices Voices are what I hear I hear voices Voices are what I hear Uprise: would you die, would you die for your rights? Uprise: would you die, would you die for your rights, baby? Uprise: would you die, would you die for your rights? [Chorus] Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose Uprise: would you die, would you die for your rights? Gettin' high, gettin' high Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose So if there's a Hell below, we're all going to go Gettin' high [Outro] So with this shit I trip, close my eyes To spread my wings and fly My turntables [?] from blue and green (Gettin' high) Givin' [?] not sane So if there's a Hell below, we're all gonna go Yo, so with this shit I trip, close my eyes (Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby) To spread my wings and fly Just shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby (Gettin' high, gettin' high) Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose Gettin' high, gettin' high Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Gettin' high, gettin' high Shootin' up and gettin' high with my baby Baby, baby, we ain't got nothing to lose