[00:00.00] 作曲 : Anthony, Hughes, Kent, Tisdale ...
[00:11.13]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[00:16.33]And they wonder why we act this way,
[00:19.27]Nappy Boys gon' be okay
[00:22.27]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[00:27.55]And they wonder why we act this way,
[00:30.29]Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay
[00:33.96]We came in the game, plain ya see
[00:36.53]Average man when the rest was ashamed to be
[00:39.28]Nappy head and all, ain't no changin' me
[00:44.66]So rough it was, downright wrong
[00:47.13]I tell yaNobody never gave us nothin' but tough time and made us somethin'
[00:50.54]Different stretch of road, new somethin' to see
[00:53.34]Every state on the map, a different somethin' to eat
[00:56.00]Daps and handshakes, it meant nuttin' for real
[00:58.66]Everybody makin' a killin' man, showin' no feelin's
[01:01.52]Walkin' off collectin' pay, it's the way of the world
[01:04.39]Can't change it, so
[01:05.04]I guess I'm gon' pray for the world
[01:07.04]Sometimes
[01:07.68]I ask myself, was
[01:08.93]I made for the world?
[01:10.27]I scream this to you, and
[01:11.53]I say it to the world
[01:13.02]Nappy then,
[01:14.07]Nappy now,
[01:14.98]Nappy for a bit
[01:15.83]Knee-deep, head over heels in this country shit
[01:18.03]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo'
[01:20.54]And they wonder why we act this way,
[01:26.09]Nappy Boys gon' be okay
[01:29.06]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo'
[01:34.26]And they wonder why we act this way,
[01:37.13]Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay
[01:40.32]Even though
[01:40.73]I picture better days
[01:41.79]I'm thankful for the chance
[01:42.65]I got to say amen
[01:43.90]The Lord done blessed me with his grace
[01:45.10]I wish this day would never end
[01:46.63]We represent the slums, where we from, we feel they bump
[01:49.23]Polish shot off on these presidents, and hard times they go and come
[01:52.30]Some take up off, without the chance, to make it at all
[01:54.58]Who woulda thought skinny'd be the one that's, makin' this call
[01:57.41]Lord, help me out, tell me where
[01:59.19]I went wrong
[01:59.88]I'm tryna find a righteous path, although it's, never been long
[02:03.10]I gotta do it for my sons, they tellin' me, daddy be strong
[02:05.60]We gon' make it through these hard times
[02:07.62]Even though they go and they come
[02:08.90]Ya absolutely right, for somethin' happen to me on last
[02:10.94]Tuesday night
[02:11.44]It's plain as day, man they with this world trade
[02:14.19]Naw brave any order but confoldure
[02:15.98]Better make it home when nothin' seems to matter
[02:18.09]That's when, see, everything can go any which way
[02:20.50]They got me fooled, see the henny with the
[02:22.04]JFront porch, chillin' broke, country folk, man
[02:24.37]I'm Nappy with my ways yo
[02:25.43]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo'
[02:30.00]And they wonder why we act this way,
[02:33.01]Nappy Boys gon' be okay
[02:36.12]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo'
[02:41.08]And they wonder why we act this way,
[02:44.18]Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay
[02:47.40]It's a blessin' we woke up this mornin'
[02:49.79]All my colored folk stressin', come let's join hands
[02:52.12]Got the folk with depresses of being po' man
[02:55.04]Poppa taught me an order, survive for no man
[02:57.91]Nappy got some from the roots for we gon' stand
[03:01.03]Prophit grew from a juvenile to a grown man
[03:03.78]Ya gotta take responsibility for ya own man
[03:06.45]Zonin', two blunts a mo'nin, by sunrise sometimes
[03:10.64]I love to hear my woman moanin', it's on again
[03:13.28]Damn I hope you play this song again
[03:15.58]The soul cleansin', the melody just read my end
[03:18.26]Not a lot of things but usually just appendin' my lady
[03:21.03]Been searchin' bendin' and saw my folks locked in the tenants
[03:23.96]And it don't make any sense why children and sentencin'
[03:26.90]Broadcastin' from the slums, that's why
[03:28.34]I'm writin' these sentences
[03:29.57]Just lower my income, what though we ain't finish it
[03:32.28]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo'
[03:36.87]And they wonder why we act this way,
[03:39.70]Nappy Boys gon' be okay
[03:42.85]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo'
[03:48.23]And they wonder why we act this way,
[03:51.04]Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay