UNIVERSAL THOUGHT

Yeah At times you gotta sit back and realize it's not what you go through, it's what you get Through Word Some of us got scars that you'll never see Cherish them shits learn from it Yeah We was raised in a trap And it's not because our skin color black But it's how we living Give me one second and let me tell you some facts We can start with the system of schools An education and knowledge is needed see that I cant refuse But what needs to be built in order for us to survive and prosper When you think about it a little deeper, they ain't really hand us no tools Unnecessary information stuck that we'll never use Two roads diverged somewhere they merge But still gotta pick one and choose That's why a lot of people resort to grass and bricks, so they can build a house Protect themselves with fire keeping sticks That's how bad vibes could melt But when you think outside the box, they retain you in these cages To put fear up in your heart And stopped from reaching higher stages All of this would coming phases That man fought to get his degree, congratulations That man beat a case and came home, watch the hood praise him House nigga mixed with field nigga mentally, still slaving History repeating like a roatated good song on station Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh We wasn't given a golden spoon We was taught bad habits from birth Yet we the chosen ones, right out the womb A gift and a curse Can you really imagine if we was to come together as one Come to unity through communities, raise our daughters and sons Injustices should not be justified, but somehow it is Looking over my shoulder, every block I walk is no way to live And we destroy each other too But for that, it's like f*ck it comparison Crabs in a bucket, but crabs shouldn't be in no buckets Put one another down, put each other down in the dirt Smoke to cope and drink the think That's how a brother deal with the hurt That's what we seen on these boulevards and avenues we grew up on What don't kill us makes us unhealthy or even make us strong PTSD filling the atmosphere, you could feel it The only way that we've been surviving is cause of spirit Cops kill us and we go and march and protest by the precinct We kill each other Blocks get spinned the cycle repeating Hear the tune Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh