Don't Ask Why

Don't ask why the system broke, it ain't fixed you know that it was built like that Don't ask why these racist monsters all hated Colin when he kneeled like that Don't ask why they kill your leaders then question why you feel defeated That's how they were built to treat us, they don't even got real skills to beat us, like Damn We gotta strategize, then organize, with a focused mind With the young man's strength and the older guys Who are old and wise, then mobilize, like that We gotta purchase black, black families deserve the racks Don't lowball, they worth the stacks Where ya wallet and ya purses at Don't ask why these politicians, never have the heart to listen To your problems and honestly, they don't play a part in fixing Not one thing but we give 'em large positions Don't ask why these cops don't serve and protect. They don't deserve your respect Ain't y'all know they were slave patrol in the days of old Now they murder for checks Let it be set in stone We must protect our own So please invest in a legal weapon, protect your home The same people who plotted to make them buildings crash Know what they did to your ancestors in the past, still they ask Why do you walk like that? Why do you talk like that? Get chalked like that? Why do you rap like that? Why do you act like that? Trap like that? Why do you dress like that? Why do you rep like that? Stress like that? Why do you move like that? Why do you groove like that? I said I'm black yall! I'm black yall! I'm black yall! I'm black yall! Don't run me down or gun me down in my backyard (In my backyard) Don't ask why they fear for they life every time they approach us and blast us Don't ask why they pro-life until that life grows up to be a black one Don't ask why they gave us syphilis and had smallpox in the blankets then Don't ask why these black soldiers all fought for a country that hated them like damn Don't ask us why they looting? It all starts with a violent shooting No justice, these cops are ruthless But I know why, it is not confusing Wake up, the truth around us Please don't argue with fools about it Don't ask why these dudes are violent Real question is what we doing 'bout it I don't talk to Satan Begging him please stop the heinous Crimes we facing, across the nation Bank on yourself and God to save us Cause imma have some kids Imma show them what real black magic is Imma teach them about each activist And how they paved the way for us blacks to live Let it be set in stone We must protect our own So gain some financial knowledge, learn to invest and grow The same people who turned Black Wall Street into ash Know what they did to your ancestors in the past, still they ask Why do you walk like that? Why do you talk like that? Get chalked like that? Why do you rap like that? Why do you act like that? Trap like that? Why do you dress like that? Why do you rep like that? Stress like that? Why do you move like that? Why do you groove like that? I said I'm black yall! I'm black yall! I'm black yall! I'm black yall! Don't run me down or gun me down in my backyard (In my backyard) I said I'm black yall! I'm black yall! I said I'm black yall! I'm black yall! Don't run me down or gun me down in my backyard (In my backyard)