Prince Riley & Mac Turner - Black People (feat. Mac Irv) Lyrics

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Underground railroad, them stars lead the slaves at night

Black people, we ain't just black people, yeah
I bet they want us gone for good
They use to sell us for da Goods yeah
Cause we just black people, yeah
It's people sinning every day it ain't just black people, nah nah
We ain't just black people, yeah
I bet they want us gone for good
They use to sell us for the Goods yeah
Cause we just black people, yeah
It's people killing every day it ain't just black people

Northside baby engraved with a needle
Put us in graves get away is it legal
I cannot not bow to the face of a eagle
Home of the brave isn't brave for my people
Drowning in 10,000 lakes full of evil
Black on black crime no excuse to be lethal
They take a brother they take part of me too
I lost a brother from crime in the streets too
I do not care to compare it ain't equal
Black man arrested and he lost his life
Wouldn't be the same if the skin color change
White man that shot up the church still alive
Philando got shot in his girlfriend face
She never got to be called his wife
Police that shot him beat that case
He got to make it back home to his wife yeah
What's worse than dying from something that was suppose to protect your life?
How would my mama feel knowing I was the next to die?
They use to put shackles on our feet feel like I'm next in line
Yeah I go crazy for my black people

Black people, we ain't just black people, yeah
I bet they want us gone for good
They use to sell us for da Goods yeah
Cause we just black people, yeah
It's people sinning every day it ain't just black people, nah nah
We ain't just black people, yeah
I bet they want us gone for good
They use to sell us for the Goods yeah
Cause we just black people, yeah
It's people killing every day it ain't just black people

Black people, they'd rather see us when we black & blue
Hands on they weapons when they spot us as we passing through no matter who
And black woman got too much attitude
So they say, girl speak your truth I can't be mad at you
I see reflections of myself at 9 or 10
When I see a group of kids same color as my skin
Back when the only thing I worried bout was recess wit my friends
Why nobody ever told me all that fun was bound to end
You can be black and be a kid playing cops & robbers
You can't be toying with yo life like that them cops'a rob us
You can't be black while wearing hoodies or you Trayvon Martin
You can't be black while in yo car, you might be Floyd
I mean gone cause we just 'Black People'

Black people, we ain't just black people, yeah
I bet they want us gone for good
They use to sell us for da Goods yeah
Cause we just black people, yeah
It's people sinning everyday it ain't just black people, nah nah
We ain't just black people, yeah
I bet they want us gone for good
They use to sell us for the Goods yeah
Cause we just black people, yeah
It's people killing every day it ain't just black people

I asked if it was ever gonna change and it just stayed the same
Another black man slain, I know exactly where to place the blame
I just get praying when I feel this pain
But a prayer ain't gon keep us out those chains or out their aim when those bullets spraying
They couldn't understand when Kap kneeled
But you see when this cop kneeled, that he was sick and tired seeing blacks killed
I marched for Philando, I protested for Jamar
I watched the news to see the verdicts, and they both got off
All this anxiety inside of me, I can't control my thoughts
How you live in the boondocks, but come patrol my block
I feel helpless, I can't help it
It's now a trend because of the color of our skin
These cops convinced we're all convicted felons
And all lives matters a lie
Cause just being black where I'm from you're 13 times more likely to die
They say shit ain't gonna end until it's eye for an eye
For my black people I'm ready to ride, let's go

Black people, we ain't just black people, yeah
I bet they want us gone for good
They use to sell us for da Goods yeah
Cause we just black people, yeah
It's people sinning every day it ain't just black people, nah nah
We ain't just black people, yeah
I bet they want us gone for good
They use to sell us for the Goods yeah
Cause we just black people, yeah
It's people killing every day it ain't just black people