Ice Cube - Stand Tall Lyrics:
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Now is the time
Come on y`all
Stand tall, live your life to the limit
`Cause haterism seem like a f**kin` epidemic
And look at Ice Cube, I ain`t no gimmick
I`m straight from the hood, I got to represent it now
Every day I think about my color
And all the crazy s**t we do to one another
I ain`t your blood brother, but I`m your `cause brother
Let`s take it back to the love and how it was brother
If not, we gon` pull these triggers
Show the world we deserve to be called ni**az
I make a f**k up like Don Imus
Bow on his knees, and call me yo` highness
You can too, you got the power to
Don`t let this motherf**kin` system devour you
I won`t pretend or act like I`m knowin` you
But check it out I understand what you goin` through
But remember, brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall
Just be thankful
For what you got
I know what y`all motherf**kers thinkin`
Here comes another rapper with a song about hope
All you wanna hear is a song about dope
And how a ni**a got mo` money than the Pope
But he`ll never tell you when he drop the soap
No, Ice Cube is here to drop you a note
`Cause some of our folk used to hang from ropes
And some of our people used to hang from trees
Now the only thing hangin` motherf**kers is deez
So, get your mind right and I`ma rhyme right
F**k the limelight and a blind d**e
I`m the sunlight, too bright to look
When it`s all said and done I should write the book
You too cool for school, too old to know?
Get your ass off the grassroots and let `em grow
I understand, it ain`t no love lost
But little kids, it ain`t no Santa Claus
But remember, brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall, stand up
Just be thankful, yeah
For what you got, f`real
I was born in the mud but I came out clean
That`s `til the government tried to intervene
Tried to lock me up when I was only nineteen
Don`t never ever, ever let `em kill your dream
I make s**t raw that piss off the law
If you want some fake s**t turn this off
If you want some realness I know you can feel this
Maybe we can heal this just like an illness
Black on black, I got`cho back
People don`t think that we know how to act
Just because our neighborhood is filled with crack
And the CIA won`t take it back
Never on top, always on the bottom
Never put your trust in Hillary Rodham
`Cause I can tell you now, it`s gon` turn out rotten
Keep on pushin`, get `em `til we got `em
But remember, brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall, stand up
Just be thankful, f`real
For what you got
Raise your hand if you sick of this bulls**t
In the belly of the evil empire