Til We Get There

'Til we get there
'Til we get there
'Til we get there
Yowego, from the poorest and blackest
of people
To survive in the streets of Modesho
The most dangerous armed and lethal,
yet peaceful
We no evil,
I come from the slums that's run down
Spit native intelligent tongue sound
Would rather get gunned down
than dumbed down
So come down
Much success to you comrade
To who I wrong,
if it's never been said before,
my bad
I took a page from the book of Martin Luther
And decided that it's better to hug ya
than to shoot ya
I'm sorry homie
if it's not what ya use ta
But the way that we livin'
these black lives is beautiful
All the things we've been through
and the tree we done bloomed
We probably family but we never knew
'Til we get there, I'm on your side
'Til we get there, I'm on your side
And it can take some time,
'til we win this fight
'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
That's what's called solidarity
When we struggle it's therapy,
after chaos we get clarity
My enemy's enemy is my man remember?
I ain't tryin' to be endin' up
in this man's dilemma
We only here for a minute,
it's what you make it so live it
See, I'm a ryder
and I'm gon' be remembered
For those of you not born,
to those of you not here
I wish you the best and that's real
This ain't ya average,
when they portray us
they say '"all savage'"
Cause we have it, blast it, won't stash it
Cause we fight to the death and manage
To makes songs of struggle
and to habits
And dammit, if I don't get even
It's chant down Babylon season
Die for Nee Orleans to Cleveland
'Til we even, we not believin'
（'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah）
'Til we get there, I'm on your side
And it can take some time,
'til we win this fight
'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
I love when we makin' plays
I love all our brilliant ways
I love when we get paid
and never move away from the hood
We keep gettin' while the gettin' is good
You right at home
in our neck of the woods
Cause we people,
momma said
treat others like you want 'em to treat you
We just wanna live and be peaceful
Long as it makes sense,
I'm a have patience
Especially with my brothas
I go back in the day with
We speak the same language,
suffer the same dangers
Cause our children are victims
of lead paint chips
Out in L.A. they put the black
against the Mexicans
Old rivaling's is throwin' up
they sets again
They put the short against the tall
and the old vers the new
Pretty soon it's gon' be me against you
All the things we been through
and the tree that we bloomed
I wish you much success and stay true
'Til we get there, I'm on your side
'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
And it can take some time,
'til we win this fight
'Til we get there, I'm on your side
'Til we get there
'Til we get there