What we gon' do right now is go back, way back Bring in the groove
I wanna dedicate this to those who never made it >From kindergarten to the 12th I never graduated Yo but college wasn't for some of us So we joined the service I seen a kid get murdered in Nam listening to Elvis But on the out looking in Things stay the same But at the same vein Looking out the whole world's changed So keep your head up Don't get caught up in the fast bucks And find your mom crying while your lying in a black tux Trust me
We don't need no education says a young man Sitting in class (sitting in class) School is out 3 o'clock on the dot He had beef with some kids and he got shot, oh Lord
Turn on the television I'm watching Martin Luther King who had a dream, oh So take this dream and apply it to your life Even though we know the ghetto's rough But we got to
1 - Keep your head up (Uh keep your head up) Cause a new day will come (Uh-huh, uh-huh) And look towards the sun (Look towards the sun) Even when the darkness shall come
(Ooh) It's real son (Ooh) To my people living Life it's real son
I turn the page What's the news today People getting fired, walking on a wire Looting on the streets cause the kid's gotta eat Oh, oh turn around and look at the hour glass I gotta get it straight Before it's too late Cause I don't wanna be behind that gates
Keep your head up (Uh keep your head up) Cause a new day will come (Uh-huh, uh-huh) And look towards the sun Even when the darkness shall come
2 - All my people in the back Mama, mama You know you raised me with no father figure (Didn't ya) I wanna take this time to thank you For giving me life, oh yeah Mama, mama You know you raised me with no father figure (Didn't ya) I wanna take this time to thank you Even though I'm doing Life Alright
(Ooh) It's real son, alright (Ooh) Can't flee (Ooh)All my people doing time (Ooh)People in the back playing cards (Ooh)Don't lose your money yeah Yeah tell them don't lose your money, c'mon, c'mon
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(Ooh) For my people doing time (alright) (Ooh) For my people doing time (alright)
