Chain Link - Brother Ali
Artistbrother ali
Songs Titlechain link
Ohhh
Yeah
Ohhh
I try to always buy final call from the FOI
Even though that's not what I***m always signify
Y'all gotta love the struggle in 'em
They would get on their knees
And shine shoes
'Fore they ever let the *** afflict 'em
Makin taco's and f**kin' with McDonald's
Nickel and dime broke
But dignified with high hopes
Some people shoulder
The weight of the median
Make it look easy
Even though they
Walkin the tight roads
Immigrants twelve
Deep in one bedroom
I'm too cool
I look at 'em like fools
Those fools combine forces
And put the resources
And guess who the new
Owner of the corner store is
Sh*t what's stoppin'
Me from doin that
I probably could with **
Smugglers approve of that
Because if one dime sack
In the time can climax
Into a billion dollar industry
Then look at my abilities
But I'm a dreamer in alotta ways
I feel if you believe in God
That you believe in brighter days
Keep my son's heartbeat in my sleep
I'ma walk the planet earth
With his name carved
Deep in my feet like
Children growin' women producin'
Men go workin'
But what's the use
When the real strive hard
And stress about the rent
And can still die poor
And in debt without a cent
Children growin' women producin'
Men go workin'
But what's the use
When the real strive hard
And stress about the rent
And can still die poor
And in debt without a cent
Ohh god people
Jesses love you
Ohh
Born again christian
Creatures from the suburbs
Tryin to save souls on
Broadway they got some nerve
Comin' here
Unaware
That the one's with no material gifts
Sometimes most spirits leave rifts
Lazyness
Got me spare the stand back
And what was that
That can't hold me back
My man vast told me that
Harlem got all that
On a bigger scale
When there's bullets in the sandboxes
Every bid is real
I see children growin' up
Within a wicked system
Smilin I wanna kiss 'em
I see prophet Muhammad in 'em
Poverty's trickin
People from my generation
And hands down
To world's most creative
I've seen both sides of the fence
Picket a chain link and
We ain't all thinkin' the same thing but
They teens got so impressed by me
They try to walk talk interact
And dress like me
We captivated the world's imagination
I used to idolize athletes and entertainers
'Cause they never let the situation capture 'em
System gave 'em lemons made
Lemonade and sold it back to 'em
Children growin' women producin
Men go workin'
But what's the use
When the real strive hard
And stress about the rent
And can still die poor
And in debt without a cent
Children growin' women producin'
Men go workin'
But what's the use
When the real strive hard
And stress about the rent
And can still die poor
And in debt without a cent
Marvin
Gaye said it best
This ain't livin'
No matter your religion
The earth keep spinnin'
And the sun keep shinin'
Babies keep cryin'
Old folks dyin'
In beatswithin' you put ya chiming
And here I am still lower class
America
Same room
Same view
Different cast of characters
Regina got arrested
As a late prowler
Couldn't trick
Got evicted
Lost her section aid voucher
Onward goes my neighbourhood's
Revolving door
A gang of rental properties
Nobody owns at all
I guess that's why
We call it a hood
Nobody stays as long as
It takes to become neighbour
Children growin' women producin'
Men go workin'
But what's the use
When the real strive hard
And stress about the rent
And can still die poor
And in debt without a cent
Ohh
Children growin' women producin'
Men go workin'
But what's the use
When the real strive hard
And stress about the rent
And can still die poor
And in debt without a cent
Ohhh
