[Verse One] [Naledge] Martin said he had a Dream, Malcolm said, By any means 40 years later, now Im sorta seein what he mean Meaning that the American Dream is really just a fallacy If we dont take interest in our American reality And the reality is we need a new plan Critics say we cant but Barack say we can Can have better schools, health care for the youth Take our neck out the noose go and bring back the troops Give our nation a boost We dont need another Clinton in office and Im sayin aint that the truth? A pictures worth a thousand words, aint enough to say in this verse To tell your people our here that we got work [Chorus] I, I got work to do Ive got work baby I got work baby Ive been hustlin baby I got work Whoa I, I got work to do Ive got work baby [Naledge] To my hustlers out there grindin For that street money on the clock 9 to 5in Rock a suit and tie ? fly We gotta work hard if we tryin to get by [Verse Two] [Talib Kweli] The workin hands of the workin man Is fill with callouses The tenements right across the street from where the palace is The city in paralysis The healthcare, the welfare A farmer loses his farm in the country affects us all here Hard work and dedication God works His ways its amazin, my words touch the heart of a nation Like Barack when he pop off his topics of conversation Rockets in my jeans, I got pockets of innovation A lot of my inspiration comes from family Still yo, aint nobody handin me nothin thats just a fantasy Doin the same thing over and over again expectin different results Well, thats the definition of insanity I dont usually vote, matter of fact the folks who dont usually vote They usually quote me as a source of information But in my lifetime I never seen Dr. Kings dream Fully realized in the flesh across the nation Lets go [Chorus] I, I got work to do Ive got work baby I got work baby Ive been hustlin baby I got work Whoa I, I got work to do Ive got work baby [Naledge] To my hustlers out there grindin For that street money on the clock 9 to 5in Rock a suit and tie ? fly We gotta work hard if we tryin to get by [Verse Three] [Bun B] Ayo, they say the time is now and the place is here Cmon America, face your fear Were so close that I can smell it in the air I can feel a change comin and I can see clear I gotta make it babe We gotta show these people what to do The youth, they wanna stand up but stand up for who? Whos gonna help em with education? Jobs? Health? The economy and fairer distribution of wealth? They say no taxation without representation Weve been gettin taxed ever since America became a nation But lookin in the face of the current administration Its not reflectin me and Im startin to lose my patience Look here people I dont wanna sound preachy But the current state of affairs in this country aint peachy Its not kosher and its not real Its time for a change, so lets keep it trill We got work to do
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