You know, and we learn not to question our government and um, to be grateful for everything we got, but we didnt know that it was at the expense of many other people, in our own country, and all over the world [Intro Sandy Griffith] Listen, baby Lets talk about this life and what it means to me Baby, listen This how its got to be We only thought that you would come and turn these wrongs to right But we see its really all the same Who knew that youd disgrace us White power in blackface us Our eyes were closed But now we all could see [Verse 1 Paris] Lookin at the parties like, damn, whats the parties like Just seems all the parties right Now Im lookin round wonderin What the hell has happened to us, its on again Just misery, so many promises So many of us tried to make him what he really wasnt Still suffering so many unemployed Still watchin, NSAs got me paranoid Make me wanna holler, throw my hands up Got us thinking that we wrong if we demand stuff So we propped the man up, but whatd it get us? More useless excuses and more fed up Sounds so sweet when he makin speeches Always preachin hope and change like he really means it Manchurian Candidate Ladies love to hear him talkin cause hes so slick [Hook Sandy Griffith] We sing it, but they never really understand, no they dont, no We bring it, but they never seem to take a stand, no they wont, no We mean it, better know they really aint your friend, and theyve shown it So believe in me, believe in, believe in [Verse 2 Paris] Dear Mr. President, wartime president Slicker than his predecessor, but its still the same shit Lost jobs, lost benefits Lost public option, lost souls follow quick Lost all respect for that shit he selling Same conflicts, but his reason aint compelling Same cause, same manufactured boogeymen Same bombs drop when his poll numbers dip Same profiteering Wars good for business Same Israel nutjockin shit is endless Same wall street bailouts, early christmas For the same motherfuckas that should be in prison Same racism, nothing changed bro Wingnuts wanna point and say I told you so We both hate his shit, but for different reasons though They hate cause he black, we hate cause he wrong [Hook Sandy Griffith] We sing it, but they never really understand, no they dont, no We bring it, but they never seem to take a stand, no they wont, no We mean it, better know they really aint your friend, and theyve shown it So believe in me, believe in, believe in [Verse 3 Paris] Shiiiit, so Ill say it all again man Same shit, different day, all the same man Same news cycle, same yapping magpies Same gats clapping overseas taking lives Now they say Im hatin cause I pulled his skirt Same people that done lost they house and outta work Got the nerve to think that Im speaking outta line Cant criticize cause he posed to be my kind But scared negroes wont rock the boat Same Bushera tax cuts, same drones Same folks on lock, Guantanamo Same campaign stops, same shitty jokes Cracked while the world gets choked on And most black folk broke but still hold on To the illusion of choice Both parties, both sides of the same bullshit coin [Hook Sandy Griffith] We sing it, but they never really understand, no they dont, no We bring it, but they never seem to take a stand, no they wont, no We mean it, better know they really aint your friend, and theyve shown it So believe in me, believe in, believe in
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