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 wasnt 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 worlds changed So keep your head up Dont get caught up in the fast bucks And find your mom crying while your lying in a black tux Trust me We dont need no education says a young man Sitting in class sitting in class School is out 3 oclock on the dot He had beef with some kids and he got shot, oh Lord Turn on the television Im watching Martin Luther King who had a dream, oh So take this dream and apply it to your life Even though we know the ghettos rough But we got to 1 Keep your head up Uh keep your head up Cause a new day will come Uhhuh, uhhuh And look towards the sun Look towards the sun Even when the darkness shall come Ooh Its real son Ooh To my people living Life its real son I turn the page Whats the news today People getting fired, walking on a wire Looting on the streets cause the kids gotta eat Oh, oh turn around and look at the hour glass I gotta get it straight Before its too late Cause I dont wanna be behind that gates Keep your head up Uh keep your head up Cause a new day will come Uhhuh, uhhuh 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 Didnt 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 Didnt ya I wanna take this time to thank you Even though Im doing Life Alright Ooh Its real son, alright Ooh Cant flee OohAll my people doing time OohPeople in the back playing cards OohDont lose your money yeah Yeah tell them dont lose your money, cmon, cmon Repeat 1 Repeat 2 Ooh For my people doing time alright Ooh For my people doing time alright
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