we are singing
you this message
through our music
reaching for a
brave and brighter
new tomorrow
is the future
we must make it
safe and happy
for the children
or. or. they will be lost
or. or. they will be lost
aiyyo i jump back
put the aim on my shot
it's mandatory
handle glory over with the rock
i'm not a rough guy but a tough guy to beat over drums
no son to this
i'm a rhyme bastard
some mastered the art of cash
but not the part that lasts
and disappear after doin two albums
we're not your normal team and we still do ours to fit
hope inside this
don't define it's
quits for those who oppose the new
playin they've outgrown rap like a size 5 shoe
oh they all now
alternative touch
were surprised
no demise for us
we on the rise to bust big
how you fig' we couldn't
never run out of verbs for you to sip
i told you we wouldn't
i never popped crist' or popped fists
girl named chrissie
was the first
which made it even worse not to miss me
or. or. they will be lost
or. or. they will be lost
so do you understand it now? well try standin over
seven box sets
reppin sixteen years
this rap career ain't work
it's the life in-between
bedtime 'til the next said time and date
know the name and salute them dudes
put the nutrient in rap when they cook them foods
gotta be like eighteen million heads served
shit
imagine if there wasn't no us huh?
so i'd like to take the time to shout out the jb's
next on my list is a tribe called quest
latifah my queen
monie love
dres and mr. lawnge
chi-ali
on your head god bless
never ring chasin
the permanent tat
in this rap shit
y'all are just temporary lick-ons
fadin in the days to come
while the name de la and the legacy built lives on
we are singing
you this message
through our music
reaching for a
brave and brighter new tomorrow
is the future
we must make it
safe and happy
for the children
you little brats