rikers island

Singer:raphael saadiq

way too many

i said there's way too many

and you may not be in rikers island

you may be in rikers island in your own mind

nevertheless

you gotta unleash yourself

everybody

everybody

too many niggas in rikers island

why must it be?

too many niggas in rikers island

set 'em free

too many niggas in rikers island

why must it be?

too many niggas in rikers island

set 'em free

the judge sits in the high chair

while the family sits and prays

hoping judge and jury

that all 12 will vote their way

the boy is shaking inside

he says it's something he didn't do

he's afraid to take that long ride

down rikers avenue

too many niggas in rikers island

why must it be?

too many niggas in rikers island

set 'em free

month to month to month

they're growin'

and it only multiplies

some of them for no reason

some will be there 'til they die

children home with no fathers

and they don't even know why

mother can't explain it

the family visits

that's all were seeing

too many niggas in rikers island

why must it be?

too many niggas in rikers island

set 'em free

too many niggas in rikers island

why must it be?

too many niggas in rikers island

set 'em free

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