sing for the moment

these ideas are nightmares to white parents

whose worst fear is a child with dyed hair and who likes earrings

like whatever they say has no bearing

it's so scary in a house that allows no swearing

to see him walking around with his headphones blaring

alone in his own zone

cold and he don't care

he's a problem child

what bothers him all comes out

when he talks about

his fuckin' dad walkin' out

'cause he just hates him so bad that he blocks him out

if he ever saw him again he'd probably knock him out

his thoughts are whacked

he's mad so he's talkin' back

talkin' black

brainwashed from rock and rap

he sags his pants

do-rags and a stocking cap

his step-father hit him

so he socked him back

and broke his nose

his house is a broken home

there's no control

he just let's his emotions go. sing with me

sing for the year

sing for the laughter and sing for the tear

sing it with me

it's just for today

maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away

entertainment is changin'

intertwinin' with gangsters

in the land of the killers

a sinner's mind is a sanctum

holy or unholy

only have one homie

only this gun

lonely 'cause don't anyone know me

yet everybody just feels like they can relate

i guess words are a motherfucker they can be great

or they can degrade

or even worse they can teach hate

it's like these kids hang on every single statement we make

like they worship us

plus all the stores ship us platinum

now how the fuck did this metamorphosis happen

from standin' on corners and porches just rappin'

to havin' a fortune

no more kissin' ass

but then these critics crucify you

journalists try to burn you

fans turn on you

attorneys all want a turn at you

to get their hands on every dime you have

they want you to lose your mind every time you mad

so they can try to make you out to look like a loose cannon

any dispute won't hesitate to produce handguns

that's why these prosecutors wanna convict me

strictly just to get me off of these streets quickly

but all they kids be listenin' to me religiously

so i'm signin' cds while police fingerprint me

they're for the judge's daughter but his grudge is against me

if i'm such a fuckin' menace

this shit doesn't make sense pete

it's all political

if my music is literal

and i'm a criminal how the fuck can i raise a little girl

i couldn't

i wouldn't be fit to

you're full of shit too

guerrera

that was a fist that hit you. sing with me

sing for the year

sing for the laughter and sing for the tear

sing it with me

it's just for today

maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away

they say music can alter moods and talk to you

well can it load a gun up for you

and cock it too

well if it can

then the next time you assault a dude

just tell the judge it was my fault and i'll get sued

see what these kids do is hear about us totin' pistols

and they want to get one 'cause they think the shit's cool

not knowin' we really just protectin' ourselves

we entertainers

of course the shit's affectin' our sales

you ignoramus

but music is reflection of self

we just explain it

and then we get our checks in the mail

it's fucked up ain't it

how we can come from practically nothing to being able to have any fuckin' thing that we wanted

that's why we sing for these kids

who don't have a thing

except for a dream

and a fuckin' rap magazine

who post pin-up pictures on their walls all day long

idolize their favorite rappers and know all their songs

or for anyone who's ever been through shit in their lives

till they sit and they cry at night wishin' they'd die

till they throw on a rap record and they sit

and they vibe

we're nothin' to you but we're the fuckin' shit in their eyes

that's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it

squeeze it and hold it

'cause we consider these minutes golden

and maybe they'll admit it when we're gone

just let our spirits live on

through our lyrics that you hear in our songs and we can. sing with me

sing for the year

sing for the laughter and sing for the tear

sing it with me

it's just for today

maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away

sing with me

sing for the year

sing for the laughter and sing for the tear

sing it with me

it's just for today

maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away