Righteous Minds - Joey Bada$$.mp3

[00:01.176]Producer：Bruce LeeKix
[00:02.206]Writers：Bruce LeeKix/Joey Bada$$
[00:03.141]Samples：Love and Happiness(1974)—Monty Alexander
[00:03.870]Holy Thursday(1968)—David Axelrod
[00:13.587]Yeah, make sure my **** sound tight
[00:20.728]I never knew the world could be this mad
[00:22.696]Only vision I had of sex was Color Me Badd
[00:25.319]And I never knew the world could be this cold
[00:27.925]Only time a ***** die, he was playing a role
[00:30.327]But now *****s get their souls stole' so often
[00:32.839]They only thing they offer dreamers is a wake and a coffin
[00:35.516]From NY, to Compton, down to Austin
[00:37.766]She said that orphans morph into abortions without precaution
[00:40.800]Problem with our people, there's too many wannabe Jordan
[00:43.279]Too many forces thinking they could make a fortune scorin'
[00:45.774]Too many wannabe actors instead of achieving their masters
[00:48.187]At least a bachelors but no, too many wannabe rappers, hah
[00:51.111]That's just statistics, don't mistake me for hypocrites
[00:53.265]Like *****s in the White House supplying Wite-Out
[00:55.541]On Jim Crow laws, you probably missed it
[00:57.656]Hard to be persistent when you're tryin' to fight for your existence
[01:01.527]It ain't easy livin' life like this
[01:03.253]When you tryin' to be righteous but know a ***** might just
[01:06.103]Leave you lifeless for prices, or high tech devices
[01:08.955]So keep that TEC-9 or meet your crisis
[01:11.487]Yo it ain't easy livin' life like this
[01:13.400]When you tryin' to be righteous but know a ***** might just
[01:16.107]Leave you lifeless for prices, or high tech devices
[01:18.046]So keep that TEC-9 or meet your crisis
[01:21.293]Person mad nervous, you surrender to sterling
[01:23.415]Look them in the eye, if looks made you die, you know you merk ‘em
[01:26.004]Right there, plus his hide is like, right here
[01:28.039]So you know that if you would fight fair then you'd have him like quite scared
[01:31.213]But don't forget the TEC held high by your right ear
[01:33.658]So listen loud and clear: you don't wanna lose your life, dear
[01:36.158]And don’t you show a slight tear or let 'em sight fear
[01:38.543]Just let 'em disappear in the night air, yeah, with yo' Nike Airs
[01:41.216]Robbed by the crackheads left alone in the apartments
[01:43.727]Mothers be jobless, so they make dollars shaking it topless, and
[01:46.671]Daddy been gone said he, took off like ostrich
[01:48.773]Since he gain knowledge, I’m keeping it with the synopsis, and
[01:51.331]**** like that make you wish you were adopted
[01:53.933]To escape the pain, you join a gang and get intoxicated
[01:57.675]Have no shame, nothing wrong with some Mary Jane
[02:00.490]The only thing is you do it again, and again, and again, and again
[02:02.699]And again, and again, and again
[02:03.322]It ain't easy livin' life like this
[02:04.418]When you tryin' to be righteous but know a ***** might just
[02:07.059]Leave you lifeless for prices, or high tech devices
[02:09.685]So keep that TEC-9 or meet your crisis
[02:12.243]Yo it ain't easy livin' life like this
[02:14.287]When you tryin' to be righteous but know a ***** might just
[02:17.209]Leave you lifeless for prices, or high tech devices
[02:20.107]So keep that TEC-9 or meet your crisis
[02:22.386]It's a war out here, mad *****s is dyin'
[02:27.565]You don't want that **** to be you, right? (Nah)
[02:29.473]I know you gon' hold it down though, you know what I mean?
[02:33.969]Just be careful, man, cause *****s out here ain't really worth it
[02:39.012]You a ill ***** though, I like ya style, son
[02:42.042]Imagine me fed up, a go-getter, for mo' cheddar
[02:44.694]Po' never, blow Berettas ‘cause I, know no better
[02:47.437]No Era, no STEEZ, no Kirk, no Lee
[02:49.971]No school, no OG, no talent, no me
[02:52.732]What if I just ain't act right?
[02:54.491]What if I pack crack white with my sack tight, join the gat fight?
[02:57.557]The click-clack type, slide in the vipe with the black stripe
[03:00.155]And give my friends the back knife cause that's life, *****
[03:03.107]It ain't easy livin' life like this
[03:04.729]When you tryin' to be righteous but know a ***** might just
[03:07.700]Leave you lifeless for prices, or high tech devices
[03:10.572]So keep that TEC-9 or meet your crisis
[03:12.774]Yo it ain't easy livin' life like this
[03:14.958]When you tryin' to be righteous but know a ***** might just
[03:17.844]Leave you lifeless for prices, or high tech devices
[03:19.659]So keep that TEC-9 or meet your crisis
[03:23.377]It ain't easy livin' life like this
[03:25.176]When you tryin' to be righteous but know a ***** might just
[03:27.954]Leave you lifeless for prices, or high tech devices
[03:31.739]So keep that TEC-9 or meet your crisis
[03:33.353]Yo it ain't easy livin' life like this
[03:35.258]When you tryin' to be righteous but know a ***** might just
[03:38.009]Leave you lifeless for prices, or high tech devices
[03:40.983]So keep that TEC-9 or meet your crisis