I've been thru some ill shit and I'll probably endure more
Before death comes for sure to straight up settle the score
Until I knock at Heaven's door and its not my home anymore
Cuz the world is too corrupt these days to die pure

And the sweetest intention isn't enough intervention
to keep my niggas outta federal detention
Too much miseducation and history re-invention
So many detours and not enough prevention

Discension is consequencial for livin' under oppression
Trying to survive economic depression
Better have a hustle if you don't have no profession
In these streets with these Jakes and their passive aggression
With their lack of credentials and and a lack of discretion
And their lack of respect and lack of acceptance

Provoke, attack and murda, confiscate surveillance tapes
People real nervous and still ain't fuckin safe
One mistake is all it takes to catch a life case
End up in a shower in some prison gettin raped

Nowadays a brotha gotta watch what the fuck he say
Cause they'll haul his ass away and lock him in a cage
Interrogate him and detain him for days
Hoping to turn his visit into an extended stay

Cry freedom with my very last breath
As I search for release from the lies I ingest
Let my mouth speak the truth and my mind know what's best
For my sanity, let my family be blessed

And more importantly; Give me liberty or death!
Cus that's the only thing left when you strip away the rest...

And I just keep on livin, cause thats all that I can do boo
Try to keep on givin, til there's nothing left to lose
Try to be forgiving, for all the evil people do
Can't believe I'm livin after all that I've been thru