Young Black Boy

[Intro] Yea, one-two, one-two Uh one-two, one-two Yea Uh one-two, one-two One-two, one-two One-two, one-two One-two, one-two Yea [Verse 1: Add-2] Born in the ghetto, we sayin’ hello to hell Rebellin’ black decadents know the rebellers well Came from the dirt so I can shovel it well Wear it on my heart like a medal or lapel Food and liquor stores on the corner Walkin’ by the door bein’ watched by the owner Tryna buy milk, short by a quarter Hope he let it slide cause he know we tryna get by Good hood nigga with a conscience Tryna make sense goin’ through the nonsense Sayin’ sink or swim, tryna stay above the rim And we watch Kyle Watons flip the Flip Johnsons Playground legends would post on the block As for The Rock, still post on the block in they ad for The Rock How ironic, don’t you think? I just want a shot, not talkin’ ‘bout a drink Pardon my candor, can it be kids like me don’t see Stanford Think we big dummies like the son of Fred Sanford Life full of questions, we just searching for the answers And all I’m hearing is [Hook: Add-2 and Jamila Woods] Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Know where you’re going? Know where you’re going? Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Know where you’re going? Know where you’re going? [Bridge 1: Add-2 and Jamila Woods] Do you know where you’re going? Do you know where you’re going, know where you’re going? Do you know where you’re going? Do you know where you’re going, know where you’re going? [Verse 2: Add-2] Mama say a prayer for us And everyone who run with us My brother wasn’t thuggin’ so Damn right, I was scared than a muh' Let’s go back, rewind some Street life shine, the moonlight did [?] some Niggas on trees, never seen one climb one Go against my will then you might wanna write one I was on the scene, had my first gun at thirteen Scared to pull the trigger but these niggas they ain’t scared to kill me Swimmin’ up shit’s creek, like a frat when I paddle it Through the city where they throwin’ caps like a graduate Me and my friends runnin’ from fate Death doin’ his job, he never late Yo no rush, take your time, thoughts runnin’ in the mind of a [Hook: Add-2 and Jamila Woods] Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Know where you’re going? Know where you’re going? Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Know where you’re going? Know where you’re going? [Bridge 2: Jamila Woods] Black boy fly, your dreams so high It be sometimes a daily fight But don’t give up, you’ll rise above The powers be but you’ll be free [Verse 3: Add-2] Little black child How I love to see your little black smile Searchin’ for love in a world that don’t care for you Neglected by all the people who should be there for you The children of crack, children of rap Hoop dreams that play they couldn’t dribble with that See it’s bad luck reflection doesn’t mirror you back If you forget that we kids, just remember you black See that means you great, that means you smart That means they give you nothing, make it to art See we tryna live it up as long as the Lord let us Never live forever so we tryna live better Dream chasers until the dreamers start to chase us Same things that break our spirits somehow make us To the future fathers please do me this one favour: Raise your seeds better than they raised us, please [Hook: Add-2 and Jamila Woods] Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Know where you’re going? Know where you’re going? Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Young, black, young black boy do you Know where you’re going? Know where you’re going? [Verse 4: Jamila Woods] This I know, for your brown eyes tell me so Original, remember you come from gold Don’t forget your dreams are their biggest threat So know where you’re going, know where you’re going Do you know where you’re going, know where you’re going? Do you know where you’re going, know where you’re going? [Outro: Add-2] You wanna hear a joke? You ready? Black love Get it?