Jackson Anthem

[Chorus: Miss Joyce] J-A-C-K-S-O-N My hometown Call it Jackson Where we wanna grow With love and peace And bring some harmony To our community [Repeat x1] [Verse 1: Da Grym Reefer] I was born on the eastside of the J-town I was three Still remember that ride on the Greyhound I remember when a brother would beat you straight down Nowadays they take a gun and lay you face down Can't let your kids just walk around these streets now These streets will snatch 'em up Soon as they put their feet down You ain't no gangsta, little shorty Put the heat down Y'all being punks Scared to take a beatdown Get in your books kid These streets ain't all sweet Ain't nothing for you in these streets Ain't no peace in toting heat These police don't care If you claim for from the West or East All they see is that black skin So to them, we all are beasts Whether rich or poor When it rains it pours We're under the same umbrella Better less or more With no cheddar But more cane than Singapore So when you flash your cash The all wanna see you poor in... [Chorus x2] [Bridge 1: Miss Joyce] I know it's not always easy To smile when the road gets rough But only we can make a difference Our children are depending on us [Verse 2: Miss Joyce] To do the right thing There's so much pain And confusion in our world And we are the ones who's losing Our generation of boys in girls Are growing up to fast (too fast) And leaving too soon (too soon) Tell it's now to speak To remove this cloud of doom Let's help them to achieve their dreams So in themselves, they can believe Let's turn to the positive So they can begin to lead [Chorus x2: Miss Joyce and children] [Bridge 2: Da Grym Reefer and children] Children: (Stop!) Da Grym Reefer: Committing the killings and violence It's senseless Children:(Stop!) Da Grym Reefer: The murders of all The children and women Children: (Stop!) Da Grym Reefer: Tell again and make the city feel it Miss Joyce and children: (Oh Stop!) Miss Joyce: Say J-A-C-K-S-O-N Children: J-A-C-K-S-O-N Miss Joyce: J-A-C-K-S-O-N Children: J-A-C-K-S-O-N Miss Joyce: J-A-C-K-S-O-N Children: J-A-C-K-S-O-N Miss Joyce: J-A-C-K-S-O-N Children: J-A-C-K-S-O-N [Bridge 1: Miss Joyce] I know it's not always easy To smile when the road gets rough But only we can make a difference Our children are depending on us [Chorus: Miss Joyce and children] J-A-C-K-S-O-N My hometown Call it Jackson Where we wanna grow With love and peace And bring some harmony To our community