The Mind

[Hook x2] First thing we must do is make up our - MIND Then we must go and really clear our - MIND Erase the doubt and the fear from our - MIND Share our - MIND, speak our - MIND [Verse 1] Stand up brother, stand up sister I told y'all before, love is gonna get'cha Lovin that money, lovin that liquor Lovin that sex without respect you gets no bigger I ain't got time to chill, only got time to build You find that in those with skills This a real MC, of the highest degree With no video, my show they dyin to see Not whether I'm buyin 'em three When you watch television just keep sayin they lyin to me Cause they are - how long you gonna stay at the bar? I'm not desperate for money, maybe you are, but listen [Hook x2] [Verse 2: KRS-One] Don't you think it's time we thought about the future? Whether our children they gonna be winners or losers? Don't you think it's time to advance the rhyme we spit? Whether you know it or not, you deep in politics All inside of it, in fact YOU the issue Don't let this government diss you! They really do not want you to vote They really do not want you to hope They really want you sniffin' they coke You look around yo we missin' the boat I could've wrote about ANYTHING to get on, but this what I wrote And what I'm writin', is guaranteed to enlighten Like Dr. Cornel West, Michael Eric Dyson This is how we do it today, enough of the crime talk KRS got somethin' new to say Rise up, and put aside childish things This is the message we bring; listen [Hook x2] [KRS-One] Last verse, KRS, blast first Ignorance is bad, but temptation that's worse They hide they purse, cause of the way we spit the verse No one ever told 'em that the style's rehearsed And even if they did, it wouldn't be new to they mind Cause all day rappers confess to doin' these crimes So when the cops see you, they're not thinkin' about me They thinkin' about takin' you out of society Keep it right, don't lie to me You think it's too much preachin' teachin'? Huh, well fine, we'll see When you're locked up in J.D.C., or even prison The truth shall set you free, just listen You want health, and really that's about prevention You want love, real love, and not depression You want awareness, which come from discipline and will You want wealth, which come from skills When you really ready to talk, let's build You ain't gotta be a scholar to know the next 4 years gonna be ill I believe you already know the drill, don't lie Don't steal, seek peace and don't kill [Hook x2]