'Til We Get There

[M1] 'Til we get there 'Til we get there 'Til we get there [K'naan] Yowego, from the poorest and blackest of people To survive in the streets of Modesho The most dangerous armed and lethal, yet peaceful We no evil, I come from the slums that's run down Spit native intelligent tongue sound Would rather get gunned down than dumbed down So come down ... [M1] Much success to you comrade To who I wrong, if it's never been said before, my bad I took a page from the book of Martin Luther And decided that it's better to hug ya than to shoot ya I'm sorry homie if it's not what ya use ta But the way that we livin' these black lives is beautiful All the things we've been through and the tree we done bloomed We probably family but we never knew [Chorus: Stori James] 'Til we get there, I'm on your side 'Til we get there, I'm on your side And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight 'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah [M1] That's what's called solidarity When we struggle it's therapy, after chaos we get clarity My enemy's enemy is my man remember? I ain't tryin' to be endin' up in this man's dilemma We only here for a minute, it's what you make it so live it See, I'm a ryder and I'm gon' be remembered For those of you not born, to those of you not here I wish you the best and that's real [K'naan] This ain't ya average, when they portray us they say "all savage" Coz we have it, blast it, won't stash it Coz we fight to the death and manage To makes songs of struggle and to habits And dammit, if I don't get even It's chant down Babylon season Die for Nee Orleans to Cleveland 'Til we even, we not believin' [Chorus: Stori James] 'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah 'Til we get there, I'm on your side And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight 'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah [M1] I love when we makin' plays I love all our brilliant ways I love when we get paid and never move away from the hood We keep gettin' while the gettin' is good You right at home in our neck of the woods Coz we people, momma said treat others like you want 'em to treat you We just wanna live and be peaceful Long as it makes sense, I'm a have patience Especially with my brothas I go back in the day with We speak the same language, suffer the same dangers Coz our children are victims of lead paint chips Out in L.A. they put the black against the Mexicans Old rivaling's is throwin' up they sets again They put the short against the tall and the old vers the new Pretty soon it's gon' be me against you All the things we been through and the tree that we bloomed I wish you much success and stay true [Chorus: Stori James] 'Til we get there, I'm on your side 'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight 'Til we get there, I'm on your side 'Til we get there, I'm on your side (I'm on your side) 'Til we get there, I'm on your side (I am on your side) And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight 'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah 'Til we get there, I'm on your side 'Til we get there, I'm on your side And it can take some time (it can take some time), 'til we win this fight (till we win this fight) 'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah 'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah 'Til we get there, I'm on your side And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight 'Til we get there, I'm on your side (I am on your side)