Soul Lyrics

Soul lyrics

f/ GangStarr







[Intro/Chorus: Guru]



Yo, you suckers is playin a role



You niggaz is out of control



This world could swallow you whole



The evil could snatch your soul







[Guru]



Yo nigga put the gun away, or you get done away



If not today there'll be a bullet for you one day



The gunplay used to be the forte



As a youth, bustin shots off the roof for horseplay



But once you get a glimpse of the shots, flyin at you



You think about the possibility of dying and that's true



You won't be stressin the gun my son



You'll be askin the Lord for a chance, just one



Trials and tribulations, critical situations



Read it in revelations, check the configuration



They poison our population no matter your occupation



No matter your congregation, this is a troubled nation







[Chorus] - 2X







[Guru]



I've seen the worst of the worst, I've seen the best of the best



Seems like the weight of the world is ridin on my chest



A universal pain, my soul has absorbed



Don't respect no phonies, don't pay attention to frauds



The Lord only knows the depths of my sorrow



And some don't follow because their brains are hollow



So swallow these words and observe the signs



Yo turbulent times, are distrubin the minds



of the youth, and ghetto life, is the proof



The only skills that's taught, is how to cock and to shoot



Poverty crack guns, hustlers stack ones



Take money is the motto cause we all lack funds







[Chorus] - 2X







[Guru]



Nobody owes you nuttin so you better get yours



My desire flows like sweat, from my open pores



My sores heal, but still the scars remain



A lot of niggaz gonna feel, much more pain



But yo I guess that's life, it don't make things right



Been through a lot of fights, cause ignorance makes me uptight



And cats be thinkin, that us rappers ain't real



And other cats be thinkin street life is all about steel



Some of this may be, but yo, look in my face



Cause can't none of y'all bitches ever stand in my place



Pop the Remi, some for L, Tah, 'Pac and Biggie



Really?Niggaz wanna stop the jiggy?



Fuck a willie, still you know you gots to dig me



The city, rotten to the core, no pity



The crowds roar, scavengers are out to get me



I wanna live, I'm tryin hard to stay positive







[Chorus] - 2X







[Primo scratches]



"Brother do the math.." ".. stay alive.." ".. it's
alright!"