Keep it Real
(by Erica D. Roach)
Wait a minute
You're making a mistake
I'll watch the words that your mouth is about to make
It's hard to take back what is wrong
So, I hope the armor that I wear is built real strong
I didn't make the world
But I'm living in it
Got to be built to last
Outweigh the past
Knowing that the sun will rise
My tears will dry
Living in a brand new
Wait a minute
I'm trying to keep it real
See, where some people will see happiness
Others will want to steal that
Assuming all we are, are slaves
And that we are incapable of thinking
But you still can't remember my name
(Chorus
Wait a minute
My rent was due last week
And in the land of the free, home of the brave
I still need to make enough to eat
It's like a cycle for the rats
And if you don't keep runnin'
You're just prey for that ugly fat-ass cat
I didn't make the world
But we all livin' in it
Got to be built to last
Outweigh the past
Knowing that the sun will rise
All tears will dry
Living in a brand new day
A brand new day
It's a brand new day
(Ooh, ooh)