Can't Truss It

Can't Trust It

Can't Truss It

Bass in your faceBass in your face
Not an eight trackNot an eight track
Gettin' it good to the woodGettin' it good to the wood
So the peopleSo the people
Give you some of thatGive you some a dat
Reacting to the factsReactin' to the fax
That I kick and it sticksThat I kick and it stick
And it stays aroundAnd it stay around
Pointing to the joint, put the Buddha downPointin' to the joint, put the Buddha down
Going, going, getting to the rootsGoin', goin', gettin' to the roots
Ain't giving it upAin't givin' it up
So turn me looseSo turn me loose
But then again I got a storyBut then again I got a story
That's harder than the hardcoreThat's harder than the hardcore
Cost of the holocaustCost of the holocaust
I'm talking about the one still going onI'm talin' 'bout the one still goin' on
I knowI know
Where I'm from, not dum diddie dumWhere I'm from, not dum diddie dum
From the base motherlandFrom the base motherland
The place of the drumThe place of the drum
Invaded by the wack diddie wackInvaded by the wack diddie wack
Fooled the black, left us fadedFooled the black, left us faded
King and chief probably had a big beefKing and chief probably had a big beef
Because of that now I grit my teethBecause of dat now I grit my teeth
So here's a song to the strongSo here's a song to the strong
About a shake of a snake'Bout a shake of a snake
And the smile went along with thatAnd the smile went along wit dat
Can't trust itCan't truss it
Kicking wicked rhymesKickin' wicked rhymes
Like a fortune tellerLike a fortune teller
'Cause the wickedness done by Jack'Cause the wickedness done by Jack
Where everybody atWhere everybody at
Divided and soldDivided and sold
For liquor and the goldFor liquor and the gold
Smacked in the backSmacked in the back
For the other man to mackFor the other man to mack
Now the story that I'm kicking is goryNow the story that I'm kickin' is gory
Little Rock where they beLittle Rock where they be
Docking this boatDockin' this boat
No hope I'm shackledNo hope I'm shackled
Plus gang tackledPlus gang tackled
By the other hand swinging the ropeBy the other hand swingin' the rope
Wearing red, white and blue Jack and his crewWearin' red, white and blue Jack and his crew
The guy's authorized beat down for the brownThe guy's authorized beat down for the brown
Man to the man, each one so it teach oneMan to the man, each one so it teach one
Born to terrorize sisters and every brotherBorn to terrorize sisters and every brother
One love who said itOne love who said it
I know Whodini sang itI know Whodini sang it
But the hater taught hateBut the hater taught hate
That's why we gang bang itThat's why we gang bang it
Beware of the handBeware of the hand
When it's coming from the leftWhen it's comin' from the left
I ain't tripping just watch your stepI ain't trippin' just watch ya step
Can't trust itCan't truss it
And I judge everyone, one by the oneAn I judge everyone, one by the one
Look here come the judgeLook here come the judge
Watch it here he come nowWatch it here he come now
I can only guess what's happeningI can only guess what's happ'nin'
Years ago he would have beenYears ago he woulda been
The ship's captainThe ships captain
Getting me bruised on a cruiseGettin' me bruised on a cruise
What I got to lose, lost all contactWhat I got to lose, lost all contact
Got me laying on my backGot me layin' on my back
Rolling in my own leftoverRollin' in my own leftover
When I roll over, I roll over in somebody else'sWhen I roll over, I roll over in somebody else's
90 F--king days on a slave ship90 F--kin' days on a slave ship
Count 'em falling off 2, 3, 4 hundred at a timeCount 'em fallin' off 2, 3, 4 hun'ed at a time
Blood in the wood and it's mineBlood in the wood and it's mine
I'm choking on spit feeling painI'm chokin' on spit feelin' pain
Like my brain being chainedLike my brain bein' chained
Still gotta give it what I gotStill gotta give it what I got
But it's hot in the day, cold in the nightBut it's hot in the day, cold in the night
But I thrive to survive, I pray to god to stay aliveBut I thrive to survive, I pray to god to stay alive
Attitude boils up insideAttitude boils up inside
And that ain't it (think I'll ever quit)And that ain't it (think I'll every quit)
Still I pray to get my hands aroundStill I pray to get my hands 'round
The neck of the man with the whipThe neck of the man wit' the whip
3 months pass, they brand a label on my ass3 months pass, they brand a label on my ass
To signifyTo signify
OwnedOwned
I'm on the microphoneI'm on the microphone
Saying 1555Sayin' 1555
How I'm livingHow I'm livin'
We been living hereWe been livin' here
Living ain't the wordLivin' ain't the word
I been givingI been givin'
Haven't gotHaven't got
Classify us in the have-notsClassify us in the have-nots
Fighting havesFightin' haves
'Cause it's all about money'Cause it's all about money
When it comes to ArmageddonWhen it comes to Armageddon
Mean I'm getting mineMean I'm getting mine
Here I am turn it over SamHere I am turn it over Sam
427 to the year427 to the year
Do you understandDo you understand
That's why it's hardThat's why it's hard
For the black to love the landFor the black to love the land
Once againOnce again
Bass in your faceBass in your face
Not an eight trackNot an eight track
Gettin' it good to the woodGettin' it good to the wood
So the peopleSo the people
Give you some of thatGive you some a dat
Reacting to the factsReactin' to the fax
That I kick and it sticksThat I kick and it stick
And it stays aroundAnd it stay around
Pointing to the joint, put the Buddha downPointin' to the joint, put the Buddha down
Going, going, getting to the rootsGoin', goin', gettin' to the roots
Ain't giving it upAin't givin' it up
So turn me looseSo turn me loose
But then again I got a storyBut then again I got a story
That's harder than the hardcoreThat's harder than the hardcore
Cost of the holocaustCost of the holocaust
I'm talking about the one still going onI'm talin' 'bout the one still goin' on
I knowI know
Where I'm from, not dum diddie dumWhere I'm from, not dum diddie dum
From the base motherlandFrom the base motherland
The place of the drumThe place of the drum
Invaded by the wack diddie wackInvaded by the wack diddie wack
Fooled the black, left us fadedFooled the black, left us faded
King and chief probably had a big beefKing and chief probably had a big beef
Because of that now I grit my teethBecause of dat now I grit my teeth
So here's a song to the strongSo here's a song to the strong
About a shake of a snake'Bout a shake of a snake
And the smile went along with thatAnd the smile went along wit dat
Can't trust itCan't truss it