I'm the truth, across the table from corporate lies </br>Immortilized by the realness I bring to it </br>If revolution had a movie I'd be theme music… - Common

My style is too developed to be arrested </br>It's the freestyle, so now it's out on parole </br>They tried to hold my soul in a holding cell so I would sell </br>but I bonded with a break and had enough to make bail

Yo...on the amen, corner I stood lookin' at my former hood </br>Felt the spirit in the wind, knew my friend was gone for good </br>Threw dirt on the casket, the hurt, I couldn't mask it </br>Mixin down emotions, struggle I hadn't mastered </br>I choreographed seven steps to heaven </br>and hell, waiting to exhale and make the bread leavened </br>Veteran of a cold war its Chica-i-go for </br>What I know or, whats known

Granted we known each other for some time </br>but it don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine