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[ Bad Raps ] Taking Back My State
Line in the sand---
drew it with my bare hand
Dare to cross it
if you think you're man enough to
Brother, newsflash for ya:
you'd never get through
This was always my Hood
What makes you think you could?
Perhaps in your arrogance?
Just because you can scale a fence
doesn't mean I can't keep you out
Just because you deal in violence
doesn't mean I have to dwell in fear
Ain't cause enough for me to doubt
This is where I stand, line in sand,
Your over there, I'm over here
In a State of Grace where
I breathe and walk freely
Lord always with me all over the place
I see the confusion written across your face
in big block letters shouting,
What the ... Luck? Has nothing to do with it
Simple fact of the matter is
you can't touch this
My life is mine to live---
not yours to steal, borrow or give
As if you ever had that power anyway
As if you have any say in my fate
In my state, line is drawn by the Big G above
who works miracles daily through me
using only the power of Love, unconditional
Force you can't control or manipulate
Taking back my State
Line is drawn --- not just across my front lawn
The street, mall parking lot, or the outskirts of town
Do what what you must in your pathetic existence
to spoil my happiness, bring the hammer down---
makes no difference
No gauntlet of poorly lit alleys your posse
sees fit to possess, occupy
bang ganging till midnight hours
is cause for me to change my routine
make me beg for more law enforcement powers
Skills with a knife or trigger, I have no need for
Terrorism begins within --- know what I mean?
If I have to explain it to you anymore
Brothers, then you're not getting the message
My breath is wasted
Hope the Lord has mercy
Shows you the error of your ways
Helps you beat the Crack
Steers you towards a job that pays
A real lifestyle you'll appreciate
Someday look back upon
This emaciated existence
The adrenaline high you're on
Until then
here is where the line is drawn
You might as well move on
I'm taking back my State
Taking it back
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