[Intro: Talib Kweli]
Expect the unexpected
Yo
[Intro: Talib Kweli & Justin Timberlake]
It's kind of hard to keep faith in the things that you do
When everybody turns they back on you
It's kind of hard to keep faith in the things that you do
When everybody turns they back on you
It's kind of hard to keep faith in the things that you do
When everybody turns they back on you
It's kind of hard to keep faith in the things that you do
When everybody turns their back...
[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]
Yeah, I know a city that's surrounded by a beautiful beach
The economy boosted by the drugs they move in the street
More clearer than the crystal sky, blue as the beast
The people ain't got shoes for they feet, or food to eat
So they hurtin', but what's for certain, you can get you some heat
And over beef, you laid to rest, like you was gettin some sleep
Where the little kids get ammunition, (Word) you can't get no nutrition
Or any type of suitable living condition – listen
They shoot you over that paper, its just survivalist human nature
To put you out of your misery like euthanasia (Yeah)
Don't let them fool you, we ain't different than the youth in Asia,
Africa, and Europe, it's a small world, we truly neighbors
If they the "third world," then who the first to get to Heaven?
I know it's hard, but who does God choose to go through it worst?
Usually it's the prophets
Ask a cat what really matters, nowadays, usually, it's his pockets
[Chorus: Justin Timberlake]
We gotta get back to what really matters
We gotta search our soul to find out what we're after
The more I find my voice, the more they try to make it harder
Mom and dad, don't forget to warn your sons and daughters
About the nature of the world today, the nature of the world today
The nature of the world today, the nature of the world today
[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
Word! Don't nobody talk no more, they all text message
Drivin' and typin', not payin' attention, missin' they next exit
Dependin; on navigation, they ever know where they goin'
They stayin' stuck in one spot, they not growin'
I'm so over cryin', waitin', and hopin', playin the blame game
The game changed me into A Different World like Dwayne Wayne
I'm gettin high, just to maintain (Yeah)
Take my music like a drug, and drop the needle in the same vein
I get a rush like I'm tweakin' off blow
Except it ain't via the nose, it's from deep in my soul
The street slang, I be speakin' in code
Kick in the do's, freakin' the flow 'til the speakers explode
We in control, the people know I speak the truth
The power of my roots is thicker than sour sop
And they so strong they bustin' out the flower pot
Family tradition is to tell 'em you love 'em while your family livin',
From Granny in the kitchen to Little Man in prison
[Chorus: Justin Timberlake]
We gotta get back to what really matters
We gotta search our soul to find out what we're after
The more I find my voice, the more they try to make it harder
Mom and dad, don't forget to warn your sons and daughters
About the nature of the world today, the nature of the world today
The nature of the world today, the nature of the world today
[Interlude: Talib Kweli & Justin Timberlake]
It's kind of hard to keep faith in the things that you do
When everybody turns they back on you
It's kind of hard to keep faith in the things that you do
When everybody turns they back on you
It's kind of hard to keep faith in the things that you do
When everybody turns they back on you
It's kind of hard to keep faith in the things that you do
When everybody turns their back...
[Chorus: Justin Timberlake]
I'm just tryin' to get back to what really matters
I'm tryin to search my soul to find out what I'm after
But the more I find my voice, the more they try to make it harder
So mom and dad, don't forget to warn your sons and daughters
About the nature of the world today, the nature of the world today
The nature of the world today, the nature of the world today
[Talib Kweli]
Yeah, it's all natural, baby
It's how we put it there
Yeah, Brooklyn to Tennessee
You goin' up with me
Yeah, yeah, break it down
