Take It There

[Intro] Stand up, stretch for the stars Get somebody else involved right next to ya Y'all elected me to keep it so fresh for ya Just cause I make it possible for the rest of ya To just take it there come on and Get your head ringin' from the sting of the snare Spine tingle elevating every singular hair All the way from South Philly on a wing and prayer And still bringin' it yeah [Hook] C'mon take it there C'mon take it there Let's take it there C'mon take it there [Verse 1] I'm from the side of town where shots get sprayed around So the expectancy rate be twenty-eight around Downtown battleground where cops parade around Have your whole view on life beyond jaded How everybody sick of breaking down, tryin' a make it out Hand over fist the only way to get the paper down People tired of gettin' pushed around, gettin' gangsta now Discipline the only way to bring some kinda change about Chain cigarette smoke kids with bad nerves And brothas with bad lungs from smokin' mad herb Whoever in the dark is unseen and heard Let's emerge, I can feel something close, we on the verge Talkin' bout, street sweepers, hotel housekeepers And my people spillin' this out through jailhouse speakers Some people rather use they mic than use heaters Some people rather lose they life than lose freedom For real [Hook] C'mon take it there C'mon take it there Let's take it there C'mon take it there [Poem Interlude] Society's time bomb laying dormant Our people disenfranchised from the free world Oil for food but they still hungry No democracy They said one vote equals one voice But he told you if he can't work to make it, he’ll rob to take it The villains abandoning the planet and the people Another hot summer yo, they 'bout to flood the prisons This ain't no do diddle, it's a do somethin' [Verse 2: Black Thought] Flash light, red light, proceed and head right Straight into them headlights, then get your head right Yeah right, get a third strike, hit the turnpike Life quicker than a spliff that wouldn't burn right Make you wanna holla 'bout it, it ain't no doubt about it Every now and then you got to stand up, shout about it And I'll be shoutin' it too, that’s if a shout'll count Yo they got accountin' to do, reamount the balance The shit more puzzlin' than a jigsaw Raw pitbulls hustlin' through the pitfall Some of y'all toys let the laughter rip roar Heartfelt truth in every lyric I spit forth Raise up, time for lift off Written on illegal pads, poetry that sizzle the clipboard My OG, my homie who taught me to deal Said a prayer, that's the only time you ever should kneel And that's real [Hook] Imma take it there C'mon take it there Let's take it there C'mon take it there Take it there