Smile

[Chorus: Wale] I got my family and I got my squad And as long as they got me, then I'll be just fine So I give God the glory 'cause I have my child And America don't want me, that's when I realized That we all need, yeah, a reason to smile I said we all need, yeah, a reason to smile Said about to be O.D.'d, yeah but we gon' survive That's why we all need, yeah, a reason to smile [Verse 1: Wale] And a possible bigot slash misogynist Is 'bout to run the whole damn thing ('Bout to run the whole damn thing) And the ballot my sister filled in In another city didn't do a goddamn thing [Bridge: Wale] Shit I'ma go crazy, yeah I'ma go crazy, yeah I'ma go crazy, yeah But I gotta do my goddamn thing [Verse 2: Wale] The Alt Rights hate us Some black baby mommas hate us We only learn half of the drama, other side crazy On behalf of Charlamagne, I'm sure he ain't tradin' sides Maybe I should meet Tomi Lahren, I'll Lauryn Hill her Train her; she miseducated anyway, yeah Prolly hate the color of my face I'm just a young black rappin' ass African Ain't never wanted to have it and now he has it his own way I'm smokin' purple, the law enforcement be murkin' brothers The moon lit and I'm Cottonmouth like Mahershala It's like you got a curse if your currency low The world is a dirty fuckin' experiment They don't care if its hurtin' us Black lives matter, 'cause black lives target practice Can't even imagine what would happen with no phone cameras Black lives matter, black love the dopest ever Just wanna remind you, I think it's time that we show it better forever [Chorus: Wale] I got my family and I got my squad And as long as they got me, then I'll be just fine So I give God the glory 'cause I have my child And America don't want me, that's when I realized That we all need, yeah, a reason to smile I said we all need, yeah, a reason to smile Said about to be O.D.'d, yeah but we gon' survive That's why we all need, yeah, a reason to smile [Verse 3: Wale] Giving knowledge and uplifting our brothers and daughters Is how this whole thing change, yeah (Is how this whole thing change) But the power that's in the pussy or the dollar Is enough to make us all insane [Bridge: Wale] Shit I'ma go crazy, yeah I'ma go crazy, yeah I'ma go crazy, yeah But I gotta do my goddamn thing [Verse 4: Phil Ade] And I've been livin' like I got one A couple hundred on me, still in the gold shotgun You do the most, stop son, our people not exempt They in the land of the free, you in the land of free to an extent Fuck that, I'ma ruffle some feathers, mess with the temperature Shuffle the weather, fuck who do ever, Keisha or Heather Beef, it’s whatever, kill me, you die and I live forever When you live without fear, it don't get much better Naw, hmm, look at how far that we've come Look at the world we inspired and look at the stars that we brung They think that when that literal big wig starts that we done They think because Hillary lost that the cards will be Trumped You out you mind, nigga [Chorus: Wale] I got my family and I got my squad And as long as they got me, then I'll be just fine So I give God the glory 'cause I have my child And America don't want me, that's when I realized That we all need, yeah, a reason to smile I said we all need, yeah, a reason to smile Said about to be O.D.'d, yeah but we gon' survive That's why we all need, yeah, a reason to smile