[Verse 1]
And I'm in denial
And it don't take no x-ray to see right through my smile
Oh no
I be on the go
But there ain't no drink out there that can numb my soul
Oh no
Uh
[Chorus]
All we wan' do is take the chains off
All we wan' do is break the chains off, yeah
All we wan' do is be free
All we wan' do is be free
All we wan' do is take the chains off
All we wan' do is break the chains off, yeah
All we wan' do is be free
All we wan' do is be free
[Verse 2]
Can you tell me why
Every time I step outside I see my people die?
Oh, I
I'm lettin' you know
That there ain't no gun they make that can kill my soul
Oh no
[Chorus]
All we wan' do is take the chains off
All we wan' do is break the chains off, yeah
All we wan' do is be free
All we wan' do is be free
All we wan' do is take the chains off
All we wan' do is break the chains off, yeah
All we wan' do is be free
All we wan' do is be free
[Verse 3]
Yeah
Forget this chain, 'cause this ain't me
Though I'm eternally grateful to Jay Z
We so elated, we celebrated like Obama waited until his last day in office
To tell the nation, "Brothers is getting they reparations, hey!"
A man can dream, can't he?
No disrespect, in terms of change I haven't seen any
Maybe he had good intentions but was stifled by the system
And was sad to learn that he actually couldn't bring any
That's what I get for thinking, this world is fair
They let a brother steer the ship and never told him that the ship was sinkin'
But I got other shit to think about
Like my bank account
Forget that watch, you paid too much for it, you oughta be ashamed
When brothers back home be dreading when the seasons change
'Cause they ain't got no heat and they ain't got no AC
WalMart distribution fired my homie, he just had a baby
You wonder why it's been so many B and E's lately
While brothers from the hood shooting like this is TNT lately
And since all the ballers leaving college early
I turn on the TV and don't see no brothers with degrees lately
[Bridge]
Are we all alone
Fighting on our own?
Please give me a chance
I don't wanna dance
Something's got me down
I will stand my ground
Don't just stand around
Don't just stand around
[Outro]
All we wan' do is be free
All we wan' do is be free
All we wan' do is take the chains off
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