Evil That Men Do

[Verse 1: Queen Latifah]

You asked, I came, so behold the Queen

Let's add a little sense to the scene

I'm livin' positive, not out here knocked up

But the lines are so dangerous, I ought to be locked up

This rhyme doesn't require prime time

I'm just sharin' thoughts of mine

Back again because I knew you wanted it

From the Latifah with the Queen in front of it

Droppin' bombs, you're up in arms, you're puzzled

The lines will flow like fluid while you guzzle

You slip, I drop you on a BDP-produced track

From KRS, to be exact

It's a Flavor Unit quest that today has me speakin'

'Cause it's knowledge I'm seekin'

Enough about myself, I think it's time that I tell you

About the evil that men do

[Verse 2: Queen Latifah & KRS-One]

Situations (Situations), reality, what a concept

Nothing ever seems to stay in step

So today, here is a message for my sisters and brothers

Here are some things I want to cover

A woman strives for a better life, but who the hell cares?

Because she's livin' on welfare

The government can't come up with a decent housing plan

So she's in no man's land

It's a sucker who tells you you're equal

You don't need him, Johannesburg's crying for freedom

We the people hold these truths to be self-evident

But there's no response from the president

Someone's living the good life, tax-free

Except for a girl can't find a way to be crack free

And that's just part of the message

I thought I had to send you about the evil that men do

[Verse 3: Queen Latifah]

Tell me, don't you think it's a shame?

When someone can put a quarter in a video game

But when a homeless person approaches you on the street

You can't treat him the same?

It's time to teach the deaf, the dumb, the blind

That Black-on-Black crime only shackles and binds

You to a doom, a fate worse than death

But there's still time left

To stop puttin' your conscience on cease

And bring about some type of peace

Not only in your heart, but also in your mind

It will benefit all mankind

Then there will be one thing that will never stop you

And it's the evil that men do