By Rage Against The Machine

…testify
With precision you feed me
My witness I'm hungry
Your temple it calms me
So I can carry on
My slaving sweating…
…greed
Crawl with me into tomorrow
Or I'll drag you to your grave
I'm deep inside your children
They'll betray you in my…
…there be no rich white life
We bound to respect
Cause and effect
Can't ya smell tha smoke in tha breeze
My panther my brother we…

…this lifetime of turmoil
Bein' hard, real hard
But I'm still here, you feel me ?
[Verse 1]
3 years old
In the alley with the Colt
And my…
…it real
I remember 7 years up to my pops, to preach with a nigga with south
Hide me in the trashbag, tossed me up in the closet
Locked…
…me up in that motherfucker for hours
My love for the music came as a little snotty nosed kid
With my whole life ahead…

For right now, all I can do is pray and ask why
My little sister was only fourteen years old
Her life was stole, God bless her soul
Marion…
…is watching children, keeping seeing visions
Flashing, my little sister collapsing in that fucking building
Why is the story of my life so full…
…no more, and she's eternally happy
My little sister was only fourteen years old
Her innocent life was stole, God bless her soul
We pray to understand and see the footprints in…

…that I am willing to do life
So don't get flagged for some foul shit you say tonight
Cause I will put you in…
…years old Marvin, the fuck are you doing with your life?
I mean c'mon Marvin, ya old plumber
Who the fuck let Starvin' Marvin…
…tricks, I'm like, "Damn, where they at dawg?"
He pulls a quarter out from behind my ear
Like what an old fucking goat
He's like…

…a swingset, it pays to beg
I'm like "Look dad, no hands!" Broke my leg (AHH!)
[Chorus]
I wonder how my wonder years made me who I…
…what I remember for my wonder years
[Jake Lefco]
When I was 8 years old I got a hold on things
At recess I jumped…
…it was frightenin
At age 10 I pissed my pants in the lunchline
Check the first verse of "Life Goes On" for the punchline
At age 11 had…

…(Check me out!)
Yeah I know what I'm doin'
[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]
Started with some hubbers 12 years old
Man I swear to God I…
…was 12 years old
My mama didn't know and Stunna ain't know 'bout it
'Til the day I got shot they found some money in my pocket
Yeah... I…
…a model b*tch into a dog
And I got a couple Eva Pigfords in my backyard
n*gga I mack hard, b*tch I'm a bad boy
f*ck a security guard I…

…(Check me out!)
Yeah I know what I'm doin'
[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]
Started with some hubbers 12 years old
Man I swear to God I…
…was 12 years old
My mama didn't know and Stunna ain't know 'bout it
'Til the day I got shot they found some money in my pocket
Yeah... I…
…a model b*tch into a dog
And I got a couple Eva Pigfords in my backyard
n*gga I mack hard, b*tch I'm a bad boy
f*ck a security guard I…

…contemplate what to write
think you got me figured out
but you'll never know what its like
to live my life…
…for applause
if all goes well I'll leave this earth due to a natural cause
picture me with my grandkids 60 years old
watchin BET footage…
…by radio and pull a Bizzy Bone
see my whole life changed in the last 4 years
a lot of laughter but definitely not without tears
I watched the Asian rap…

…the beat loop
Contemplate what to write
Think you got me figured out
But you'll never know what its like
To live my life…
…never ask for applause
If all goes well I'll leave this earth due to a natural cause
Picture me with my grandkids 60 years old…
…by radio and pull a Bizzy Bone
See my whole life changed in the last 4 years
A lot of laughter but definitely not without tears
I watched…

…the beat loop
Contemplate what to write
Think you got me figured out
But you'll never know what its like
To live my life…
…never ask for applause
If all goes well I'll leave this earth due to a natural cause
Picture me with my grandkids 60 years old…
…by radio and pull a Bizzy Bone
See my whole life changed in the last 4 years
A lot of laughter but definitely not without tears
I watched…

…the whole dirty south in line buyin' mine
You know I gotta shine you just bezzle yours
I Fifty-carat mine I'm fuckin' several…
…to God I was 12 years old
My mama didn't know and Stunna ain't know 'bout it
'Til the day I got shot they found some money in my pocket…
They say that money turn a model bitch into a dog
And I got a couple Eva Pigfords in my backyard
Nigga I mack hard bitch I'm a bad boy
Fuck…

…the whole dirty south in line buyin' mine
You know I gotta shine; you just 'bezzle yours
I fifty-carat mine; I'm fuckin' several whores…
…was twelve years old
My mama didn't know, and Stunna ain't know 'bout it
Till the day I got shot, they found some money in my pocket
Yeah…
…a model bitch into a dog
And I got a couple Eva Pigfords in my backyard
Nigga, I mack hard; bitch, I'm a bad boy
Fuck…

…got the whole dirty south in line buyin' mine
You know I gotta shine you just bezzle yours
I Fifty-carat mine I'm fuckin' several…
…swear to God I was 12 years old
My mama didn't know and Stunna ain't know 'bout it
'Til the day I got shot they found some money in my…
They say that money turn a model bitch into a dog
And I got a couple Eva Pigfords in my backyard
Nigga I mack hard bitch I'm a bad boy
Fuck…

…the whole dirty south in line buyin' mine
You know I gotta shine; you just 'bezzle yours
I fifty-carat mine; I'm fuckin' several whores…
…was twelve years old
My mama didn't know, and Stunna ain't know 'bout it
Till the day I got shot, they found some money in my pocket
Yeah…
…a model bitch into a dog
And I got a couple Eva Pigfords in my backyard
Nigga, I mack hard; bitch, I'm a bad boy
Fuck…

…got the whole dirty south in line buyin' mine
You know I gotta shine you just bezzle yours
I Fifty-carat mine I'm fuckin' several…
…swear to God I was 12 years old
My mama didn't know and Stunna ain't know 'bout it
'Til the day I got shot they found some money in my…
They say that money turn a model bitch into a dog
And I got a couple Eva Pigfords in my backyard
Nigga I mack hard bitch I'm a bad boy
Fuck…