…in the desert that's a real rare find
But Herod heard of it too
And when he heard his curiosity grew
So he asked those kings to drop by
And…
…they found
His plan was sound
They followed granddad out the back door
And what a night
It must have been
But when God…
…we've reached the end
Of our story
When granddad and the kings
Reached that stable on the hill
And while I said that
Three kings in the desert is a…
…when I was growing up; and no one explained to them, or to me, that it was intended that they should; that they were penned…
…this sense of reality, nothing denied it: and so one was ready, when it came time to go to work, to be treated as a slave. So one was…
…ready, when human terrors came, to bow before a white God and beg Jesus for salvation—this same white God who was unable to raise a…
Burial.
Printed and Sold in Bow Church-Yard. London.
THE person we are going to speak of, named Joseph, was a just, holy, pious, and…
…devout man, born at Arimathea, otherwise called Rameth, and afterwards Ramula. It was a city formerly allotted for the Levites, and…
…blossomed flowers when there was a contest betwixt him and other learned Jews for the priesthood) it was presently turned into a…
…this
I'm from a place where, no-one expects us to make it
There was The Stone Roses and Oasis
But when they were big we were still…
…the bigger picture
Every one of us kings
We could live on the street
And make it a castle
f*ck what they call us
They can keep throwing…
…the guidance
It's a shame that the streets are evil
But thats just where we grown up
And not everything was legal
But that's where we…
…how can I say this
I'm from a place where, no-one expects us to make it
There was The Stone Roses and Oasis
But when they were big…
I see the bigger picture
Every one of us kings
We could live on the street
And make it a castle
f*ck what they call us…
…don't care so he lacks the guidance
It's a shame that the streets are evil
But thats just where we grown up
And not everything was…
…how can I say this
I'm from a place where, no-one expects us to make it
There was The Stone Roses and Oasis
But when they were big…
I see the bigger picture
Every one of us kings
We could live on the street
And make it a castle
f*ck what they call us…
…don't care so he lacks the guidance
It's a shame that the streets are evil
But thats just where we grown up
And not everything was…
…me down the long ages: let them sing the song.
See there! A son is born -- and we pronounce him fit to fight.
There…
…big you are --
and take your place in a wiser world of bigger motor cars.
And you wonder who to call on.
So! Where the hell was…
…in Cornwall --
writing up their memoirs for a paper-back edition
of the Boy Scout Manual.
LATER.
See there! A man born -- and we…
…been gone
I just thought it was time for me to sit down and write you a letter
You know what I am sayin, a letter from the heart
Yo…
…the man that you were
A man of your word that always put his family first
With talent superb all you wanted was to be heard
And…
…ghetto fabulous life, the Bronx was your borough
And when the fame came you never changed. You kept it so thorough
We did the same thing…
…been gone
I just thought it was time for me to sit down and write you a letter
You know what I am sayin, a letter from the heart
Yo…
…the man that you were
A man of your word that always put his family first
With talent superb all you wanted was to be heard
And…
…ghetto fabulous life, the Bronx was your borough
And when the fame came you never changed. You kept it so thorough
We did the same thing, poppin…
…me down the long ages, let them sing the song
See there, a son is born and we pronounce him fit to fight
There…
…cars
And you wonder who to call on
So, where the hell was Biggles when you needed him last Saturday
And where were all…
…of the Boy Scout Manual
See there, a man is born and we pronounce him fit for peace
There's a load lifted from his shoulders…
…)
In the whole world you know (I learned from it)
There are billion boys and girls (Now all of you gonna learn from it)
Who are young, gifted and black
And that's a…
…watch what the balance is
Look how we've made it, look how we shine
Look how we rose, look how we've climbed
When I was…
…growing up black was a dirty word
Was a dirty verb, name calling's all I heard
But we took it back, and now it's our slang
And no you can't…
…on the kerb is I'm murdering and slaying
Them verses you heard were just words I was playing
I might peak soon, it might get peak soon
Ain't no one like…
…my generation, not a suit and tie generation
Two fingers in the sky every time they take my pic, that's my celebration
And told my…
Can't really say much cos the kid don't play
Used to have to ask the gov' for a pillow case when I was down and out
And…
I sat down here a long, long time ago
and listen to faces of people I see
take my eyes and make me strong again
I am you and you are me
and we…
…we were kings, we were soldiers on the blacktop tonight
and now it seems that we've left there forever
please don't let me fall…
…into the ship
drapped in stars and stripes, we'll pretend we give a shit
and keep droning away with our own wasted time…
Pressed to my lips with a pen in my fingertips
Feeling blessed and I rested within the scripts
And I needed some healing when I was…
…the snare then the clap comes in
And we rap something that'll grab someone
When…
…they feel it, 'cause we spit from the heart
Just the way we were taught from the kings at the start
[Chorus] (x2)
Thanks to the OGs, I'm chasing my…
…the world worshipped her
And called the poses in release now?
She was a master in clever kinda sky
Had an alias to cover up…
…the world think her goods
Were milk and honey
Land of god!
When they enter
The (mentals)? came out scarred
Men was lost
See
I don't have time…
…on the hood
She
She grew fatter as she gorges with greed
And her gorgeous portrait started
Cracking at the schemes
Yeah...
I was there…