Why do they kill each otherWhy do they steal from one anotherWhy do they disrespect their mothersThey have the same capabilities as us So why do they look at success with such disgust Why do they put down their own when they succeedWhy do they have more babies than they can feedWhy hasn't one of them been PresidentWhy don't they see what I see That they are just as good if not better than me Why walk down the long, desolate road of slavery and make it to the other side If all you were going to do was run and hideHide from the one thing that defines you Your own determination and the will to do what you want to do Why forget where you come fromWhy put down a book and pick up a gunWhy is standing on the block so much funWhy are only a handful of them using their music the way it was truly meant to be usedTo enlighten and heighten the mind, instead of leaving it confusedWhy were two of their greatest artist taken from them before their timeWhy is another 2Pac so hard to findWhy don't they understand, we can only move forward unless we move togetherWhy don't they want to make their lives just a little bit betterSo why'¦

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