Anthony Hamilton: intro
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all that i've been givin
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is this pain that i been livin
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that got me in the system
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why they gotta do me like that
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Styles p:
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Why is garbage music selling a lot?
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Why is the music industry state of mind real far from hip hop?
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Why vote republican if u black?
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Why build more jails, less schools? cuz we under attack
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Why keep the 4-pound in the air?
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The revolution will not be televised, get from around here
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Why I keep my right fist in the sky?
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I let em kno that "We Gon Make It" don¡¯t plan our demise
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Why u gotta teach ya kids on ya own?
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cuz when u get in a zone they bringin u in, u both getting cloned
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Why we still gotta pray to Allah?
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Cuz hip hop is a new world order n they playin us hard
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Why rappers gettin protection?
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Why the country aint flip when they jerked the votes the last election?
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Why I die for all my beliefs?
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I gotta look at my kids, id rather smile than cry when they sleep
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THAT¡¯S WHY!
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Anthony Hamilton: Chorus
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why, why that got me struggling
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all the brothers locked behind bars
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chained up in the system goin crazy
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i betta leave my pistol home, why
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Common:
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Why do they say I changed for a girl?
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Why you worried about my clothes if my flows gonna change the world?
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Why u wait till ur 30 to try to be hard?
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Why I gotta have religion if I believe in god?
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Why is Bush actin like he trying to get Osama?
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Why don¡¯t we impeach him and elect Obama?
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Why aint Rick James remembered for classic hits?
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Why do we remember Rick for smacking a bitch?
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Why did Ricky Williams retire? They mad in Miami
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Why did Justin sell Janet out to go to the Grammy¡¯s?
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Why u kill on every song?
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Why u frown at the screen?
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There's so many thrones, why we argue who is the king?
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Why it's over for the gangster
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Why it's over for bling
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Why they hype Britney up? They kno she cant sing
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Why a whip and a chain the black American dream?
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Why I know it in my heart it remains unseen
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Why?
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Chorus
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Nas:
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Yo 'Kiss they wanna hide from the truth, its ya comrade Nas, right here lets go
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Roll or not Blood of a panther
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Why is the question, what is the answer?
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Got a suggestion here's an example
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Why don¡¯t we build our own airlines, states, and highways?
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Fly to Africa do some trades with Zimbabwe?
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Why did Malcom¡¯s misson die with the man?
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Why aint we pick it up where he left it and carry out his plan?
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Why the merger try to exclude L.A Reid?
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He brought you usher, outkast, top selling CDs.
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Why do half of America got aids?
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Why do schools care bout ur sons braids more then they care for his grades?
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Why do they hate our white t-shirts and hats turned backwards?
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And why is Jesus Christ never played by black actors?
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And why aint there an MC that can touch me nor budge me?
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And why is the Nas the best thing in rap since Chuck D?
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And why this record aint sell 5 million (mill yet)? Jada¡¯s as real as it get
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Put my money where my mouth is and do something bout this.
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Chorus
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Jadakiss:
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Yo by thugs im surrounded
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Tell me why is it the money motivates me but the love keeps me grounded?
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Why my cases aint get thrown out?
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Why team USA keep getting blown out?
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Why the democratic party aint getting with me?
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Why they still hanging black bodies in Mississippi?
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Why did governer McGreevey get caught with a lizard?
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And why they take away Shyne¡¯s phone calls and visits?
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And why I been hot for 7 years?
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Why the new M-5 come with 7 gears?
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Please tell me why yall keep making that trash
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Why they reinstating the draft?
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Why is it so much hatin' u have?
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Why sell records and keep work?
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Why be on stage with the dread with the feet work? shit is real
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Why when a loved one dies u miss them?
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Why it took for me to make why for yall to listen?
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Chrorus to fade
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Why (Remix)
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Jadakiss |