I grew up in St. Louis
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Dirty 314
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It was nothing
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I was accustomed to see one go
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In that high rise building on that 14th floor
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With them broke elevators
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Man that thing ran slow
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Mom and Pops at the crib told me bless my plate
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That government cheese for dinner we on Section 8
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Plus it's hard Mom sick Daddy come home late
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In them streets past 3 trying to chase that weight
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Moms due in and out of the hospital
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I'm listening to shots riddle
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All this while I's little
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I'm thinking back, I'm thinking back this is weak and wack
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Like objects they stick us all in these projects, yes
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More or less think this the way it is
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That God made us and God placed me in brown skin
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Around sin
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My grade school ain't get government aid
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A young ages feel like that we got government played but...
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[Chorus:]
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He placed me right here
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(Do you think about your place on the map)
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(Some born in the suburbs, some in the trap)
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He placed you right there
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(Consider your race, your city and state)
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(Your third world or US of A)
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He placed me right here
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(Consider your race)
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(By God's design, you were placed in time and space)
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He placed you right there
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(Before the day of your birth)
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(God decided where He wanted you to stay on this earth)
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He placed me right here
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God established the boundaries of your habitat
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Ain't no accident if you were born listening to rap
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Ain't no accident if God made you white or black (nope)
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In America, South Africa or Iraq
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Ain't no coincidence if you were born with riches
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Or in poverty obviously God has his intentions
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See He made all nations and He know they situation
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Ain't no accident you were packed in this generation
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And your situation should get you chasing His plan
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To get you groping and seeking just to see what He saying
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See God ain't far away
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And He ain't hard to find
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But the Father's the farthest person away from our mind
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And when you want to complain
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Think a couple of things
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Why you in my head
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And what is it that Jesus is saying
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Then read the Bible and God'll guide you right into change
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The time is now, now
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Just turn around and lift up your hands
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[Chorus]
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See some of ya'll might be wondering
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Why am I where I am? Good question.
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Why am I this race?
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Why am I this age?
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But see God put you right where He saw fit
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At the time He wanted to
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At the year He saw was best for you
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See He put you in the right situations
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That you might feel your way towards Him
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To find Him
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Though He is not far from each one of us
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[Chorus x2]
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Where God Placed You
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