Tale Of Two Cities

Theres two sides to my city a red side and a blue side to my city

Too many died in my city imagine if we all unified in my city
Theres two sides to my city a red side and a blue side to my city
Too many died in my city imagine if we all unified in my city

Black Adidas sandals with the stripes
Socks pulled up Im West Coast for life
On my way to the store on the little homies bike
And I dont break a sweat I let the young niggas fight
I done earned my stripes no you might lose your life
On any given night
Them black and white cars
Them dudes inside aint from streets like ours
So they hop out with their guns drawn
Make us lay down on the front lawn
Knights take pawns to the holding cell
We hope we make bail by dawn
Thats what really goes on
Wheres Bunchy Carter man its been too long
Geronimo Ji Jaga hope Obama free Asata we just doing what we gotta

Theres two sides to my city a red side and a blue side to my city
Too many died in my city imagine if we all unified in my city
Theres two sides to my city a red side and a blue side to my city
Too many died in my city imagine if we all unified in my city
Shout out to Tookie Williams shout out to T Rodgers
Shout out to all the homies locked down with no fathers
We had a lot of problems seen a lot of drama
Some believe in Jesus few of us believe in karma

We got daughters a couple baby Mamas
But love cant compete with the power of a dollar
You see over seasis what they building Impalas
While were working in the streets cause a job not promised
Graduate to a key become a street scholar
Cause red and blue rags are the new blue collar
Its hard to swallow make me wanna holla
But you came hear my voice the radio dont bother
Could play the positive I give you knowledge
On the whole west coast there aint no one Black college
Wonder why we got problems
Without knowledge of yourself its impossible to solve em

Theres two sides to my city a red side and a blue side to my city
Too many died in my city imagine if we all unified in my city
Theres two sides to my city a red side and a blue side to my city
Too many died in my city imagine if we all unified in my city

The land of smog and earthquakes
Thought Id be dead by my twenty first birthday
Fed cars we ride dirty because the blocks hot
Kevlar under Ibaka jerseys to block shots
When you enter a city thats never known winter
Redistrict just so they can cut us out of the Staples Center

Thats less funding for schools
Now the kids with the guns make the rules
Hunger Games Battle Royale Lord Of The Flies
The citys re -born while more of us die
Gentrify genocide everywhere the rent is high
Watch a local business die then wonder why the tensions rise
We use music as release as a Zulu I should teach so I do it over beats
The futures in our reach find solutions to the beef
Get every shooter in the streets to ride for universal peace
Theres two sides to my city a red side and a blue side to my city
Too many died in my city imagine if we all unified in my city
Theres two sides to my city a red side and a blue side to my city

Too many died in my city imagine if your all unified in my city