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Anthony Hamilton

Anthony Cornelius Hamilton (born January 28, 1971) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From (2003), which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene". more »

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Mm, yeah (aw)

All my life, been po' 
But it really don't matter no mo' 
And they wonder why we act this way 
Nappy Boys gon' be okay 
All my life, been po' 
But it really don't matter no mo' 
And they wonder why we act this way 
Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay 

Came in the game, plain, you see 
Average man when the rest was ashamed to be 
Nappy head and all, ain't no changin' me 
Ooh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh 
So rough it was, downright wrong, I tell ya 
Nobody never gave us nothin', the tough time, itmade us somethin' 
Different stretch of road, new somethin to see 
Every state on the map, a different somethin' to eat 
Daps and handshakes, it meant nothin' for real 
Everybody makin a killin', man, showin' no feelings 
Walk it off, collectin' pay is the way of the world 
Can't change it, so I guess I'm gon' pray for the world 
Sometimes I ask myself, was I made for the world? 
I scream this to you, and I say it to the world 
Nappy then, Nappy now, Nappy for a bit 
Knee-deep, head over heels in this country shit

All my life, been po' 
But it really don't matter no mo' 
And they wonder why we act this way 
Nappy Boys gon' be okay 
All my life, been po' 
But it really don't matter no mo' 
And they wonder why we act this way 
Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay 

Even though I pictured better days
I'm thankful for the chance I got to say, "Amen" 
The Lord done blessed me with his grace, I wish this day would never end 
We represent the slums, where we from, we feel they bump 
Fallin' short off on these presidents, and hard times they go and come 
Some take up off, without the chance to make it at all 
Who woulda thought Skinny'd be the one that's makin' this call 
Lord, help me out, tell me where I went wrong 
I'm tryna find a righteous path, although it's never been long 
I gotta do it for my sons, they tellin' me, "Daddy be strong" 
We gon' make it through these hard times, even though they go and they come 
You're absolutely right, for somethin' happened to me on last Tuesday night 
It's plain as day, man, they, with this World Trade 
Naw, brave ain't the word I'm lookin' for, yeah
Better make it hope, when nothin seems to matter 
That's when, see, everything can go any which way 
They got me fooled, see the Henny with the J 
Front porch, chillin' broke, country folk, I'm Nappy with my ways, yo 

All my life, been po' 
But it really don't matter no mo' 
And they wonder why we act this way 
Nappy Boys gon' be okay (we're gonna be okay)
All my life, been po' 
But it really don't matter no mo' 
And they wonder why we act this way 
Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay 

It's a blessin' we woke up this mornin'
All my colored folk stressin', come let's join hands
Got to cope with the pressures of being po' man 
Papa taught me an order, survive for no man 
Nappy blossomed from the roots, henceforth we gon' stand
Prophit grew from a juvenile to a grown man 
You gotta take responsibility for your own man 
Zonin', two blunts a mornin', by sunrise sometimes 
I love to hear my woman moanin', it's on again 
Damn, I hope you play this song again 
The soul cleansin', the melody just rev my engine
Not a lot of things but usually just appendin', but lately
Been searchin' for Benjamins, saw my folks locked in the tenements
And it don't make any sense (why?) Children in sentencin'
Broadcastin' from the slums, that's why I'm writin' these sentences 
So lower my income (why?) Go ahead, finish it

All my life, been po' 
But it really don't matter no mo' 
And they wonder why we act this way 
Nappy Boys gon' be okay
All my life, been po' 
But it really don't matter no mo' 
And they wonder why we act this way 
Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay (okay, okay, okay)

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