For the Good
Camm, Chris Lee
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This for Auntie Shae, good with that crochet, Flipping fish fillets This for Georgia Peaches working late on weekends at the Slutty Vegan Keep us eatin’ They just breakin’ even We’ve been Black in the hood with the goods Now we givin’ back to the hood for the good Good ‘Cuz he black, and she black, and we black We eat black, sleep black, just be black Teach black, reach black, see black Now we givin’ back to the hood for the good, good Good good good good Good good good good I’m tryna see what we doin I wanna be John Lewis I know that I’m just a student But I learned The blacker the business the sweater the tea that’s on my grandmas potato’s and greens Now we just taking the scene we tryna inspire Build that black empire Lift our voices higher Like a choir Ida B Wells, Mary Terrell, Ain’t need a apron, but gave us the help They put the ish in the pie that could sell We got all the juice, got it from our roots yeah Papa broke the bread, mama got it too yeah We the generation so ain’t gone out the pace on hold You already know who it’s for! This for Auntie Shae, good with that crochet, Flipping fish fillets This for Georgia Peaches working late on weekends at the Slutty Vegan Keep us eatin’ They just breakin’ even We’ve been Black in the hood with the goods Now we givin’ back to the hood for the good Good ‘Cuz he black, and she black, and we black We eat black, sleep black, just be black Teach black, reach black, see black Now we givin’ back to the hood for the good, good I’m tryna be just like Rosa Ain’t movin back to the back or more over How else the kiddos gone know they can sit Right in the midst Of the hate and the diss That’s just the pressure you need for the switch From coal to a diamond, the carbon legit Her story, history Masters of the masterpiece It’s the overcome for me There’s still more to come we need Assists and passes on the bills for the masses Not more bills for the masters Till no one can pass us We got all the juice, got it from our roots yeah Papa broke the bread, mama got it too yeah We the generation so ain’t gone out the pace on hold You already know who it’s for! This for Auntie Shae, good with that crochet, Flipping fish fillets This for Georgia Peaches working late on weekends at the Slutty Vegan Keep us eatin’ They just breakin’ even We’ve been Black in the hood with the goods Now we givin’ back to the hood for the good Good ‘Cuz he black, and she black, and we black We eat black, sleep black, just be black Teach black, reach black, see black Now we givin’ back to the hood for the good, good
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Written by: Cameron Bryant, Chris Lee
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