I Want to Talk to You

[Chorus: x 2] I want to talk to the mayor, the governor, the motherfuckin president I want to talk to the FBI, and the CIA, and the motherfuckin congressman [Nas] Step up to the White House let me in What's my reason for being I'm ya next to kin And we built this motherfucker You want to kill me because my hunger? Mr. America young black niggaz want ya I want to talk to the man understand Understand this motherfuckin G-pack in my hand Look what happened to San Fran young girl hit by policeman Twelve shots up in her dome, damn Niggaz thought we slept but the architect sent The Pentagon's from Egypt, government secret The 99 to 2-G computer shutdown, what now Extension on Earth, human cutdown Niggaz play with PlayStations, they build a spacestations On Mars plottin civilizations Dissin us discriminatin different racisis Tax payers pay for more jail for black latin faces [Chorus] [Nas] I'm just a black man why why'all made it so hard damn Niggaz gotta go create their own job Mr. Mayor imagine if this was your backyard Mr. Governor imagine if it was your kids that starved Imagine your kids gotta sling crack to survive Swing a mack to be live cart ack to get high It's the ghetto life yea I celebrate it I live it And all I got is what you left me with I'ma get it Now why'all combinin all the countries we goin do the same Combine all the cliques to make one gang It ain't all about a black and white thing It's to make the change, citizens of a higher plane [Chorus] [Nas] What why'all waitin for the world to blow up Before you hear this rewind this 4 minutes before we timeless Let why'all niggas bang my shit before ? is The Nastradamus tell us what time it is They try to buy us with doe Fake black leaders of puppets always talking bout the city budget The news got it all confused lyin to the public They eyes watchin stay wise move above it Water floods predicted hurricanes twisters Its all signs of the Armageddon three sixes People reverse the system politics verse religion Holy war muslim verse christians Niggaz in high places they don't have the balls for this People in power sit back and watch them slaughter us Mr. President I assume it was negligence The streets upside down, I'm here to represent this [Chorus: x 2] [Nas] Can I talk to you Mr. President Niggaz tryin to get with the computers We ain't John Henry Banging down machines and shit Part of establishment That's what we are steppin up for This shit is real Total Package in this nigga LES in this nigga Ill Will nigga Mr. President want to keep us from establishment Niggaz are american baby American Made