[ti:Po' Folks (featuring Anthony Hamilton) (New Album Version)]
[ar:Nappy Roots]
[al:Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz]
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[00:00.00]Po' Folks - Nappy Roots/Anthony Hamilton
[00:11.89]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[00:16.45]And they wonder why we act this way Nappy Boys gon' be okay
[00:22.38]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[00:27.48]And they wonder why we act this way Nappy Roots gon' be okay okay
[00:34.47]We came in the game plain ya see
[00:36.90]Average man when the rest was ashamed to be
[00:39.55]Nappy head and all ain't no changin' me
[00:45.41]So rough it was downright wrong I tell ya
[00:47.91]Nobody never gave us nothin' but tough time and made us somethin'
[00:50.87]Different stretch of road new somethin' to see
[00:53.62]Every state on the map a different somethin' to eat
[00:56.24]Daps and handshakes it meant nuttin' for real
[00:58.98]Everybody makin' a killin' man showin' no feelin's
[01:01.93]Walkin' off collectin' pay it's the way of the world
[01:04.70]Can't change it so I guess I'm gon' pray for the world
[01:07.57]Sometimes I ask myself was I made for the world
[01:10.60]I scream this to you and I say it to the world
[01:13.06]Nappy then Nappy now Nappy for a bit
[01:16.06]Knee-deep head over heels in this country s**t
[01:18.44]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[01:23.40]And they wonder why we act this way Nappy Boys gon' be okay
[01:29.16]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[01:34.52]And they wonder why we act this way Nappy Roots gon' be okay okay
[01:41.06]Even though I picture better days
[01:42.30]I'm thankful for the chance I got to say amen
[01:43.87]The Lord done blessed me with his grace
[01:45.61]I wish this day would never end
[01:46.91]We represent the slums where we from we feel they bump
[01:49.74]Polish shot off on these presidents and hard times they go and come
[01:52.20]Some take up off without the chance to make it at all
[01:54.95]Who woulda thought skinny'd be the one that's makin' this call
[01:57.77]Lord help me out tell me where I went wrong
[02:00.20]I'm tryna find a righteous path although it's never been long
[02:03.27]I gotta do it for my sons they tellin' me daddy be strong
[02:05.74]We gon' make it through these hard times
[02:07.74]Even though they go and they come
[02:08.98]Ya absolutely right for somethin' happen to me on last Tuesday night
[02:11.51]It's plain as day man they with this world trade
[02:14.58]Naw brave any order but confoldure
[02:16.30]Better make it home when nothin' seems to matter
[02:18.24]That's when see everything can go any which way
[02:20.89]They got me fooled see the henny with the J
[02:23.03]Front porch chillin' broke country folk man I'm Nappy with my ways yo
[02:25.77]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[02:30.43]And they wonder why we act this way Nappy Boys gon' be okay
[02:36.50]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[02:41.43]And they wonder why we act this way Nappy Roots gon' be okay okay
[02:48.19]It's a blessin' we woke up this mornin'
[02:50.00]All my colored folk stressin' come let's join hands
[02:52.71]Got the folk with depresses of being po' man
[02:55.53]Poppa taught me an order survive for no man
[02:58.27]Nappy got some from the roots for we gon' stand
[03:01.16]Prophit grew from a juvenile to a grown man
[03:03.90]Ya gotta take responsibility for ya own man
[03:06.71]Zonin' two blunts a mo'nin by sunrise sometimes
[03:10.90]I love to hear my woman moanin' it's on again
[03:13.80]Damn I hope you play this song again
[03:15.79]The soul cleansin' the melody just read my end
[03:18.59]Not a lot of things but usually just appendin' my lady
[03:20.96]Been searchin' bendin' and saw my folks locked in the tenants
[03:24.12]And it don't make any sense why children and sentencin'
[03:27.29]Broadcastin' from the slums that's why I'm writin' these sentences
[03:29.98]Just lower my income what though we ain't finish it
[03:32.52]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[03:37.27]And they wonder why we act this way Nappy Boys gon' be okay
[03:43.46]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo'
[03:48.43]And they wonder why we act this way Nappy Roots gon' be okay okay