Po' Folks - Nappy Roots (feat. Anthony Hamilton) Lyrics

Song Text:

[CHORUS]
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

We came in the game
Plain, ya see
Average man when the rest
Was ashamed to be

Nappy head and all
Ain't no changing me
Ooh, ooh, ooh

So rough it was
Sownright wrong I tell you
Nobody never gave us nothing
But tough time and made us something

Different stretch of road
New something to see
Every state on the map
A different something to eat

Daps and handshakes
It meant nothing for real
Everybody making a killing, man
Showing no feelings

Walking off, collecting pay
It's 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 to the world

Nappy then, Nappy now
Nappy for a bit
Knee deep, head over heels
In this country shit

[repeat CHORUS]

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Even though I picture 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 filthy bum
Polish off on all 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 making this call

Lord, help me out
Tell me where I went wrong
I'm trying to find a righteous path
Although it's never been long

I gotta do it for my sons
They telling 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
No, brave ain't the
Word I'm looking for
Better make it home
When nothing 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
Chilling broke, country folk
Man, I'm Nappy in my ways, yo

[repeat CHORUS]

It's a blessing
We woke up this morning
All my colored folk stressing
Come, let's join hands

Got the folk with
Depresses of being po', man
Poppa taught me an order
Survive for no man

Nappy got some roots
For we gon' stand
Prophit grew from a juvenile
To a grown man
You gotta take responsibility
For your own man

Zoning, two blunts a morning
By sunrise sometimes
I love to hear my woman moaning

It's on again
Damn, I hope you play this song again
The soul cleansing
The melody just rev my engine

Not a lot of things but
Usually just appending my lady
Been searching for Benjamins
Saw my folks locked in the tenements

And it don't make any sense (why)
Children is innocent
Broadcasting from the slums
That's why I'm writing these sentences
Just lower my income (what)
Though we ain't finish it

[repeat CHORUS]