[Riley singing]<br />
 1999<br />
 Beatnuts, dead prez<br />
 <br />
 CHORUS:<br />
 Everytime I look around, I see so much drama goin down<br />
 Everytime I look around, I see so much fakeness goin down<br />
 <br />
 [Stic.Man]<br />
 Why I'ma, be stingy when I can share<br />
 Why I'ma, be hateful if I could care<br />
 Why would I hate my own, and forsake my home<br />
 Why would I fuck around and get a jake my chrome<br />
 I wouldn't have to stick you if we all could eat<br />
 It wouldn't be no need for beef, dyin over streets<br />
 We don't even own anyway, you could get bucked off any day<br />
 We behind enemy lines, y'all still writin Henessy rhymes<br />
 While I'm tryin to get a good price for a nine<br />
 Feel like my life on the line<br />
 That's why a nigga be hype all the time<br />
 Ready for the revolution at the drop of a dime<br />
 <br />
 [M1]<br />
 I got a duty to have security for my niggas<br />
 My duty to serve the beautiful black sisters<br />
 A duty tom stand wit anybody that's wit us<br />
 And fully criticize all bullshitters<br />
 There should be awards presented, to niggas who fight back<br />
 Like Panther jackets, or sisters who like gats<br />
 I'm a full blooded warrior, ready for change<br />
 Recognize any soldier that's doin the same<br />
 Because I love who I am, and that means everything to me<br />
 My life aint worth a damn unless I'm dealin with reality<br />
 When I look myself in the eyes it's just me<br />
 And I aint gotta tell nobody no lies I feel free<br />
 And I would rather deal with the truth than falsehood<br />
 Than bein fake with my people and claimin it's all good<br />
 You can't run away from yourself so that's useless<br />
 If your word is bond then you don't have to make excuses<br />
 <br />
 CHORUS<br />
 <br />
 [JuJu]<br />
 Yo as I sit and contemplate about the fate of my kids<br />
 If I die is the state gon snatch up my kids?<br />
 City life, no choice but to live by the knife<br />
 Put food on the table at whatever the price<br />
 My beautiful wife, all the time cookin precise<br />
 When there aint no meat, she bless me with the eggs and the rice<br />
 Never think twice, I love you for the rest of my life<br />
 That's why I taught you how to shoot when situations get trife<br />
 Save the children from the evil that we smell in the air<br />
 Used to bein happy, now the feelin is rare<br />
 I'ma soldier in the struggle just tryin to prepare<br />
 Cuz when the revolution comes it aint gon be fair<br />
 <br />
 [Psycho Les]<br />
 Yo it's the Beatnuts, dead prez, we connect like Tetris<br />
 How we comin at the world on some Malcolm X shit<br />
 So turn it up, so we can drop these gems quick<br />
 If you on some bullshit, then nigga hit the exit<br />
 There's enough cash, grass, and ass here for you and me<br />
 You wanna be greedy, sayin fuck the community<br />
 Watch out cuz life's gonna change very soon you see<br />
 I really don't believe we could ever have unity<br />
 This shit is serious we all tryin to have a milli stash<br />
 But love life cuz that's all a nigga really has<br />
 Love your fam, cuz that's all you really have<br />
 And handle your biz and stop bein a silly ass<br />
 Ayo it's gettin, gettin, it's gettin, gettin it's gettin kinda hectic<br />
 Slugs burn, so naturally thugs learn to stay vested<br />
 You need to learn a Psycho Les-son<br />
 And treat others the same way you wanna be respected, because...<br />
 <br />
 CHORUS<br />
 <br />
 Live together<br />
 Feed each other (feed each other)<br />
 Die together (die together)<br />
 Love each other (love each other)<br />
 Eat together (eat together)<br />
 Show each other (show each other)<br />
 Fight together (fight together)<br />
 Know each other (know each other)<br />
 (*2X*)<br />
 <br />
 CHORUS<br />
 <br />
 [Scratching]<br />
 Bring the power back to the streets, where the people live<br />
 Bring the power back to the streets, where the people live<br />
 <br />
 Brother, brother, there's too many of you dying<br />
 War is not the answer<br />
 Too many mothers crying, oh this is a revolution, yeah yeah yeah<br />
 <br />
 [Scratching & Singing until the end]