P. Diddy And The Bad Boy Family (Featuring David Bowie) - American Dream lyrics
rate meThis is not America<br />
Bad Boy baby, David Bowie, let's go<br />
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This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
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Land where my father died, land where my children cried<br />
Come on, America, ain't no barriers<br />
Free the strings, let's see how freedom rings<br />
One nation all gettin' down for the dollars<br />
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And the heat is gettin' hotter<br />
But a lot don't understand<br />
Just the way some plan to break you<br />
I done seen the whole thing go straight through<br />
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Hungry for it, I'ma make you<br />
Pay back what's due to me<br />
Everybody gonna see<br />
Look what they put upon me<br />
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Made me a monster, two steps beyond ya<br />
More streets to wonder<br />
For which it stands for 'cause let's get it<br />
'Cause I'ma get mine for damn sure, come on<br />
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Screens, greens, car candy painted<br />
Chicks in cream is the American dream, ain't it?<br />
I pledge allegiance to Beamers, dark skies<br />
Sleepless nights on the block, two for fives<br />
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Deep in the struggles but need the hustle<br />
Weed and blow shit I make the block bubble<br />
I'm to the point where I'm playa hatin'<br />
Fool in the stash and I'm losin' my patience<br />
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Medieval times in the chest of the beast<br />
Come around sniffin' I'ma mess up ya fleece<br />
Job lookin', I'd rather be pot cookin'<br />
It's not America, son this is Brooklyn<br />
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Home of the shiesty, home of the crook<br />
We signed joints, ain't scared to do a took<br />
My country tis of thee, where there's no liberty<br />
Just misery, ya heard me<br />
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This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
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Now why can't I breathe with a gun and come free<br />
If six dead people run this country<br />
Now they come 'cause my crew's too large<br />
Who the fuck put chu' in charge<br />
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Runnin' around here like you is God<br />
Then they wonder why the shootin' starts<br />
Gettin' checks with half my stacks<br />
I forgot George Bush wrote half my raps<br />
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Murderin' people for blastin' facts<br />
Then blamin' other cats for their tragic acts<br />
I'm tryin' to get paid till my eyes is closin'<br />
Cops is like freeze and I'm already frozen<br />
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So they clap and they brawl in hysteria<br />
Tappin' Jackson, callin' this area<br />
Green gots cats crawlin' to bury ya<br />
Don't blame Kain for the fall of America<br />
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This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
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Uh, yo what about these streets here<br />
Before y'all creep here, look around we there<br />
365 days a year, lines to cross no fear<br />
And what appears to be roses<br />
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See I'm knowin' this when I chose this<br />
What's right in broad day or night<br />
More dope deals<br />
I'm tryin' to stay on my heels<br />
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Everyday's training day<br />
Some things not in explainin' ways<br />
Who said crimes don't pay<br />
Choices to make, ain't too many chances left to take<br />
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Things look so green<br />
The sign of the times corruption politics, young ones dyin'<br />
What you made of either hate or love<br />
Pressure on the nine when push come to shove<br />
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This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
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A little piece of you<br />
A little peace in me<br />
A little piece of you<br />
A little peace in me, will go<br />
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This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
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Yo, why you cocksuckers pullin' me over<br />
Racial profilin' me 'cause I ain't pushin' no Nova<br />
I'm up to par lookin'<br />
I know police corruption is up this year and y'all crooked<br />
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Took my hard white<br />
Had niggas sellin' the same block, pumpin' the same night<br />
Arrest me, come to court and lie<br />
Yeah, that's him, pointin' like I'm the guy<br />
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What chu' want those is me of the block<br />
Yo, so you can serve fiends everytime they knock<br />
Just last summer had the mad Hummer<br />
They took that and didn't even give me they badge number<br />
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So how am I supposed to feel<br />
Who I'm supposed to call when the shit gets real<br />
Word man I'd rather dial 8-1-1 when it's important<br />
Plus they ain't tryin' to score like Ed Norton, word<br />
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This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
This is not America<br />
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