Nas - Black President Lyrics

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[Intro - Barack Obama - taken from victory speech in Iowa]

They said this day would never come

They said our sights were set too high

This country is too divided too disillusioned

To ever come together around a common purpose. They said

[Hook]

"Although it seems heaven-sent

We ain't ready to have a black president"

Yes we can change the world the world the world

[Verse 1 - Nas]

They forgot us on the block got us in the box

Solitary confinement: how violent are these cops?

They need a early retirement

How many rallies will I watch? I ain't got it in me to march

I got a Semi to spark the game's in a drought

Public housing projects cooking up in the Pyrex

My set my clique either getting money

Or running from homicide trail that's if they ain't died yet

Trying to be rich still I'm pledging allegiance

A predicate felon a ghetto leader

Lending my poetical genius to whoever may need it

I bleed this from Queensbridge now living with my feet up

Never defeated so a president's needed

You know these colored folks and Negros hate to see

One of their own succeeding

America: surprise us and let a black man guide us

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[Hook]

[Verse 2 - Nas]

What's the black pres' thinking on election night?

Is it: "How can I protect my life? Protect my wife? Protect my rights?"

Every other president was nothing less than white

Except Thomas Jefferson had mixed Indian blood.. and Calvin Coolidge

KKK is like: "What the fuck?!" loading their guns up

Loading up mine too ready to ride

Cause I'm riding with my crew - he dies we die too

Yeah but on the positive side

I think Obama provides hope and challenges minds

Of all races and colors to erase the hate

And try to love one another. So many political snakes

We in need of a break I'm thinking I can trust this brotha

...but will he keep it way real?

Every innocent nigga in jail gets out on appeal

When he wins will he really care still?

I feel

[Hook]

[Verse 3 - Nas]

Say a prayer for "Do we have to?"

You ain't right Jeremiah Wrong pastor

In love with a slave master

Sincerely yours USA's most brave rapper

Jesse carjacker Uncle Tom kidnapper

Ask around: Bentley coupe off the Richter

Bitch called "Life": I pimped her what

Politics politricks Klan-shooter

Deacon for defense progress-producer

Nothing on the stove a survival-booster

Gotta do what we gotta do

We ain't got no governors coming through to help

Anything we need done gotta do for self

New improved JFK on the way

It ain't the 60s again niggas ain't hippies again

We ain't falling for the same traps

Standing on the balconies where they shot the King at

McCain got apologies; ain't nobody hearing that

People need honesty

[Hook]

[Outro - Governor Bill Richardson]

It is my distinct honor and privilege to introduce

The next President of the United States - Barack Obama

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