[Talib Kweli]

The proud

Stand tall or don't stand at all, c'mon

Uhh, yeah

Break it down

What we do?



[Chorus]

We survive, it's more than pride

We stay alive, ready to ride



[Chorus] - repeat through intro



[Intro: Talib Kweli]

One two, one two yo

Aight.. put it down yo

June 21, 2001

Timothy McVeigh is executed

And the country breathe a sigh of relief

Goodness prevails over evil, it seems

Somehow when he's gone, we feel safer

Little do we know



[Verse One]

Today the paper say Timothy McVeigh's in hell

So everything's okay and all must be well

I remember Oklahoma when they put out the blaze

And put Islamic terrorist bombing, on the front page

It's like saying only gays get AIDS, propaganda

Like saying the problem's over when they locked that man up

Wrong! It's just the beginning, the first inning

Battle for America's soul, the devil's winning

The President is Bush, the Vice President's a Dick

So a whole lot of fuckin is what we gon' get

They don't wanna raise the babies so the election is fixed

That's why we don't be fuckin with politics

They bet on that, parents fought and got wet for that

Hosed down, bit by dogs, and got blacks into house arrest for that

It's all good except for that - we still poor

Money, power and respect is what we kill for, for real



[Chorus] - repeat through interlude



[Interlude]

August 4, 2001

A drunken police officer mows down an entire family in Brooklyn

The judge lets him go with no bail

It reminds us, of just how worthless our lives are to the justice system

I struggle, to explain the situation to my son, it's hard



[Verse Two]

Niggaz wi