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American Prerequisite Lyrics by Dukalion

Lost:Book II

2024

Verse 1
I just got off of the phone, with my bro from back home
He relocated to Texas where they fill they pockets with stones
Just 2 kids and his girl, he can't find him a good job
Seem like the system tryna force him into dealing or robbin
But it's been 6 years, since he paid for his crimes
He lost his Pops a few years ago and he just lost his Moms
We chopped it up about politricks and the game that we in
This game of life in America with a slim chance to win
But when the going gets tough then the tough get going
Gotta plot and strategize, take advantage of the moment
Yeah this system ain't shit, til we on the same page
If Malcolm X left his mark, my brotha can do the same
Hook
And I've been in
(I've been in)
I've been in these dark times, I wish I could get out
And we've been in
(We've been in)
We've been living in these dark times, no one helping me now
I pray
(And I pray)
I'm praying that the time's gonna come and we're gonna find a way
(I-ahhh)
I pray, I'm praying that America's gonna hear me today
Verse 2
Imagine life from the gutter compared to life at the top
You got Ted from the burbs, you got Tyreke off the block
They both convicted of trafficking, one with H, one with lean
In spite of solids and liquids they pretty much the same thing
Now Ted got out a bit early, Tyreke served his whole bid
Ted got hired cos the GM's his buddy since they was kids
After 18 applications, Reke finally got an interview
But the background check came back, take a guess on who is getting screwed
27% of ex-cons go unhired
67% return to the gates with barbed wire That's the first 3 years, 76 return after 5 They don't rehab, they worsen em, making they prisons thrive
Now some shit just circumstantial, not everybody is perfect
But at least you can give niggas a chance to prove that they worth it
When you dismiss em you perpetuate the same cycles
Which can drive the most sane of us psycho
Hook
And I've been in
(I've been in)
I've been in these dark times, I wish I could get out
And we've been in
(We've been in)
We've been living in these dark times, no one helping me now
I pray
(And I pray)
I'm praying that the time's gonna come and we're gonna find a way
(I-ahhh)
I pray, I'm praying that America's gonna hear me today
Credits
Dukalion

Dukalion

About “American Prerequisite” by Dukalion

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"American Prerequisite" appears on "Lost:Book II" in 2024.

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