Really Real Out Here
Salaam Remi feat. Black Thought & Common
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Mama, pray for me please, I'm goin' outside
I'll be on the corner where my father died
I just hope my honor isn't compromised
It's the only thing I own
Mama, stay for me please until I'm grown
I can't face the troubles of this world alone
A world where they all out to make it known
It's such a heavy cross to bear
It's really real out there
Yo, yo, I can still hear my mother's voice
Tellin' me what to do if I don't have another choice
To never give the devil a reason, he should rejoice
You better than the ignorant heathens so kill the noise
I been down on my luck, 'til I was rail thin
I slid way out of touch, into a tailspin
But I could tell you this much, your
Reflexes come through in the clutch
As long as you don't ever fail them
Ayo, my moms used to make beds and vacuum
And pick up dirty towels in hotel bathrooms
I used to hear my stomach rumblin' in the classroom
I used to wish I could run up and pull a fast move
Remember listenin' to Marley sing to belly full
When you shiverin' where you stand, they can tell you're cold
Sometimes you might have to crease, but just never fold
And if you sing for your supper, never sell your soul
It's really real out there
Mama, pray for me please, I'm goin' outside
I'll be on the corner where my father died
I just hope my honor isn't compromised
It's the only thing I own
Mama, stay for me please until I'm grown
I can't face the troubles of this world alone
A world where they all out to make it known
It's such a heavy cross to bear
It's really real out there
Mama, you wasn't privy to the shit we did
The drama of a gritty inner-city kid
The karma of the half-moons and pyramids
Gang life at the crib is inherited
'Cause when the shots would lick off, you knew I could get picked off
For you to lose your only son would truly be a big loss
You kept me into sports and my thoughts on higher learnin'
On Reverend Wright sermons, a Black Christ returnin'
Desires burnin', I was yearnin' for them thick girls
You dropped gems and quick pearls, said, "Ras, there's a big world
For you to dance in, sing in, dream in it
Any room you enter, just be a king in it"
Back then, it seemed vintage, I kept a teen image
It's rules to this game, me and my team scrimmage
Now I see been it and the hood in a different way
My life's a gift I won't give away
Mama, pray for me please, I'm goin' outside
I'll be on the corner where my father died
I just hope my honor isn't compromised
It's the only thing I own
Mama, stay for me please until I'm grown
I can't face the troubles of this world alone
A world where they all out to make it known
It's such a heavy cross to bear
It's really real out there