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Dirty WaterHold up, Hold up, Hold upY'all gone get me bowed up When that beat hit it's like three kicks in Yo knees up to yo nose, huh You knows us Un-a-shamed, Uno Uno Seis (whoa) Tatted on my skin, all up in yo face (whoa) If I ain't 'bout that life, then I ain't really livin' But if you can't see my light then maybe I ain't in it Champagne, champagne, celebratin' my campaign I just dug a well in West Africa But how many of my friends is Afri-can, huh? No habla español (nope) Just show me tu baño Ain't tryna get to know you, I'm too busy readin' Daniel (woo!) Most segregated time of day is Sunday service (My Lawd) Now what you think that say about the God you worship? (ok) First of all, I know it ain't a song that's gone change the world There's no way It's not a guilt trip, it's a field trip that's gonna last more than one day What you thought, huh? Faith ain't 'bout no soft stuff I heard you just went overseas, now come back home and boss up [Hook:] Buy a bottle for a fee (for a fee) dirty water Bodies floatin' in the sea (in the sea) dirty water Blood flowin' from the ground, dirty water Dirty water Buy a bottle for a fee (for a fee) dirty water Bodies floatin' in the sea (in the sea) dirty water Blood flowin' from the ground, dirty water Ain't no filters in this town, dir-dir-dirty water Worthless, worthless, 400 years we done heard that My family came here on slaves ships Some herd cattle, some herd blacks (woo!) I know some of y'all done heard that My kin was treated less than men (whoa) That's why we raised to hate each other, cause we hate our skin Lies you told about yourself that you don't realize (Like what?) Must be a thief, she locked the doors when I was walking by (whoa) They must be whores cause the master rapes 'em and leaves the child So deadbeat daddy was taught to me way before my time Now we extreme, buying fancy things like gold chains Just pretty shackles, we still enslaved Put 'em round ya neck, cause we still hangin' Hood preacher told 'em they should live as kings (kin-kings) You call 'em devil, he fightin' for self-esteem (Think about it) It's hard to dream when yo water ain't clean Now look at Lucifer scheme us out of being a team (whoa) Blood in the ocean to these African streams This dirty water ain't nothin' we haven't seen [Hook] |