Blown Away-Saigon

[ti:Blown Away] [ar:Saigon] [al:The Greatest Story Never Told – Chapter 2: Bread and Circuses] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Blown Away - Saigon [00:01.65]Free all political prisoners [00:04.44]Even though a lot of y'all are lucky to be prisoners [00:07.14]Because you know what happens to most people that step up [00:09.51]They get blown awayyyyyyy - damn right (bang) [00:12.20] [00:12.89]Martin Luther King had more than a dream [00:15.25]He was out for social change and that sort of a thing [00:18.13]Tried to lead us to freedom but before it would ring [00:20.93]He got blown awayyyyyyy (got blown away) [00:23.93]He seen a problem and thought that he had the answer probably [00:26.80]And that's the reason that Huey started the Panther Party [00:29.67]Wasn't for Hoover he'd be alive today (but bang) [00:32.73]He got blown awayyyyyyy (blown away) [00:35.44]That man Clarence Smith was like a father to many [00:38.00]Was for the love cause the brother wasn't offered a penny [00:41.11]He said the black man was God and it costed him plenty [00:44.11]Was at the time it wasn't no police officers friendly [00:46.91]He birthed the Five-Percent Nation called 'em the True and Livin' [00:50.00]And just for that you know they whupped him and threw him in prison [00:52.77]Wasn't for them then he'd be with us today (but bang) [00:55.78]He got blown awayyyyyyy [00:58.78]Marvin Gaye wrote a song called "What's Goin' On " [01:01.43]The label said no but he convinced them to go along [01:04.12]He spoke of Vietnam and the sh*t that was goin wrong [01:07.17]Tryin to convince people that they need to keep holdin on [01:09.93]He sang "Mercy Mercy Me" it felt like he was cryin [01:12.94]He wanted to save the hood they understood why he was tryin [01:15.99]He took a stand and said what he had to say (bang) [01:18.43]He got blown awayyyyyyy [01:22.37]Tupac Shakur was more than a rapper [01:24.37]More than an actor it was more than awards he was after [01:27.56]He tried to teach young black people a better way (bang) [01:29.98]He got blown awayyyyyyy - ay [01:33.38]You gotta give it to him Abraham Lincoln was honest [01:36.18]He was a racist but he did what he said when he promised [01:39.12]He freed slaves of course he was gon' pay [01:41.70]He got blown awayyyyyyy [01:45.38]John F Kennedy fought for the people [01:47.89]A white president that wanted to see all of us equal [01:50.70]At least that's what he said when runnin for office to beat dude [01:53.57]But then he run and he start doin more for the people [01:56.51]Assassin hit him with a bullet that tore his cerebral [01:59.64]I know a lot of y'all are thinkin we wanna believe you [02:02.45]Black people pray for J F K (but bang ) [02:04.88]He got blown awayyyyyyy - same way [02:08.15]Gosh I can't forget Peter Tosh [02:10.53]If Bob Marley was Jigga then Tosh'll be Nas [02:12.97]Peter was Bob's right hand man one hand washed [02:16.19]The other these brothers wanted more than to just be large [02:18.94]Killer on the guitar but better up on the mic [02:21.89]Y'all remember that revolutionary sh*t he would write [02:24.80]Like "Get Up Stand Up" - stand up for your right [02:27.62]But bang he got blown awayyyyyyy - you're damn right [02:31.80]Martin Luther King had more than a dream [02:34.05]He was out for social change and that sort of a thing [02:36.83]Tried to lead us to freedom but before it would ring [02:39.83]He got blown awayyyyyyy (he got blown away) [02:42.18]Tupac Shakur was more than a rapper [02:45.45]More than an actor it was more than awards he was after [02:48.32]Tried to teach young black people a better way [02:51.05]He got blown awayyyyyyy [02:54.30]Then there was Saigon I brought you "The Greatest Story" [02:57.04]I know they watchin me and I know that they waitin for me [02:59.98]I just pray that y'all heed what I had to say [03:02.38]Before I get blown awayyyyyyy