Manchild-Shyheim

[ti:Manchild] [ar:Shyheim] [al:Manchild] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Manchild - Shyheim [00:00.64]I'm a manchild born in the promised land [00:03.04]Captain of my destiny guidin my faith through the turbulence of life [00:07.27]See in order to be who you are you've got to know who you are [00:10.52]In order to get to where you want to go [00:12.33]You've got to know from where you came [00:14.26]Say it was Malcolm X who said [00:15.95]"A man who doesn't have nothin to stand up for [00:18.01]Will fall for any god damn thing " [00:19.13]I walk with a gat [00:20.19] [00:21.25]Damn my face drop tears it's like nobody cares [00:24.00]I swear life ain't fair sometimes I wanna disappear [00:27.05]Only Blahzay Blah' got mad gray hairs I'm a young old man [00:30.74]What part of Sh*t Iz Real don't you understand [00:33.04]Twin got murdered caught one to the temple *gunshot* [00:35.17]You ain't been what I been through Can It Be All So Simple [00:37.97]I got bad nerves it's absurb I'm disturbed [00:41.10]So I suggest you watch the words that you blurb [00:43.53]Out your mouth or it'll be a shoot out [00:46.16]I leave you stretched out I'm thugged inside and out [00:48.96]And it ain't by choice [00:50.46]I'm screamin out loud for love (AHHHH ) do anybody hear my voice [00:54.64]Pardon the noise I'm just a black ghetto boy [00:57.63]Went through the rain and pain where's the sunshine and joy [01:00.14]I can't seem to find it trapped in the black cloud [01:03.01]Watchin my life go down to hide the suffer when I smile [01:06.20]Running these streets can be so trying these trying times [01:11.43] [01:12.32]Manchild in the promised land who of you will understand [01:17.63]Running these streets can be so trying these trying times [01:23.25]Manchild in the promised land hey-ay [01:28.67]My aunt died from AIDS I watched here deteriate [01:30.99]She told me f**kin wit drugs was her biggest mistake [01:33.79]Put my moms on to it stickin needles in her veins [01:36.54]Bein sons of addicts yo me and Cane the same [01:40.08]We packed bags at BathMart we both humped Tamika [01:42.39]We used to go to the pool just to steal kid's sneakers [01:45.13]Rocked cut-off beepers wore old clothes for Easter [01:47.75]Sh*t was so real we had to split a slice of pizza [01:50.75]I was born at six months damn premature [01:53.13]My moms birthed a thug like Afeni Shakur [01:56.26]I'm surprised I ain't crazy from the bug sh*t I saw [01:59.08]I caught my mother buyin crack on the first floor [02:01.82]I never thought I'd be in a cell smokin the NewPort [02:04.87]With all sorts of thoughts runnin through my mind [02:07.75]Know I ain't leavin caught D A took it jail time [02:10.56]I glanced at my mom's eyes she lookin like she wanna cry [02:13.81]Running these streets can be so trying these trying times [02:19.36]Manchild in the promised land who of you will understand [02:23.73] [02:24.47]Running these streets can be so trying these trying times [02:30.47]Manchild in the promised land hey-ay [02:33.83] [02:35.46]They say I'm an accident waitin to happen G [02:38.26]Miss Sand from the first floor said she gon' pray for me [02:41.08]She had a bad dream that they murdered me [02:43.63]I said "Miss truthfully I don't believe in dreams" [02:46.56]Hope is miles away from where I stay [02:49.18]Who knows the way Pssshhh should I pay [02:51.87]For the directions My whole family's in correction [02:54.86]Fake friends half-steppin I'm stressin and some question [02:57.98]Can I trust you Uh-huh then I love you [03:00.42]Yea if not straight up and down f**k you [03:03.43]Bottomline real people do real things [03:06.04] [03:07.15]Play your position (running these streets can be so ) [03:09.35]Running these streets can be so trying these trying times [03:14.53] [03:15.15]Manchild in the promised land who of you will understand [03:19.77] [03:20.39]Running these streets can be so trying these trying times [03:25.75] [03:26.44]Manchild in the promised land hey-ay [03:32.31]