A Better Land-Heavy D & The Boyz

[ti:A Better Land] [ar:Heavy D & The Boyz] [al:Big Tyme] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Better Land - Heavy D & The Boyz [00:01.02]America is essentially a dream [00:04.06]It is a dream of a land where men of all races [00:08.52]Of all nationalities and of all creeds [00:14.74] [00:16.35]Can live together as brothers [00:18.21] [00:19.15]We hold these truths to be self-evident [00:22.99] [00:23.67]That all men are created equal [00:27.84] [00:29.92](Heavy D) [00:31.08] [00:31.96]Here we go [00:32.72] [00:53.51]On the news bad news is all the news you'll ever see [00:57.09] [00:58.17](pity pity) [00:59.37]The rich gettin richer while the poor still live in poverty [01:02.84](ain't it a shame) [01:03.98]I don't understand why you can't lend a helping hand [01:07.54]To another man who is your brother man [01:09.56]Times must change now here's the plan [01:11.78] [01:12.52]Let's make this land a better land [01:14.39]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [01:16.26]"I know we can make" [01:18.70]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [01:21.61]"I know we can make" [01:24.01]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [01:27.09]"I know we can make" [01:28.75] [01:33.05]"In the world in which we live" [01:35.18]Oh uh-oh excuse me - yo man you stepped on my foot [01:37.65]And for that you feel a brother's life should be took [01:39.83]Don't be ridiculous come on and get with this [01:42.33]Movement for improvement together we'll get rid of this [01:45.45]Set back and in fact the knowledge that we lack [01:47.97]We'll gain back and retrack the steps that we lost back [01:50.69]When times were hard but things are gettin better [01:53.13]They said when it's cold one should wear a sweater [01:55.82]Crack - a substance smoked by the idiots [01:58.37]Sold by the thoughtless allowed by the government [02:00.94]Those who speak politically it's all trickery [02:03.61]I don't get with fools and fools they can't get with me [02:06.60]Well well well looka here guess what happened [02:08.61]A fight at a concert and they blamed it on rapping [02:11.61]Don't you have anything else better to do [02:13.87]Than to diss rap and the things that we do [02:16.95]Make it a better land [02:18.01]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [02:19.76]"I know we can make" [02:21.19] [02:21.70]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [02:24.42]"I know we can make" [02:26.38] [02:26.99]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [02:29.39] [02:29.94]"I know we can make" [02:31.63]"In the world in which we live" [02:33.45] [02:37.65]We've gotta make this land a better land [02:40.33] "Take you on a Heavy D tour" [02:42.78]We've gotta make this world a better world [02:45.12] [02:45.98] "Take you on a Heavy D tour" [02:48.19]We've gotta make this land a better land [02:50.54] [02:51.24] "Take you on a Heavy D tour" [02:53.19]We've gotta make this world a better world [02:55.52] [02:56.63] "Take you on a Heavy D tour" [02:58.22]Each night before I sleep on my knees I pray [03:00.93]( ) to God to see me through the very next day [03:03.67]Although I often wonder why our parents they cry [03:06.23]The situation in society brings tears to their eyes [03:08.80]Little kids chew your bubblegum go on and have your fun [03:11.85]Stay in school don't be a fool and you will overcome [03:14.43]Ah A new President to run the residence [03:16.90]That's who you voted for was it an accident [03:19.64]When you see me don't diss me just wish me good luck [03:22.77]It's you that I'm here for without you I would be stuck [03:26.15]So when I'm in town don't put me down give me a pound [03:28.00]I'm not a ruler or a king not tryin to wear a crown [03:30.70]You're goin too fast slow down or soon you will [03:33.38]Find yourself appearin at your very own funeral [03:35.92] [03:37.58]You caught a bad hand [03:39.15] [03:39.94]Let's make this land a better land [03:41.96]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [03:43.53]"I know we can make" [03:45.23]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [03:48.15]"I know we can make" [03:50.05] [03:50.58]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [03:53.60]"I know we can make" [03:55.36] [03:56.27]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [03:58.46] [04:01.20]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [04:03.72] [04:06.41]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [04:09.04] [04:09.56]"In the world in which we live" [04:11.54] [04:15.42]"I know we can make" [04:16.56] [04:17.17]"We've gotta make this land a better land" [04:19.83]"I know we can make" [04:21.57] [04:36.27]"I know we can make" [04:37.55] [04:41.02]"I know we can make" [04:42.65] [04:46.60]"I know we can make"