Like when lightning strikes upon the city
See the thunder from the untamed country peeling
Back the layers of my own mind, warped and pretty
Yeah, the field is empty, used to feed aplenty
Bleed and breed for pennies, every need a penny
Just to keep alive yo momma dream of happy endings
But they masked and pending, after that they leave me
Breathing in apprehension and comin up winded
Short
Mind what your momma said
(But momma we comin up short)
Don't deny what your daddy did
And daddy kept comin up short
Don't play yo'self to get ahead
Even though we keep comin up short
You betta mind what you promised them
Yeah we keep comin up, yeah we keep comin up
Comin up from neva 'nuff addin plus subtractin
Fast chances, long shots, daddy playin house again
Everybody slow yo roll, play your role we actin
Dance for the social worker, po country asses
The struggle never buckle we can't hustle movin backwards
Daddy want a caddy momma just want him back and
Somethin new to hold to the plain and simple fact is
Blackness is beautiful, musical, and magical just
Mind what your momma said
(But momma we comin up short)
Don't deny what your daddy did
And daddy kept comin up short
Don't play yo'self to get ahead
Even though we keep comin up short
You betta mind what you promised them
Yeah we keep comin up, yeah we keep comin up
