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Rich and Poor Paroles

Paper Tongues

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Paroles de Rich and Poor

This goes out to the rich and poor
I stand as a broken man
Before we shake I shoulda let you know
My hand, it's a dirty hand
The place I live ain't called "Easy Street"
Our house is a weakened sheet
So this goes out to my strugglin' peeps
I have a dream we get out this week

New York, L.A. say a prayer for me
Orange County, Queen's Bridge say a prayer for me
A.T.L., Southeast say a prayer for me
Manhattan, Hollywood say a prayer for me
Athens, ? say a prayer for me
Queen's City, Long Island say a prayer for me
Jay-ville, M.C. say a prayer for me
?, ? say a prayer for me

I want to give my peace away
To the many that drives the Escalade
Cause he knows that money don't buy a home
It takes a wife and kids where love is grown
I think I'm really tired of these washed up plans
To be the kind of Thug and all the war-street fam'
It takes a whole lot of guts to hold onto your green
When there are dead banks plus political swing
This goes out to the rich and poor
I stand as a broken man
Before we shake I shoulda let you know
My hand, it's a dirty hand
The place I live ain't called "Easy Street"
Our house is a weakened sheet
So this goes out to my strugglin' peeps
I have a dream we get out this week

New York, L.A. say a prayer for me
A.T.L., Southeast say a prayer for me
Manhattan, Hollywood say a prayer for me
London, Hong-Kong say a prayer for me
Singapore, Jobani(?) say a prayer for me
Mexico, Beijing say a prayer for me
Columbia, Sydney say a prayer for me
Brazil, Russia say a prayer for me

I want to give five-hundred cups
Of karma to the homeless on the block
Next week lets make it half a mil'
But they say my day dreams aren't for real
Can you tell me a better way to make dreams?
I know we got a world full of over-rated schemes
I've watched a lot of people get bit then break
Stuck up in the system with locks on their gate
I know a lot of people who can sing this song
Cause I wrote this for all those who don't belong
I say we form a choir and take it to the streets
And let the world know we gettin out this week

(Dream, dream, dream boy, dream)
(Dream, dream, dream girl, dream)

If I get down I'll sing
If I get scared I'll yell
Well make no mistake about this
I'm comin out of here

This goes out to the rich and poor
I stand as a broken man
Before we shake I shoulda let you know
My hand, it's a dirty hand
The place I live ain't called "Easy Street"
Our house is a weakened sheet
So this goes out to my strugglin' peeps
I have a dream we get out this week

New York, L.A. say a prayer for me
Orange County, Queen's Bridge say a prayer for me
A.T.L., Southeast say a prayer for me
Manhattan, Hollywood say a prayer for me
Athens, ? say a prayer for me
Queen's City, Long Island say a prayer for me
Jay-ville, M.C. say a prayer for me
?, ? say a prayer for me