Hapi (feat. Mereba & Big Rube)

I met a man playing in the woods

His piano was off key, he sang to me softly

I bet he wouldn't change it if he could

Gunshots ringing in my hood

They sound so off beat

I'm praying they don't off me

I promise I'd change it if I could

Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?

Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?

I'd retreat to the trees surrounded by green

But I need, need more for my kin and more for my team

I always danced to a different type beat

Off kilter rhythm

Check the traces of my feet

But I need more

Before I dip out of the scene

For my ****, for my queens

For the babies, for my rounds

For my sisters missing crowns

Homies, victims to apathy like

Honey dripping off the table in front of me

Feet say go but my heart still fights for the seed

They buy souls but my soul sent back the deed

Oh, why? Oh, why, why, why, why?

So you get rich, I'ma try to get free

Not exclusive mutually, but oh I, oh I

Gotta find the balance between

Some say life is just a hell

And it's here we dwell

Until we're truly, truly, truly free

Some say projects and ghettos

And seeds that will never grow are all there is to see

I'll stay with you through the night

And in the darkest times, we'll fight through it all

Until we reach that dawn

I dream of a world where love is the rule

Where hearts walk two by two, and I with you

I dream of a place

Where a child's wish can always come true

And the old and withered become renewed

I met a man playing in the woods

His piano was off key, he sang to me softly

I bet he wouldn't change it if he could

Gunshots ringing in my hood

They sound so off beat

I'm praying they don't off me

I promise I'd change it if I could

Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?

Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?

I can see the ripple

I can see the changes, oh, my

I can feel reaper

I can hear the angels, oh I

Cross my heart for safety

Hope I stay alive, oh, Lord

They always called it crazy

It's really peace of mind, good God

All my life I had to fight

All my life passing by

All my life I had to write

All my life I had to die

All I had to sacrifice

Blood sweat and tears, I paid the price

Starve today for better days tomorrow

Keep my spirits high up

When it rains it pours, my ceiling go up

Then they turn to my flow, so the game show love

Been counting my blessings, my praise go up

Big God, my **** since day one

When the sun go down, when the lights go up

Still 10 toes down, I'ma keep mine tucked

I'ma bang my buck, I'ma play my hand

And I ain't gon' change till I breathe my last

I'ma use my hands, I'ma play my songs

I'ma play my rights, I'ma do my dance

In the key of my life, I'ma sing my wrongs

I'ma be that light, I'ma clap my hands, I'ma smoke my weed

Seed my plants and I lead by faith when I play my jams

And you might think I'm out of tune

But it ain't got shit to do with you, oh, my God

Your freedom Is beyond anyone outside of yourself's controlling

It can't be bought and sold, given away or even stolen

It's a divine entitlement, vital to the nourishment of the soul, encouraging spiritual growth

To channel the ethereal flow of creations river across the cosmos

This blessed osmosis triggering consciousness to focus

In a paradigm ascension, transcendent beyond all space time dimensions

Not to mention my pinchent for benediction

Benedicting minds, been consistent in my grind of using every pen and pencil I can find

To elevate the state of decline that's dragging my people down so deep

That the climb could never be done in a single lifetime

So i write life's lines, correction my lines write life

Correction my lifelines write up when serving my purpose to write and recite what touches

Excites, ignites and unites us, so we can finally stop running from FREEDOM, yeah