Things Must Change Lyrics - Singles - Somethin' For The People

I'm trying to figure out 

Trying to understand why 

We look up to those spreading genocide 

Bragging you're a dealer 

Saying it with pride 

While baby's born on drugs 

Don't have a chance to survive 

I apologize if I offended you 

Not trying to be a hater 

I've got friends that hustle too 

And I'm trying to figure out 

While we call out your name 

I know that I am guilty 

I did it on some game 

But you're so conditioned 

It doesn't bother you 

And I was just a name 

That you and your friends used 

If I offended you 

You've got to let me know 

I didn't know it was acceptable 

To call someone a ho 

Things have got to change 

They can't go on this way 

It's got to start with me and you 

Why can't we do? 

And I'm trying to figure out 

And I tried to understand 

Why the color of the clothes 

Will make you kill another man 

And what about the children 

We've got to educate 

They won't grow with prejudice 

We've taught them how to hate 

I'm not trying to put you down 

Just tell you how I feel 

Now tell me can you handle 

When I keep it real 

Things have got to change 

They can't go on this way 

It's got to start with me and you 

Why can't we do? Can't we do? 

You know things have got to change 

They can't go on this way 

It's got to start with me and you 

Why can't we do? Why can't we do? 

Trying to figure out 

Trying to understand 

What's going on