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, Bangkok 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

I think it's 'bout time we get people in the House

Who want to write "game" on the naysayer's mouth

If you got the money then you understand me partly

And if you're plain broke well, then, "Welcome to the party!"

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, Germany 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, Bangkok 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