The Revolution - Coolio

[00:00.0]The Revolution - Coolio
[00:21.04]I'm seein bodiez in the alley and blood in the valley
[00:23.72]From the shores of maine all the way to compton cali
[00:26.23]I'm callin rally to the homies in the street light
[00:28.85]Take a real close at what it look like
[00:31.48]A young n**ga in the ghetto raised up on whit
[00:34.22]The first thing momma told him was don't take no sh*t
[00:36.8]Playin tag with body bag
[00:38.48]Bullets
[00:38.86]And bloody rag
[00:39.75]And did you put the dodge on the toe tag
[00:42.43]Whoever the man today might not be the man tomarrow
[00:44.98]'Cuz life is full of hardships pimpslaps and sorrow
[00:47.66]Ya gotta believe in something but whatever ya do
[00:49.91]Make sure what you believe is real and true
[00:52.69]F**k the liez an alibiez an come to realize
[00:55.42]My vision won't assault of wasted on blind lil eyes
[00:58.33]Like a t an t ya gotta make a switch
[01:00.69]O get pushed to the side like a lil ol b**ch
[01:03.37]When the revolution come I'm gonna be up front
[01:06.05]With my finga on the trigga of a mossburgh pump
[01:08.62]When the revolution come I'm gonna be right there
[01:11.33]With my nine in my hand and braids in my hair
[01:24.64]I've been hollerin and hoopin yeah
[01:26.229996]Lootin an shootin
[01:27.3]I'm doin some recruitin to bring mo troops in
[01:30.229996]Niggaz don't be doin what they posed to do
[01:32.56]They betta post on the corna with the busta crew
[01:35.130005]Playin games I used to play back in 79
[01:37.880005]With the same bullsh*t an the same ol lie
[01:40.490005]If you want some respect ya won't be individual
[01:43.31]On the n**ga nuts 'cuz he rollin
[01:45.15]In the sixty fo
[01:46.32]Yo favorite line is f**k all a yall
[01:48.36]But one day theres gonna be a final call
[01:51.07]Thats why I'm rollin deep
[01:52.39]In the motherf**king jeep
[01:53.91]Always on the peep an my crew
[01:55.509995]Don't fall asleep
[01:56.43]So pull your money outa your pocket
[01:57.75]An put it in the middle
[01:58.740005]This ain't no roosta a**
[01:59.9]Chicken george n**ga on a fiddle huh
[02:02.03]Ashes to ashes dust to dust
[02:04.35]In my mothaf**king self I trust
[02:07.07]When the revolution come I'm gonna be up front
[02:09.78]With my finga on the trigga of a mossburgh pump
[02:12.28]When the revolution come I'm gonna be right there
[02:14.98]With my nine in my hand and braids in my hair
[02:28.34]Way back in the dayz we used to sling
[02:30.20999]'Em in the street
[02:30.83]But now when niggaz get beat
[02:31.98]They wanna go an get their heat
[02:33.62]Everybody know that you know how to kill
[02:36.16]But tell me do you how to let a n**ga live
[02:39.07]I gotta dream that maybe one day
[02:41.72]Niggaz can't fight then walk away
[02:43.93]I'm talkin fist to cuff with them pistols up an
[02:46.83]Shoot 'em from the shoulders
[02:48.01]To show them you can hold your
[02:49.78]I sing the song of the fight of the black man
[02:52.39]In america
[02:53.41]In a state of hysteria
[02:55.07]No longa will I accept the second rate
[02:57.12]I plan to set the record straight
[02:58.86]Bfore I disobey
[02:59.98]It's the one
[03:00.51]Two combination punch to the throat
[03:02.71]Theres a hole in ya boat b**ch
[03:04.19]Thats all she wrote
[03:05.6]Ashes to ashes dust to dust
[03:07.93]In my mothaf**king self I trust
[03:10.62]When the revolution come I'm gonna be up front
[03:13.24]With my finga on the trigga of a mossburgh pump
[03:15.87]When the revolution come I'm gonna be right there
[03:18.5]With my nine in my hand and braids in my hair
[03:21.27]When the revolution come I'm gonna be straight loc
[03:23.81]Goin out in a cloud of pistol smoke
[03:26.44]The revolution come
[03:29.24]The revolution come