Star Of The Gang - Common, PJ

Everything is alright

I’ve been through a lot, but I’m fortunate

Feel it comin' from all sides

Heavy is the crown, but I’m passionate

And I know I’ll be just fine

Understand the world, we’re the same

I’ll be alright

I’ve been through a lot, but I’m fortunate

Rain showers, brainpower

Thunder sparks can dark and light, live in the same hour

Live from the main tower

From the same flower as H. Rap

Grew up on concrete where we couldn’t escape black

Listen to MCs who made me take thy tape back

Rewind, black stars align

Help m define exactly who I am

Know the voice of the lamb

Recognize the shepherd

Black Panther and leather

Won’t jeopardize the leopard

From where my strength come is the same place I bled hurt

Crossin' the 7 is like crossin' a desert

Get ate like dessert 'cause ain’t nothin' sweet

You might get a red shirt

I’m so fresh, man, I should be redshirt

Though I’m far from a expert

Master of style 'til my head hurt

My stepfather was a plumber

So I understand pressure

Bustin' the pipes and hustlin' nights

Scuffles and fights, my cousin’s advice

Go harder, think smarter, be a model for the part of society that desires free

Freedom ain’t to barter

Everything is alright

I’ve been through a lot, but I’m fortunate

Feel it comin' from all sides

Heavy is the crown, but I’m passionate

And I know I’ll be just fine

Understand the world, we’re the same

I’ll be alright

I’ve been through a lot, but I’m fortunate

A time it’ll go our way

Yes, this is the time when we know our way

My mama said, «Baby, you should know y’all way»

Footprints of the prophet on my soul, I’ll shade

Halfway across the bridge, I saw a couple of kids

Who yell, «Black lives,» but ain’t know where Blacks live

It’s okay, if you for it, you ain’t against

You and your white pickets can help paint the fence

This is knowledge of self-defense

You felt the rinse of the brainwash

I hold weight like suspense

Thrillers, this is thriller night

Gods and monsters, odds to conquer

Squads with contra, bars and mantras

With my palms up, I ponder

Am I a son of Ghana or the one that squanders?

I’m glad I seen Bianca, she reminded me

No matter how far I go, to keep findin' me

I know that there’s work on this earth that’s assigned to me

I know there’s a race between, between time and me

I’m locked in, find the key, my mind is free

I took time with me, it took time to see that—

Everything is alright

I’ve been through a lot, but I’m fortunate

Feel it comin' from all sides

Heavy is the crown, but I’m passionate

And I know I’ll be just fine

Understand the world, we’re the same

I’ll be alright

I’ve been through a lot, but I’m fortunate