The Space Program

(I'mma deal with a bigger insult, man
 The heat, the heat, the heat, the heat...
 It's comin' down hard
 We've got to get our shit together)
 It's time to go left and not right
 Gotta get it together forever
 Gotta get it together for brothers
 Gotta get it together for sisters
 For mothers and fathers and dead niggas
 For non-conformers, won't hear the quitters
 For Tyson types and Che figures
 Let's get it together, come on, let's make it
 Gotta make it to make it to make it to make it
 To make something happen, to make something happen
 To make something happen, let's make something happen
 Word to Phife, we're gonna bring it to the overlord
 Drinkin' Sisqo chilling with the gold microphone cords
 And we grip our balls every time we stuntin' on tour
 'Cause we never bored, respond until the ready crowds roar
 And promoters try to hit us with the art of war
 We about our business, we not quitters, not bullshitters, we deliver
 We go-getters, don't be bitter 'cause we not just niggas
 Jarobi might fire off into different cloth
 Ain't nothing forbidden [?] is hittin' off
 Hardest spitting, this sit-in will make you kitten-soft
 Confused and amazed [?] ya brain, lost our planet for our future people
 None of our people involved
 Pouring Henny and Smirnoff to get it cracking off
 Cracking off a Smirnoff to quickly turn to Molotov
 Molotov the spaceship though before that bitch is taking off
 It always seems the poorest persons are people forsaken, dawg
 No Washingtons, Jeffersons, Jacksons on the captain's log
 They'd rather lead us to the grave, water poisoned, deadly smog
 Mass un-blackening, it's happening, you feel it y'all?
 They'd rather see we in a three-by-three structure with many bars
 Leave us where we are so they can play among the stars
 We're taking off to Mars, got the space vessels overflowing
 What, you think they want us there? All us niggas not going
 Reputation ain't glowing, reparations ain't flowing
 If you find yourself stuck in the quick, you better start rowing
 Used to see the TV screen as the place I'd land my dream
 And the car stereo where they would promote the show
 Optimistic flow, brother really know
 There ain't a space program for niggas
 Yeah, you stuck here, nigga
 There ain't a space program for niggas
 Yeah, you stuck here nigga
 There ain't a space program for niggas
 Yeah, you stuck here, nigga
 There ain't a space program for niggas
 Yeah, you stuck, stuck, stuck
 Sit and wonder sometimes, I read the paper every day
 All these happenings is circular, just happen different ways
 And the present is refined, in her wings she's confined
 With about thirty Percocets and five bottles of wine
 Caroline ain't nothing finer than a Black woman who climbs
 To the top of the State building claiming that the flag is mine
 Now, people on top of people, feels like we can't breathe
 Put so much in this muthafucka, feel like we should lead
 Put it on TV, put it in movies, put it in our face
 These notions and ideas and citizens live in this age
 I chuckle just like all of y'all, absurdity, after all
 Takes money to get it running and money for trees to fall
 Imagine for a second all the people are colored, please
 Imagine for a second all the people in poverty
 No matter the skin tone, culture or time zone
 Think the ones who got it would even think to throw you a bone?
 Move you out your neighbourhood, did they find you a home?
 Not safer, probly no place to
 Imagine if this shit was really talkin' about space, dude
 Imagine if this shit was really talkin' about space, dude
 Imagine if this shit was really talkin' about space, dude
 Tryna go left and not right
 Gotta get it together forever
 Gotta get it together for brothers
 Gotta get it together for sisters
 For mothers and fathers and dead niggas
 For non-conformers, won't hear the quitters
 For Tyson types and Che figures
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 Gotta get it together for brothers
 Gotta get it together for sisters
 For mothers and fathers and dead niggas
 For non-conformers, won't hear the quitters
 For Tyson types and Che figures
 Make, make, make
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 Gotta get it together forever
 Gotta get it together for brothers
 Gotta get it together for sisters
 For mothers and fathers and dead niggas
 For non-conformers, won't hear the quitters
 For Tyson types and Che figures
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 Gotta get it together for brothers
 Gotta get it together for sisters
 For mothers and fathers and dead niggas
 For non-conformers, won't hear the quitters
 For Tyson types and Che figures
 Make, make, make
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 Gotta get it together forever
 Gotta get it together for brothers
 Gotta get it together for sisters
 For mothers and fathers and dead niggas
 For non-conformers, won't hear the quitters
 For Tyson types and Che figures
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 Gotta get it together for brothers
 Gotta get it together for sisters
 For mothers and fathers and dead niggas
 For non-conformers, won't hear the quitters
 For Tyson types and Che figures
 Make, make, make
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 Let's make somethin' happen, let's make somethin' happen
 The danger must be growing, for the rowers keep on rowing
 And they're certainly not showing any signs that they are slowing!
 We're there
 Where?
 Here
 A small step for mankind
 But a giant step for us
 Oompa, loompa, doopa dee doo
 I've got another puzzle for you