Inner City Boundaries

Once we have the knowledge of self as a people then we could be free
 And no devil could ever enter the boundaries
 I stand in the center around all these sounds I see
 Blessin' Allah that I found the key
 That's how we be
 We are by no means ashamed of our cultural background
 Not a tad bit 'fraid of change
 Look around it's the same ol' same ol' thang
 (Hey what's goin' on man?) (How you doin', man?)
 I can't call it
 Try to maintain, overlooking these boundaries
 I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me
 I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free
 I gotta be able, I gotta attack
 I gotta be stable, I gotta be black
 Who is that surrounding me?
 Enemy enemy you crossed the wrong boundary, poof!
 Wicked witness wizardry
 Disappear from here and end up in a tree
 Crossed the wrong boundary
 Baba ba baba ba baba
 Once we have the knowledge of self as a people then we could be free
 And no devil could ever enter the boundaries
 I stand in the center around all these sounds I see
 Blessin' Allah that I found the key
 That's how we be
 The sharp shooting wizard but not a Grand Dragon
 A chop off the block but my pants ain't saggin'
 Got a strong ass grip but my name ain't Money Grip
 Liked Gladys better when she sang with The Pips
 And when it comes to strength I'm surely of the stronger
 And when it comes to death I pray my children live longer
 Payback's a bitch, that's why I never borrow
 If the push come to shove I'd do a stick-up tomorrow
 With the group thing over and my flat top gone
 I'm livin' kinda lovely, only Allah above me
 Provin' that old time axiom, birds of a feather flock together
 Know where I'm coming from?
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 I see, I saw, I'm the future, the past, I'm me, I'm y'all
 I'm the enemy, friend, and the law
 The beginner then end all
 The final call, the raw
 The win, the loss, the draw
 The summit, the peak, the wall, the downfall
 The energizing uprising black nigger
 The wise, the eyes, the dirt
 The overall ball, the earth
 And most importantly the birth of a new generation of blackness
 And we're forced to set our boundaries
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 Once we have the knowledge of self as a people then we could be free
 And no devil could ever enter the boundaries
 I stand in the center around all these sounds I see
 Blessin' Allah that I found the key
 That's how we be
 I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me
 I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free
 I gotta be able to counterattack
 I gotta be stable, I gotta be black
 I gotta be open, gotta be me and
 I gotta keep hopin' we're gonna be free
 Gotta be able to counterattack
 Gotta be stable, gotta be black