Rikers Island

Way too many
 I said there's way too many
 On Rikers island
 And you may not be in Rikers island
 You may be in Rikers island in your own mind
 Nevertheless, you gotta unleash yourself
 Everybody, everybody
 Too many
 (Too many niggas in Rikers island), yeah!
 (Why must it be?)
 I said that there's too many
 (Too many niggas in Rikers island), set 'em free
 (Set 'em free), you know that there's too many
 (Too many niggas in Rikers island)
 Why must it be?
 (Why must it be?)
 Too many locked up today
 (Too many niggas in Rikers island)
 Set 'em free
 (Set 'em free)
 
 The judge sits in the high chair
 While the family sits and prays
 Hoping judge and jury
 That all 12 will vote their way
 The boy is shaking inside
 He says it's something he didn't do
 He's afraid to take that long ride
 Down Rikers avenue
 Too many
 (Too many niggas in Rikers island)
 Why must it be?
 (Why must it be?)
 I said that there's too many
 (Too many niggas in Rikers Island)
 Let 'em sing
 (Set 'em free)
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 Month to month to month, they're growin'
 And it only multiplies
 Some of them for no reason
 Some will be there 'til they die
 Children home with no fathers
 And they don't even know why
 Mother can't explain it
 The family visits, that's all were seeing
 I know there's too many
 (Too many niggas in Rikers island)
 Way too long
 (Why must it be?)
 I know there's too many
 (Too many niggas in Rikers island), (we need to heal)
 (Set 'em free)
 I know there's too many
 (Too many niggas in Rikers island)
 And why?
 (Why must it be?)
 I know there's too many
 (Too many niggas in Rikers island)
 Set them free
 (Set 'em free)
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