What's Goin' On In The World Today?

歌詞

I had my eyes on the prize, since I was five Said, "Look world, I've arrived" I had the drive to make it out alive But no matter how I tried to fake it Realised that I couldn't escape it Put my foot to the pavement then I got to steppin' Ended up in the opposite direction from where I was headin' Regressin', the path I was led in had me guessin', askin' questions But the answers I'm gettin' only led into more questions What lessons am I learnin'? The seconds keep on turnin' back, reversin' the hands of time But I can't rewind or change the past People I asked laugh and said, "Stand in line" We all wish we could, you should get out the hood 'Cos stayin' would do you more harm than good Unless you look past the stars you'll never get that far Facts are you'll never make it in your own backyard What's goin' on in the world today? Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away What's goin' on in the world today? Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away Now what you gonna do when it comes to your last breath And when it's all over and you're down in your casket Lookin' back I know you might've saw it comin' But maybe not as quick as everybody still runnin' The race to find a cure for the universe sufferin' With a real fix not a poem or a Bufferin I wanna cuss 'cos it makes me disgusted To see the fucked up way we struggle for justice My great, great grandfathers grew up in bondage My great, grandfather died beaten unconscious Both my grandfathers were dead when I came forth to this earth And everybody livin' here's hurt And so I search for a deeper purpose beneath the surface Sometimes I wonder if it's even worth it All I got is this pen at my side My enemies lied, tryin' to hide genocide What's goin' on in the world today? Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away What's goin' on in the world today? Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away Well, I finally made it out, got a bank account New car, new house, new spouse and a few doubts 'Cos every time I depart and I start steppin' forward I take two steps back and things get outta order It's like I'm trying to keep my head above water Due to cutbacks hours kept gettin' shorter Now it's my old house old wife and a new daughter But I can't support her 'cos I'm back on the corner That's life it's gonna run out like a flashlight And use you to make new people to clap right You wanna know what the meanin' of life is? You might live to find out and die when you find it But either way when you're livin' today You better behave as if it's all withered away 'Cos it's all a small ripple in the ocean of time But it shapes the size of a generation of coastlines What's goin' on in the world today? Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away What's goin' on in the world today? Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away