What’s Goin’ On In The World Today? - US3

What's Goin' On In The World Today - Us3
I had my eyes on the prize, since I was five
Said, "Look world, I鈥檝e arrived"
I had the drive to make it out alive
But no matter how I tried to fake it
Realised that I couldn鈥檛 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鈥檓 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鈥檛 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鈥檒l never get that far
Facts are you鈥檒l never make it in your own backyard
What鈥檚 goin' on in the world today?
Can鈥檛 find the words 'cos it鈥檚 hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it鈥檚 far away
What鈥檚 goin' on in the world today?
Can鈥檛 find the words 'cos it鈥檚 hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it鈥檚 far away
Now what you gonna do when it comes to your last breath
And when it鈥檚 all over and you鈥檙e down in your casket
Lookin' back I know you might鈥檝e 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 f**ked 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鈥檚 hurt
And so I search for a deeper purpose beneath the surface
Sometimes I wonder if it鈥檚 even worth it
All I got is this pen at my side
My enemies lied, tryin' to hide genocide
What鈥檚 goin' on in the world today?
Can鈥檛 find the words 'cos it鈥檚 hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it鈥檚 far away
What鈥檚 goin' on in the world today?
Can鈥檛 find the words 'cos it鈥檚 hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it鈥檚 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鈥檚 like I鈥檓 trying to keep my head above water
Due to cutbacks hours kept gettin' shorter
Now it鈥檚 my old house old wife and a new daughter
But I can鈥檛 support her 'cos I鈥檓 back on the corner
That鈥檚 life it鈥檚 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鈥檙e livin' today
You better behave as if it鈥檚 all withered away
'Cos it鈥檚 all a small ripple in the ocean of time
But it shapes the size of a generation of coastlines
What鈥檚 goin' on in the world today?
Can鈥檛 find the words 'cos it鈥檚 hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it鈥檚 far away
What鈥檚 goin' on in the world today?
Can鈥檛 find the words 'cos it鈥檚 hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it鈥檚 far away