BLACK SHEEP Lyrics

My momma said when I got older I would understand these values she instilled in me

I'll take em to the motherland

Judging on the other hand

My brother, he had other plans

Though his road was rough and mine was smooth, know I don't judge him man

All this shit that life be throwing at you on the underhand

Got me all on defense I can't see shit

So If you turn to substances I understand

let you be depressed from all the shit that you been seeing

They gon' tell you that you crazy, like your feelings is a weakness

That's enough to push the toughest off the deep end

Every single day when you wake up you gotta pretend

Whole family knowing, like it's everybody secret

And yet ain't nobody speaking

Just know I love you bro if I ain't never told you bro

Can't let 'em break us into pieces like a Toblerone

That's corny, but shit, sometimes love is corny when it's from the soul

Don't ever let 'em try to shame you cause you stole the show

Don't ever let em try to play you cause you know your role

It takes a village, ain't no way through this life on ya own

But when yo corner quiet, it's easy to feel alone

When you know they love you, But the love don't feel the same when you the black sheep

And I'mma still defend your name, nobody perfect, ain't no shame, if ya ask me

Ain't no shame if ya ask me

You the reason I love hip hop

You the reason I know Tupac

You the reason every time I jot a rhyme up on these dotted lines they feel the culture sitting at the tip top

That knowledge you put in the kid

Took me time to realize all the influence you really did

Have up on my upbringing, my outlook, and how shit appears

You done taught me lessons, I done lived by ever since a kid

When I look at you, I see my brother, not a black sheep

And I'mma still defend your name, nobody perfect, ain't no shame, if ya ask me

Ain't no shame if ya ask me