Joey Bada$$
Recognition
Yeah, you know sometimes I think
They don't truly understand me, you know
Cause they don't, yeah, uh

Trickery in the system
Put my n***as in prison
All our history hidden
Ain't no liberty given
We all fit the description of what the documents written
We been lacking the vision and barely making a living
We too worried to fit in
While they been benefitin'
Every time you submittin', we all guilty admit it
The Lord won't get you acquitted
But you still ask for forgiveness
Put opiates in syringes
Then inject his religion
How many times do I gotta tell you I'm a man on a mission
Many times I gotta tell you I don't need no permission
A human with super vision
Ain't no livin' condition
I'm reaching out to my children, just hoping that they will listen
Start a new coalition against corrupt politicians
It's not enough pots to piss in, too many murder convictions
Another family evicted
Another black man a victim
That's as real as it's getting
You should take recognition

(In the land of the free, it's full of free loaders
Leave us dead in the street to be their organ donors)

(In the land of the free, it's full of free loaders
Leave us dead in the street to be their organ donors)

Now n***as capping my style
Got Bitches downing my name
They tell me sin you wild
They called me mad insane
Don’t got a reason to lie
Don’t got the time to play
They give the key to sky
Im on a high level brain
I spit the truth on my words
All i say is high key
I can see through shit
Don’t try to fuck with me
I got a fucked up mind
Heinous memories
I was weird when i was little
Now bitches think I’m deep
SIN SIN why you acting tough?
Back then homie you wasn’t talking much
Smart kid knows when to talk or not
And now you speak like you don’t give a fuck
I used to look up at god
Always asking for help
But I’ve been so let down
Not from people but him
I gotta get my shit together
They all depending on me
And now my dad threw a lawsuit
Should i worry about him?
Bad boy mad genius
God chosen obey
Wise words smart lies
Hard truths that i say
Woke minds bad leaders
On the road that i gave
God damn it y’all sleeping on me
I’m ready lets play

Bad boy mad genius
God chosen obey
Wise words smart lies
Hard truths that i say
Woke minds bad leaders
On the road that i gave
God damn it y’all sleeping on me
I’m ready lets play

(In the land of the free, it's full of free loaders
Leave us dead in the street to be their organ donors)