[Verse: Avant & Jermaine Dupri]
I know some people might not understand me
It might not go number one or win a Grammy
But uh
I done done the lovin', I done, done the touchin'
All the kissin' and huggin', baby, you know it's nothin'
Everybody know that I can ooh-hoo
Ladies love it when I go ooh-hoo
(You tryna stop all that?) No
(Well, brother please, can you make me understand what you're sayin'?)
Listen man
Troubles of the world today, it's got me heated
Every word I'm about to say I feel is needed
So let me talk about the things that's goin' on (Going on)
The war is over but the troops ain't home
I see the bullets flying (Yeah), see the people dying (Oh)
See the babies crying — what's the reason?
So who you supposed to be, Public Enemy #1 now?
Next thing I know you gon' be tryna tell me to put my guns down
I'm tryna have a conversation with you
'Fore you let these streets get you
Show you a bigger picture than standing on this block
You wanna talk, well, where the -- at?
'Cause homie I don't need that
Stuff you talking, what I'm doin' ain't never gonna stop
You must been watching too much CNN
It's about them dividends
The hood ain't change, I don't know where you've been
-- Everybody suffering, and it's way more tougher than it was
And we don't never see nobody helping us
Okay, that's so true, I can feel your pain
I'm not here to argue, just put you up on game
But I guess you the type I can't tell a damn thing
Couple of dollars in your pocket and you start losing your brain
(It's a trap) Got you hustling all through the night
(It's a trap) They taking pictures in broad daylight
Don't let the system trick you into nothing else
(Please) Be a man and stand for yourself
If you're not rich by now, you'll probably never get it
How can I get this -- to listen to what I'm saying to him?
Don't be a fool with that "I don't give a damn" attitude
'Cause I know you got someone at home that truly loves you
I'm tryna have a conversation with you
'Fore you let these streets get you
Show you a bigger picture than standing on this block
You wanna talk, well, where the -- at?
'Cause homie I don't need that
Stuff you talking, what I'm doin' ain't never gonna stop
[Chorus: Avant & Jermaine Dupri]
Please listen
Hear me when I say don't
Let this system knock you
Lock your ass away 'cause
You got things to live for, your family and your children
Don't wanna lose the life that you've been living
(Stuff you talking, what I'm doin' ain't never gonna stop)
Please listen (Please listen)
Hear me when I say don't
(I got some serious words for you, my brothers)
Let this system knock you (Ninety percent of us on lockdown)
Lock your ass away 'cause (And we don't need another)
You got things to live for, your family and your children
(Oh, so many brothers doing life, can't see their kids)
Don't wanna lose the life that you've been living
(I'm so sincere, so sincere)

[Outro: Avant]
Cut!