Get It – B.o.B – letras

[Intro]My woman left and she didn’t say whyWell I guess I have to tryMany rivers to cross(You got ask me what i do this for)But I can’t seem to find(I do this for my city)my way over (Decatur, stand up)Constantly on the come up, constantly on the come upBut I always get this feelingand it’s constantly on my stomachI learned to always follow my instinctwhere you come from where I come fromThey try to make a nigga feel like King Kongin the concrete jungleDamn, cuz they don’t teach niggashow to deal with angerThey only teach niggas there ain’t nothin’ real but dangerPolitics will not swing in our favorCause all of us are rappers or entertainersBut I still woke up and said « Young nigga, get it »Cause this is your lifeyou can choose how you live it[Ponte]Are we just lost in the city of madness?Or do the powers that be lack human compassion?I don’t know[Bridge 1]And they don’t want you to speak the truth, manSee when you speak the truththey like to make you feel crazyBut you ain’t crazy, don’t let them lie to youWhoever you are, you out thereKeep doing you, man, fuck the hatersLet ’em hate, let ’em hate[Verso 2]You only get one life, you knowAnd this life ain’t in my controlWhen you talk about politics, it’s a rod for a lightning boltTell me how do you fight a warwhen the price is for your soul?When you gambling with your lifethat’s a hell of a pair of dice to rollThey say « Bobby Ray where you went?All you talk about is whips »I say you can lead a horse to waterbut you can’t make it take a sipYeah, everybody gottheir own two penniesBut what does that mean if it don’t make sense?I see the crowd, their hands up highBut what does that mean? What do they get?At the end of the day when I get paid andthey go home what do they think?How can we ever be free if policies don’t ever change?[Ponte]Are we just lost in the city of madness?Or do the powers that be lack human compassion?I don’t know[Bridge 2]You know, sometimes it feels like it’s just against the world, manWho really got our best interests, man?But dont, don’t, don’t let ’em take your soul, manDont, don’t, don’t let ’em take your souldon’t take your soulMany rivers to crossBut I can’t seem to find my way over