Dirty Water - Lecrae

Hold up, Hold up, Hold up

Y’all gone get me bowed up

When that beat hit it’s like three kicks in

Yo knees up to yo nose, huh

You knows us

Un-a-shamed, Uno Uno Seis (whoa)

Tatted on my skin, all up in yo face (whoa)

If I ain’t 'bout that life, then I ain’t really livin'

But if you can’t see my light then maybe I ain’t in it

Champagne, champagne, celebratin' my campaign

I just dug a well in West Africa

But how many of my friends is Afri-can, huh?

No habla español (nope)

Just show me tu baño

Ain’t tryna get to know you, I’m too busy readin' Daniel (woo!)

Most segregated time of day is Sunday service (My Lawd)

Now what you think that say about the God you worship?

(ok)

First of all, I know it ain’t a song that’s gone change the world

There’s no way

It’s not a guilt trip, it’s a field trip that’s gonna last more than one day

What you thought, huh?

Faith ain’t 'bout no soft stuff

I heard you just went overseas, now come back home and boss up

Buy a bottle for a fee (for a fee) dirty water

Bodies floatin' in the sea (in the sea) dirty water

Blood flowin' from the ground, dirty water

Dirty water

Buy a bottle for a fee (for a fee) dirty water

Bodies floatin' in the sea (in the sea) dirty water

Blood flowin' from the ground, dirty water

Ain’t no filters in this town, dir-dir-dirty water

Worthless, worthless, 400 years we done heard that

My family came here on slaves ships

Some herd cattle, some herd blacks (woo!)

I know some of y’all done heard that

My kin was treated less than men (whoa)

That’s why we raised to hate each other, cause we hate our skin

Lies you told about yourself that you don’t realize (Like what?)

Must be a thief, she locked the doors when I was walking by (whoa)

They must be whores cause the master rapes 'em and leaves the child

So deadbeat daddy was taught to me way before my time

Now we extreme, buying fancy things like gold chains

Just pretty shackles, we still enslaved

Put 'em round ya neck, cause we still hangin'

Hood preacher told 'em they should live as kings (kin-kings)

You call 'em devil, he fightin' for self-esteem (Think about it)

It’s hard to dream when yo water ain’t clean

Now look at Lucifer scheme us out of being a team (whoa)

Blood in the ocean to these African streams

This dirty water ain’t nothin' we haven’t seen