Careless Condition

[Intro]
Yeah
Man, I remember being so naïve
When life was good weather and palm trees
Back in the day, you were everything I needed
But then along came a time when you crushed my dreams
Oh, yeah, you played me like a fool when you made me believe
That the line between love wasn't thick enough to read
Oh yeah, you see we in despair
Crime everywhere
You sellin’ false hope 'cause you just don't care

[Chorus]
Nah, uh
You just don’t care
Nah-nah, nah
You just don't, just dont
Care, uh
You just don't
Still selling false hope cause you just don't care

[Verse 1]
House nigga, field nigga
If we talkin'to a uniform, who the real nigga?
Don't you know we in the deep south?
So let's keep it real nigga
This is where they use to mob, lynch, drag and kill niggas
I never made the party 'cause I failed the paper bag test
Gotta get this money ’cause you know I never had it
I’m feeling like Badu the way I carry my baggage
This heavy load on my shoulders might turn me into a savage
Is that why I gotta fight to get respect? That's a shame
Who’s to blame? I don't know
But all I know is that we rockin' them chains
Still taking that whip (Uh-huh)
Still tryna get paid (Oh, yeah)
Still tryna find God (Uh-huh)
Still tryna act sane, yeah
Put a youngin' on the corner, now he winnin’
By twenty-seven, he'll be dead or in prison shampoo, yeah
These are the terrible conditions that we bind and we put inside the minds of our children

[Chorus]
Can't you see we in despair?
Look around, we got crime everywhere
But you still sell false hope, mm
Cause you just don't care
No, you just don't care, mm
No, you just don't care, yeah
You just don't care, mm
(You just don't care)

[Verse 2]
I hope my people can really go make a difference
Instead of being the people incarcerated in prisons
I never got caught for dealing or holdin' that stolen pistol
So this one goes to Warren, my Granny, Justus, and Crystal
Hol' up, if you ain't adept, careful with your step
Get your soul in line, chasin' after checks
If you ain't inclined to say what's on your mind
Please don't throw your stones at me for speakin' what's on mine
Man, I still don't felt that comfy in my own skin (Nah)
It's hard to find your self-worth as a broken kid
These frames never held images of my own kin
That's why a rap sheet the only place we fitted in, yeah
You can go to court or you go on that court
You do 9 to 5 or you go play a sport
Can't represent the house if you out on that field
If you forget your place, you might turn Emmit Till
Watch em' legislate to execute my brothers that they kill
Got me talking 'bout my problems as a way for me to heal
I went looking for a Beverly when I went to the hills
But I came back with a Diamond and a couple dollar bills
Now they got me sayin'

[Chorus]
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Don't you see we in despair?
Got crime everywhere
Dark clouds in the air
If you don't know the game then they ain't playing fair
Still selling false hope to you 'cause they don't care

[Interlude]
(They don't, love you)
I remember being so naïve-ïve
(They don't)
Back-back when life was compared to (Need you, they just wanna) good weather and palm tree- (Be you)
Back in those days (It's true)
You were everything that I thought that I needed (More than you'll ever know)
But then along came a time when you crushed my dreams
(Fo'sho)
You really play-played me for a fool
When you made me believe that the line between love wasn't thick enough to read
'Cause I know they say
There's a thin line between love and ha-a-at-

[Chorus]
Don't you see we in despair?
Got crime everywhere
Still sellin' false hope but you just don't care
No, you just don't care
Uh-huh, yeah, uh-uh, yeah, uh
No, you just don't care
Uh-huh, yeah, uh-uh, yeah, uh
No, you just don't care