Solutions

[Intro]
Uh huh
We been knowin' for years what the problems are
The issue is we goin’ in circles tryna figure out how to solve ‘em
That day got to come to an end, come on

[Verse 1]
I hear you talk about racial injustice
But we're not too many years from the back of the buses
The cops still killin', we still talkin’
Screaming, “No justice, no peace!” We still marchin'
I see community meetings at town halls
But ain't nobody there but grandpas and grandmas
You steady talk about gun reform
But it's still seemin' like everyone is armed (I ain't trippin')
The educational system is broken
The weed is synthetic but we still smokin'
We watch politicians stunt in the open
Knowin’ both candidates dirty but we keep votin’

[Chorus]
We need solutions, if not we'll forever be victims
We familiar with the problems but how do we fix ‘em?
It just seems like everybody’s lips is bumpin'
Time is steady runnin' out, man, we gotta do something
Solutions, if not we'll forever be victims
We familiar with the problems but how do we fix ‘em?
It just seems like everybody’s lips is bumpin'
Time is steady runnin' out, man, we gotta do something

[Verse 2]
The hood's still got violence daily
All this dope got people actin' wild and crazy
Pill-poppin' for a quick release
But CVS and Walgreens slangin' more than the streets (Teach)
If pharmaceuticals are not the move
And Ritalin got your five year old chopped and screwed
Innocent students gettin' shot in schools
And it seemin' like we runnin' out of options, dude
Reality shows teachin' girls how to be hoes
And for a little dough, you can get ‘em out of they clothes
And fake rap pimps little boys and tryna be those
Now he's gone rogue, deceivin' everybody he knows (Why?)
And you don't wanna go to war with him
He don't respect his daddy ‘cause he makin' more than him (slim)
Lookin' for love ‘cause now it's missin'
We gotta bring the family back together, how? I'm listenin'

[Chorus]
We need solutions, if not we'll forever be victims
We familiar with the problems but how do we fix ‘em?
It just seems like everybody's lips is bumpin'
Time is steady runnin' out, man, we gotta do something
Solutions, if not we'll forever be victims
We familiar with the problems but how do we fix ‘em?
It just seems like everybody's lips is bumpin'
Time is steady runnin' out, man, we gotta do something

[Verse 3]
Listen, the solution is clear but it's not a two day war
The black man and woman gotta learn who they are
We been disconnected but the resurrection will start
The second we're taught we are a reflection of God
When our names got taken, we were cast as worthless
A person with no identity can have no purpose
If we don't speak it then the history remains a secret
Those with the knowledge can't be too vain to teach it
Collective economics, got to be determined to try it
Products in our own community, we sell it, we buy it
Study the science of business, teach, learn and apply it
Got us living stronger unity and never deny it
When jobs are up, then crime will naturally drop
Poverty will diminish, in time, it'll actually stop
And we won't ever have to fear brutality from a cop
‘cause we'll police our own communities, invaders get popped
We build our own schools where our children can dream
And the curriculum enhances their self-esteem
And the study of agriculture is one of the main rooms
Grow our own food, no poison is being consumed

[Chorus]
We need solutions, if not we'll forever be victims
We familiar with the problems but how do we fix ‘em?
It just seems like everybody's lips is bumpin'
Time is steady runnin' out, man, we gotta do something
Solutions, if not we'll forever be victims
We familiar with the problems but how do we fix ‘em?
It just seems like everybody's lips is bumpin'
Time is steady runnin' out, man, we gotta do something