I smell smoke
Canvas production
I had a dream
It was May 29th
I was sitting in a cell
Devil playing with my life
Now tensions getting high
I can feel it in the night
If I'm wrong if I'm right
I won't go without a fight
I had a dream
It was May 29th
I was sitting in a cell
Devil playing with my life
Now tensions getting high
I can feel it in the night
If I'm wrong if I'm right
We won't go without a fight
Well I was born in the belly of the bottom of the map
Moved up to the city of dreams
Brand new ring on my pinky GAP
Greenwood Archer and Pine
Where I spend my time on the nitty north side of the tracks
Or maybe downtown where I shine so bright
That they callin' me Diamond, Jack
I'm the JB Stratford of shining
I can be way more than that with some time in
Greenwood nigga, we paid our dues
We built ours after we created y'all's
I'll be dammed if I ever be a slave to y'all
I feel like Wayman I came to ball
Walk with pride no shame at all
Pinky, blinking, chains and all
We winning now and it's strange to y'all
But no matter how many wins you get they still won't let you
Take a sip from one of their fountains
Take a shit in one of their restrooms
So I march my ass to 319 S Main Street, the Drexel
Ever since I walked through those two doors that day
It's been regretful
That's the same spot that I met you
And it was right there that we formed a bond forbidden
Based on complexion
But you would top me off on the top floor
Everyday a part of my schedule
Now I wish that I'd never let you
'Cause you flipped the script like a bitch
And now my life twisted just like a pretzel
Thought that it was love thought that I was special
I can feel the blood boiling through my vessels
Label me a thug, say I tried to rape
Throw me in a cage now I gotta case
Diamond Dick Rowland on the front page
Say he tried to kill lil' Sarah Page
Don't believe the hype they put your face
Ain't about me, this about race
This about rage, this about hate
Niggas wanna take control of our space
But we ain't goin' this our place
All my niggas soldiers like about face
Black Wall Street, we ain't tryna hear it
We ain't even tryna let you crackers near us
Even if we dying we ain't never fearing
Mother fuckers never killin' our spirit
Town town town
I had a dream
It was May 29th
I was sitting in a cell
Devil playing with my life
Now tensions getting high
I can feel it in the night
If I'm wrong if I'm right
I won't go without a fight
I had a dream
It was May 29th
I was sitting in a cell
Devil playing with my life
Now tensions getting high
I can feel it in the night
If I'm wrong if I'm right
We won't go without a fight
I had a dream
It was May 29th
I was chilling back with Sarah
Everything was still alright
Then they burnt my city down
And they did it outta spite
But we ain't go without a fight
Nah we ain't go without a fight
Is it 'cause I get dough?
Is that the reason why you mad at me?
Is it 'cause I get more than you?
Is that the reason why you mad at me yeah?
Hate the way my soul glow, more than Afro shade
Is that why you mad at me? (Shoeshine! Shoeshine! Get yo' shoeshine here!)
Is it 'cause I get dough? (Yes lord!)
Is that the reason why you mad at me? (Best shoeshine in all of Tulsa!)
Is it 'cause I get more than you? (Step right up let me show you why)
Is that the reason why you mad at me yeah? (It's the best shine you gon' get all year)
Hate the way my soul glow (they don't call me Diamond Dick Rowland for no reason now)
More than Afro shade (so shiny you can see yo' face in them)
Is that why you mad at me? (Yes lord, that's right, shoeshine!)