A me man checking out the block A me man Staying with the flock You see man gathering the facts Mister big tree I am the small axe Apple is my name, the burning flame (fire in your wire) Harassing this lion won't make I tame, no You see man, they just don't care More Babylon force More Babylon force Giuliani swear War in the street system on the attack And they targeting me did Solomon say him black They give us Columbus and Marco Polo And fight 'gainst we great Africano whoa ooh Life is real, black people treated differently Iya feel rejected by society A search man find my identity Reverse man protected by his majesty I'm saying hey Say Ame man checking out the block A me man Staying with the flock You see man gathering the facts Mister big tree I am the small axe Apple is my name, the burning flame (fire in your wire) Harassing this lion won't make I tame, no You see man, they just don't care More Babylon force More Babylon force Giuliani swear War in the street system on the attack And they targeting me did Solomon say him black They give us Columbus and Marco Polo And fight 'gainst we great Africano whoa ooh Life is real, black people treated differently Iya feel rejected by society A search man find my identity Reverse man protected by his majesty I'm saying hey Hey, life is real and it's the way I feel So I feel, yeah the way I am feeling Life is real and it's the way I feel Life is real yeah, the way I am feeling Oh yeah, hey You treat I with cruelty You treat I with impunity You treat I with partiality Said I'mma black but I'mma coming Said I'mma black but I'mma coming Said I'mma black but I'mma coming 'Cause I'mma black but I'mma coming I'mma saying hey 'Cause I'm the apple of father eye Cause I'm the apple of father eye Cause I'm the apple of father eye Cause I'm the apple of father eye Eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye So life is real, the way I feel Life is real, the way I feel Life is real, the way I feel