Uncle Ricky
Would you read us a bedtime story?
Please, huh? Please?
Alright, you kids get to bed
I'll get the story book
Y'all tucked in? (yeah)
Here we go
Once upon a time not long ago
When people wore pajamas and lived life slow
When laws were stern and justice stood
And people were behavin' like they ought ta good
There lived a lil' boy who was misled
By anotha lil' boy and this is what he said
"Me and Ty, we gonna make sum cash
Robbin' old folks and makin' the dash"
They did the job, money came with ease
But one couldn't stop, it's like he had a disease
He robbed another and another and a sister and her brother (stick 'em up, stick 'em up)
Tried to rob a man who was a D.T. undercover
The cop grabbed his arm, he started acting erratic
He said "Keep still, boy, no need for static"
Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap
But little did he know the lil' boy was strapped
The kid pulled out a gun, he said, "Why did ya hit me?"
The barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney
The cop got scared, the kid, he starts to figure
"I'll do years if I pull this trigger"
So he cold dashed and ran around the block
Cop radios in to another lady cop
He ran by a tree, there he saw the sister
Shot for the head, he shot back but he missed her
Looked around good and from expectations
He decided he'd head for the subway stations
But she was coming and he made a left
He was runnin' top speed 'til he was outta breath
Knocked an old man down and swore he killed him (sorry)
Then he made his move to an abandoned building
Ran up the stairs up to the top floor
Opened up the door there, guess who he saw? (who?)
Dave the dope fiend shootin' dope
Who don't know the meaning of water nor soap
He said "I need bullets, hurry up, run!"
The dope fiend brought back a spanking shotgun
He went outside but there was cops all over
Then he dipped into a car, a stolen Nova
Raced up the block doing 83
Crashed into a tree near university
Escaped alive though the car was battered
Rat-a-tat-tatted and all the cops scattered
Ran out of bullets and he still had static
Grabbed a pregnant lady and out the automatic
Pointed at her head and he said the gun was full o' lead
He told the cops, "Back off or honey here's dead"
Deep in his heart he knew he was wrong
So he let the lady go and he starts to run on
Sirens sounded, he seemed astounded
Before long the lil' boy got surrounded
He dropped the gun, so went the glory
And this is the way I have end this story
He was only seventeen, in a madman's dream
The cops shot the kid, I still hear him scream
This ain't funny so don't ya dare laugh
Just another case 'bout the wrong path
Straight 'n narrow or yo' soul gets cast
Good night, knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick
Oh boy, that Uncle Ricky he's really weird (knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick)
I know right, what did he mean "Straight and narrow or yo' soul gets cast"?
(knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick)
I don't know, I think he be crackin' it up or something (knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em)
Well, good night (knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em out Rick)
Good night
knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick
knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick
(knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em out Rick)
(knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em out Rick)
(knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em out Rick)
(knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em, knock 'em out Rick)
(knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick)
(knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out the box Rick)

Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long years
Stole million man's soul an faith
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed Tsar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank
Held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah
I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made
I shouted out
Who killed the Kennedys?
When after all
It was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politnesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, mm yeah
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, mm mean it, get down
Woo, who
Oh yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Aah yeah
Tell me baby, what's my name?
Tell me honey, can ya guess my name?
Tell me baby, what's my name?
I tell you one time, you're to blame
What's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name?
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name?

I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care, care if it's old
I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind
I don't mind, mind, don't have a mind
Get away, get away, get away
Get away, away, away from your home
I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid
I'm afraid, afraid, ghost
Even if you have, even if you need
I don't mean to stare, we don't have to breed
We could plant a house, we could build a tree
I don't even care, we could have all three
She said, she said
She said, she said
She said, she said
She said, she said
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
I don't care, care, care if it's old
I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind
I don't mind, mind, don't have a mind
Get away, get away, get away
Get away, away, away from your home
I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid
I'm afraid, afraid, ghost
Even if you have, even if you need
I don't mean to stare, we don't have to breed
We can plant a house, we can build a tree
I don't even care, we could have all three
She said, she said
She said, she said
She said, she said
She said, she said
Even if you have, even if you need
I don't mean to stare, we don't have to breed
We can plant a house, we can build a tree
I don't even care, we could have all three
She said, she said
She said, she said
She said, she said
She said, she said
She said, she Said
Good

Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark
And so it all began
Send in your skeletons
Sing as their bones come marchin' in again
The need you buried deep
The secrets that you keep are at the ready
Are you ready?
I'm finished making sense
Done pleading ignorance, that whole defense
Spinning infinity, but
The wheel is spinning me, it's never-ending, never-ending
Same old story
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
In time, or so I'm told
I'm just another soul for sale, oh well
The page is out of print
We are not permanent, we're temporary, temporary
Same old story
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender? Oh
I'm the voice inside your head you refuse to hear
I'm the face that you have to face, mirroring your stare
I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy
I'm the hand that'll take you down, bring you to your knees
So, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all)
You're the pretender (pretend)
What if I say I will never surrender?
What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all)
You're the pretender (pretend)
What if I say I will never surrender?
So, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?

You ain't no punk, you punk
You wanna talk about the real junk?
If I ever said I'd be banned
'Cause I'm a garbage man
Well, if you can't dig me, you can't dig nothin'
Do you want the real thing or are you just talkin'?
Do you understand?
I'm the garbage man
Yeah, and it's up from the garage and down the driveway
Now, get outta your mind or get outta my way
Now do you understand?
Oh, do you understand?
Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie-a
The bird's the word and do you know why?
You gotta beat it with a stick
You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
You gotta live until you're dead
You got to rock 'til you see red
Now do you understand?
Oh, do you understand?
I'm the garbage man
Ah, dump it on mine
Yeah, it's just what you need when you're down in the dumps
So one half hillbilly and one half punk
Oh, eight long legs and one big mouth
The hottest thing from the north to come outta the south
Do you understand?
Oh, do you understand
Woo, I can't lose with the stuff I use
And you don't choose no substitutes
So stick out your can
'Cause I'm the garbage man
Here it comes now
Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie-a
The bird's the word, and do you know why?
You gotta beat it with a stick
You gotta beat it 'til it's thick
You gotta live until you're dead
You got to rock 'til you see red
Now do you understand?
Oh, do you understand?
Oh, do you understand?
Alright, now go

This is a warning
Another cut to move on
Another beat that's so strong
Hold on
And I get wicked in this song
Stir up shit
As the wit gets wisdom

P-Dog comin' up
I'm staying low
Pro-black and it ain't no joke
Comin' straight from the mod
That broke shit last time
Now I'm back
With a brand new sick rhyme

So black check time and tempo
Revolution ain't never been simple
Following the path from Allah for know just
Build your brain and we'll soon make progress

Paid your dues
Don't snooze or lose
That came with the master plan
That got you
So know who's opposed to the dominant dark skin
Food for thought as a law for the brother man

P-Dog with a gift from heaven
Tempo 116.7
Keeps you locked in tim
With the program
When I get wild
I pile on dope jams

They spit on your flag and government
Cause help the black was a concept never meant
Nigga please
Food stamps and free cheese
Can't be the cure for a sick disease

Just the way the devil had planned it
Rape then pillage
Everyone on the planet
Then give 'em fake Gods
At odds with Allah
Love thy enemy and all that hooplah

Hear close to the words I wrote
Crack, cocaine are genocide on black folks
Cool when I write mine
Never coulda missed this
Damn right
When you think seditious

And I move swiftly
You can't get with me
The triple six moved quick
But missed me
When I came off
Involved in conscience
So don't ask why
Next time I start this

Now let's get wild
Allow me to freestyle
I build and fill your mind up with know-how
Common sense
A defense to next time
A pig tried to step to this
Listen

Never let someone work on ya
They don't belong 'til they set you from
Ya can't be intrigued by the leads a pig lead
Unless you don't give a fuck to be free

Keep stompin' on, keep stompin'
Attitude but I ain't from Compton
I can't be fucked around or muffed around
I can't be held down, check the sound

And keep in tuned on point on target
The revolution won't be thwarted
A set back
Cause my man it's plain to see
Lost in a white supremacy

So let the rhythm roll on while I kick this
Brothers gonna work it out
With a quickness
And now you know just why a panther went crazy
The devil made me

They've got an army of accountants
Counting matchsticks
And an arsenal of distraction tactics
They'll use our senses against us
Manipulating desire and consensus
And they'll use guns
They'll use tear gas
I can hear sound of boots on broken plate glass
We'll use song as inspiration
To be the rust in their machines is our intention
It's time
We've got to set it right
But these Devils can't be fought with fists
Dissent
They want to shut it down
Just run your mouth, boy
You've made their list
Lie down with one eye open now
I know that sleep is the cousin of death
The hammer's swinging down, down, down
So fight back until your last breath
You wonder why we always play it safe?
Our comforts are tying us down
And holding us back

Time was a drifter, almost tasted the wrath
Bitter so easy undiscovered
Stranded and I'm frightened to step out
Change moving my way, I won't let it take me
I feel I'm spinning
Just wanted to believe under it all
Imagination is reality
Too much too quick so I back up and tell you this
This is feeling hopeless at it's finest
Just wanted to believe, it's somewhere I'd rather be

I thought we'd make it to the end
Brick Walker don't leave me stranded

I think they might take it all away
Glance though a crack
It seems the scavengers are asleep
Thank God grace has come my way
Tomorrow hope awaits living closer to the end

I thought we'd make it to the end
Brick Walker don't leave me stranded

I wouldn't speak my mind
I didn't want to make them mad
I looked up to them
For the courage I thought I didn't have
I never bothered to lift a finger to make my point
Now I'm spelling it out
And nobody's listening
It's hard to take it to heart
It hurts to be apart
But I can't watch and not be heard
The days go by and things get worse
But they say they can only get better
I try to make a dent
But it blends in with all the damage
I try to look the other way
But there's a mirror behind me
I see images of what can be done
It seems like I'm the only one
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind

In the smoke and the red
Workin' the late night sweat
You're the one to go to
When I wanna forget
Like hangin' off the moon
I don't wanna come down
Yeah, you get me so high
It's hell on the ground
Just one little glass
Makes the night go fast
You can have what you want
If you pay the girl cash
I said girls
Girls in black
Ooh, I said girls
Girls in black, ooh, yeah!
You're the hot bright neon
In the cold dark night
When I'm feelin' down
You make me feel so right
Yeah your bait comes free
But your hooks cut deep, ooh
You make the bad boys smile
And you make the good boys weep
Just one little glass
Makes the night go fast
You can have what you want
If you pay the girl cash
I said girls
Girls in black
Ooh, I said girls
Girls in black
Ooh, I said girls
Girls in black
Ooh, I said girls
Girls in black (oh, yeah!)
Ooh, yeah, just one little glass
Makes the night go fast
Ooh, you can have what you want
If you pay the girl cash
I said girls
Girls in black
Ooh, I said girls
Girls in black
Ooh, I said girls
Girls in black
Ooh, I said girls
Girls in black (oh, yeah!)

Never again
On your forcefed illusions to choke
You feed off my pain
Feed off my life

There won't be another dawn
We will reap as we have sown

Always the same
My tired eyes have seen enough
Of all your lies
My hate is blind

There won't be another dawn
We will reap as we have sown

Slaughter of the soul
Suicidal final art
Children - born of sin
Tear your soul apart

Never again
My tired eyes have seen enough
Of all your lies
My hate is blind

There won't be another dawn
We will reap as we have sown

Slaughter of the soul
Suicidal final art
Children - born of sin
Tear your soul apart

"Men must attempt to develop
in themselves and their children
liberation from the sense of self
...men must be free from
boundaries, patterns and
consistencies in order to be free
to think, feel and create in new ways"

A cheap holiday in other people's misery!
I don't wanna holiday in the sun
I wanna go to new Belsen
I wanna see some history
'Cause now I got a reasonable economy
Now I got a reason, now I got a reason
Now I got a reason and I'm still waiting
Now I got a reason
Now I got reason to be waiting
The Berlin Wall
Sensurround sound in a two-inch wall
Well I was waiting for the communist call
I dared to ask for sunshine, and I got World War III
I'm looking over the wall and they're looking at me!
Now I got a reason, now I got a reason
Now I got a reason and I'm still waiting
Now I got a reason
Now I got a reason to be waiting
The Berlin Wall
They're staring all night and
They're staring all day
I had no reason to be here at all
But now I gotta reason, it's no real reason
And I'm waiting at Berlin Wall
I'm gonna go over the Berlin Wall
I don't understand this thing at all
I'm gonna go over and over the Berlin Wall
I'm gonna go over the Berlin Wall
I'm gonna go over the Berlin Wall
Claustrophobia, there's too much paranoia
There's too many closets, oh, when will we fall?
And now I gotta reason
It's no real reason to be waiting
The Berlin Wall
I gotta go over the Wall
I don't understand this thing at all
It's third rate B-Movie show
Cheap dialogue, cheap essential scenery
I gotta go over the wall
I wanna go over the Berlin Wall
Before me come over the Berlin Wall
I don't understand this bit at all
I'm gonna go over the wall
I'm gonna go over the Berlin Wall
I'm gonna go over the Berlin Wall
Before me come over the Berlin Wall
I don't understand this thing at all
Please don't be waiting for me

I don't want to fight
Every single night
Everything I want is in your eyes
You and me go back
To places I don't know to care
The spoils of all I got were left for scraps
Don't let me say this
But you're no worse than me
It's crazy
We are as real if real ever was
Just because we are the real, they feel we have enough
We are the real 'cause someone gave us up
I wanna be there when you're happy
I wanna love you when you're sad
Can't stand the morning rain?
Get out, I'll take your place then
Can't stand the blazing sun?
Then close your eyes, you'll see
The angel dust
I don't wanna be anything believed
A million watts of sound can't compare
Come along, you'll see the world
The pulse ripples, the crowd unfurls
The current starts to flow, and then you're on
Oh, it's the white hot soul they want
To sing for
We are the real if real ever was
Just because we are the ruin of every living soul
We are surreal 'cause someone gave us up
Don't break the oath
I wanna love you when you're happy
Don't break this oath
I wanna be there when you're sad
Freeze-frame the pouring rain
We are the real, as real as any ghost
So easy now
We are the real in every living soul
Oh don't they know?
Can't stand the blazing sun?
Can't stand the morning rain?
Ah, get out, I'll take your place again
I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone, at all
If it's a white hot soul they want
Then a black heart they'll get