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Born "Free"


​I was born in the land of the free​
where the land lord put a brother let you land in the streets
mama always told me I would land on my feet when I fell from the heavens and Ianded a king
Real life this ain't no dream fuck the ice and fancy things
Everything aint what it seems I wear slacks you wear jeans they see black I see green

Damn what's segregation money the only thing that seperate us
Business minded I'm educated young and black I know they hate it 
And now a days we love chains and whips
we were scared with whips and got chained up on a fuckin boat
Ain't that a trip they ain't have no shoes you better lace up 
and our own damn people let them take us never break down and can't break us 

I was born ready but most don't get it 
history books get polished up with a pile of shit from a politician
you can either get played or play a hell of a position 
they can't look me in my eyes because they're scared of vision
freedom is a right, so make the right decision 


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MotorcityMelo

I am an artist of music group STSF (Storie Told Sincerely From) from Detroit, MI. I am also a 2014 graduate of Cass Tech high school. #CTAlumni #STSF

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