Ghetto Birds

Born without wings to fly

Eyes set high upon the sky

The limit has been placed on you & I

Ceiling lowered, never was that high


Doing whatever just to get by

Looking death straight in the eye

Daring him to try to deny

Our flight passes we paid for


Through spreading ones' blood on the floor

Spilled because we fought for more

Deservingly, we stood strong together

We would not be ignored


Ghetto birds do as they please

Even if the ends don't justify the means

Life isn't as hard as all would make it seem

Just got to see through the forest of trees


Ignorance is to place the blame

Upon “the man” which has no name

Nothing is keeping us from glory & fame

But fear of being "a nothing", the "same"


What we choose to do to live

Selling whatever it is we got to give

To gain prosperity undeservedly

Worthy beings doing unconcerning things


That only brings down our race

How can you despise us? Hate?

When it is us, it is your face

It's despicable our behavior to one another


Ghetto birds CAN learn to fly

Despite the degraded self-bred lie

Of nothing of achievement being available

For the conquest of You or I