I got people in my ears telling me some shit

Why they wanna do me wrong, how they trying do me dirty

I got people in my ears telling me a story

Every week they try to speak on something differently

And my momma raised me right

Told me not to fight

Gotta pick my battles, and

This ones pretty tight

There are people asking questions

Instead of answers we got gun possessions

Two sides pulling triggers

One’s real and one’s a figure

Because speech has been forgotten

Freedoms been digressing

People fight oppression

Every day someone countin’ blessings

All that’s heard is

What It Was

What It Was

What It Was

Ain’t how it is no more

oh, Someone’s gotta get us back on track

Someone needs to come bring us back to

What It Was

But it was never like that

Wanna talk about the media let’s talk

Unreliable sourcing, unaccountable, people overpaid and ditzy

Missing the good old days the 50s

Anti-feminist separatist facilities

Inequality searching for equity

Oh, we shouldn’t have to say it twice to make anyone understand

When they spouting a bunch of bullshit

No ones gonna hold their hand
Through the ups and downs the turn arounds

We don’t see no change and

All that’s heard today is

What It Was

What It Was

What It Was

Ain’t how it is no more

oh, Someone’s gotta get us back on track

Someone needs to come bring us back to

What It Was

Show me why this is the part where they change the headlines to read what they want

Speaking faith, speak in rhymes, speaking up, losing lives and what’s more is

What It Was

What It Was

What It Was

Ain’t what you should stand for

oh cause

What It Was

What It Was

What It Was

Ain’t how it is no more

No one’s gonna come and bring us back

Get us back on track for greater than

What It Was

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What It Was

What It Was

What It Was

oh, What It Was

No it was never like that.