Deja Vu

Yeah, the whole world's gone crazy

People riot in the streets

Killin' unborn babies

Catchin' shots from police

Never thought that I would see the day

When I would have to pray for God to hold me down

Cause Lord, I feel like giving up today

I feel like giving up the faith

I swear these people fake, I swear they full of hate

I swear to tell the truth 'til I'm in the grave

Shots-shots fired, everybody quiet

Tryna hear the preacher, he ain't preachin' to the choir

Preachin' to the riots that he got fired

He ain't got no medicare, sippin' liquor in his chair

Blank stare, need a blank check, where your bank at?

Babies had a birthday, they gon' need a rain check

Rich man need a vacation, hop a plane

Broke man need a vacation, Mary Jane

Walk outside and everything is lovely

Butterflies in my stomach from this girl I wanna see

Party in the neighborhood and everybody on the street

They was on that Stevie Wonder now it's Frankie Beverly

I done seen days go crazy, time fly by

Maybe it was yesterday or maybe 65

Peace then war, sworn in, die

All too familiar, more lifetimes

One time for the memories, two times for the crew

Three times for the love, y'all

And Four times for the truth

And some days are a nightmare

And some dreams come true

But the Lord's still right there

It's just déjà vu

It's just déjà vu, déjà vu

It's just déjà vu, y'all

It's just déjà vu

It feel like Tribe Called Quest, it feel like De La Soul

It feel all too familiar, it feel like déjà vu

I said I love you, hit the door

Got a mission, gotta go

Yeah, it's cold, but I'm gon' pursue that

She said she love me but she know

I'm too old to be waiting for handout, boy you knew that

And if they try to keep me down

Hold my ground 'til they all look around

And they wonder, "Who that?"

They don't respect my mind, they'll respect my grind

So I told her, "I got to do that"

Now maybe I was talkin' to my lady

But I think I told my mama same thing

I told her I was all about the action

And then I got Ghostface in my dream

Déjà vu, parlez-vous français? Quoi de neuf?

Everything the same under the sun, that's why we burnin' up

Don't believe astrology, but man, I hated cancer

Breast, lung, throat, blood, prayin' for an answer

Seem like it was yesterday, they came and took your breath away

And I ain't get a chance to tell you everything I want to say

Now they say your sister got it too

Yeah, they say it's true

Guess it's never finished til it's you

Déjà vu

One time for the memories, two times for the crew

Three times for the love, y'all

Four times for the truth

Some days are a nightmare

And some dreams come true

But the Lord's still right there

It's just déjà vu, it's just déjà vu

Déjà vu

It's just déjà vu, y'all

It's just déjà vu

It's just déjà vu, déjà vu

It's just déjà vu, y'all

It's just déjà vu

And some days are a nightmare

And some dreams come true

But the Lord's still right there

It's just déjà vu