[Verse 1]
Come on on, come on
I see no changes changes, wake up in the morning and I ask myself
isIs life worth living living, should I blast myself?
I'm tired of bein' poor & and even worse I'm black
myMy stomach hurts hurts, so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatchenter added
Cops give a damn about a negro
pullPull the trigger trigger, kill a nigga nigga, he's a hero
Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares
oneOne less hungry mouth on the welfareenter added
First ship 'em dope & and let 'em deal the brothers
giveGive 'em guns guns, step back back, watch 'em kill each other
It's time to fight back that's what Huey said
2Two shots in the dark dark, now Huey's deadenter added
I got love for my brother but we can never go nowhere
unlessUnless we share with each other
We gotta start makin' changes
learnLearn to see me as a brotherenter deleted
instead of 2 two distant strangers
and
And that's how it's supposed to be
How can the Devil devil take a brother brother, if he's close to me?
I'd love to go back to when we played as kids
butBut things changed, and that's the way it is

[Bridge w/ changing ad libs]
Come on on, come on
That's on, that's just the way it is
Things'llThings will never be the same
That's same, that's just the way it is
awwAww, yeah
[Repeat]
[Verse 2]Come on, come on, that's just the way it is
Things will never be the same, that's just the way it is
Aww, yeah

I see no changes changes, all I see is racist faces
misplacedMisplaced hate makes disgrace to races
We under under, I wonder what it takes to make this
oneOne better place, let's erase the wastedenter added
Take the evil out the people they'll be acting right
'cause both'Cause mo' black and white is smokin' crack tonight
andAnd only time we chill is when we kill each other
itIt takes guilt skill to be real, time to heal each otherenter added
And although it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready, to see a black President, uhh President
It ain't a secret don't conceal the fact
theThe penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacksenter added
But some things will never change
tryTry to show another way but you stayin' in the dope game
Now tell me me, what's a mother to do do?
bein'Bein' real don't appeal to the brother in youenter added
You gotta operate the easy way
"II made a G today" But today, but you made it in a sleazy way
sellin'Sellin' crack to the kid. " kid, I gotta get paid," paid
Well hey, well well, that's the way it is
[Bridge]Come on, come on, that's just the way it is
Things will never be the same, that's just the way it is
Aww, yeah
[Talking:]Come on, come on, that's just the way it is
Things will never be the same, that's just the way it is
Aww, yeah

We gotta make a change... change
It's time for us as a people toenter deleted
start makin' some changes. changes
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
andAnd let's change the way we treat each other. other
You see see, the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
whatWhat we gotta do, to survive. survivem

[Verse 3]
And still I see no changes changes, can't aenter deleted
brother get a little peace peace?
It'sThere's war on in the streets & the and war in the Middle East
Instead of war on poverty poverty, they got a war on drugs
soSo the police can bother meenter added
And I ain't never did a crime crime, I ain't have to do
But now now, I'm back with the blacks facts givin' it 'em back to you
Don't let 'em jack you up, back you up, up
crackCrack you up and pimp slap pimps smack you upenter added
You gotta learn to hold ya own
theyThey get jealous when they see ya ya, with ya mobile phone
But tell the cops cops, they can't touch this
I don't trust this this, when they try to rush I bust thisenter added
That's the sound of my tool tool, you say it ain't cool cool?
myMy mama didn't raise no fool
And as long as I stay black black, I gotta stay strapped
&And I never get to lay backenter added
'Cause I always got to worry 'bout the pay backs
someSome buck that I roughed up way back
comin'Comin' back after all these years
rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tatRat-a-tat, tat, tat, tat, that's the way it is uhh
[Bridge 'til fade]That's just the way it is
Things will never be the same, that's just the way it is
Aww, yeah

That's just the way it is
Things will never be the same, that's just the way it is
Aww, yeah

Some things will never change