We are the leaders of your nation
There are so many things you never showed me
A school with more dropouts than sign ups and registrations
But instead you left me out here all alone
And said we wasn't worth the time
We ain't gonna teach them what y'all showed us
What happened to the Isaac Hayes, and the Curtis May field's
There are too many things you let slip by
There's too many babies dyin' before they're born
But there's some brothas outside sellin' that stuff
So as we get older and our children grow up
But because we wore our pants saggin' y'all labeled us gangster
So as we get older and our children grow up
Now you would think the classrooms the place for mental stimulation
And what about all our young soldiers being led astray
Lord ain't that the truth
We don't want no pacifier
And the others who were sure we couldn't fight the stress in life
So as we get older and our children grow up
But you said it was too late for me to learn
'Cuz we didn't see the world through our teachers eyes
There ain't no justice there's just us
And all the Marvin Gayes?
We're gonna make sure the world survives
For those of you who didn't believe us
What happened to the meaning of 'in God we trust'
So as we get older and our children grow up
Listen to my words for you, listen to your children sing to you
But not a father in the home
By this negative music
We don't want no pacifier
We're gonna make sure the world survives
Man we really need 'em today
Mmm yeah, and the pregnancy rate is at an all time high
We are the leaders of your nation
So, we don't need your education
There are so many things I never asked you
We are the leaders of your nation
There are so many things I still don't know
What happened to the meaning of 'in God we trust'
And still so many things that I will never know
What happened to the meaning of 'in God we trust'
You knew the world was in our hands, help build them strong
We don't need your education
Now y'all know there's a difference
We're gonna make sure the world survives
You were suppose to be my shelter when it was rainin'
And why, 'cuz I go to city high
So I gotta make it on my own
And why, 'cuz I went to city high
When all we needed was a little bit of motivation
We don't want no pacifier
We are the leaders of your nation
What happened to the meaning of 'in God we trust'
How can I face a world that doesn't know me?
We're gonna make sure the world survives
Your mind talkin' bout gettin' high
We all know why
So they can withstand, all the pressures, all the war, all the prejudice
We ain't gonna teach them what y'all showed us
And there were so many things that needed explaining
There ain't no justice there's just us
We don't need your education
That will really stimulate
The people who did believe, what we could do to change our future
We ain't gonna teach them what y'all showed us
There ain't no justice there's just us
A world that doesn't care whether I live or die
We don't need your education
Too many young ladies cryin' with a daddy in the house
We ain't gonna teach them what y'all showed us
There ain't no justice there's just us
We don't want no pacifier
There are so many things you never told me
