grass and dirt

so why do we hide?, and why do we fight?, if in the end we're just grass and dirt, grass and dirt, why do we hide?, and why do we fight?, if in the end we're just grass and dirt, hey, ooh, you are, so drop your pride, child, 'cause we all gon' be stepped on anyway, yeah, yeah, yeah, i remember when my grammy said, "little man, you got a gift, but if you keep it to yourself then it's just gonna die within", i should have told her then that i've have had a plan, i was gonna treat the world like everyone was fam, but that's when school started and i was pepper and salt, sugar, looking for a friend, first time i met a hater, see, i couldn't understand 'cause i knew he was a faker, what i ever do to him? what's the reason for that anger?, so why do we hide?, and why do we fight?, if in the end we're just grass and dirt, grass and dirt, why do we hide?, and why do we fight?, if in the end we're just grass and dirt, hey, ooh, you are, so drop your pride, child, 'cause we all gon' be stepped on anyway, yeah, yeah, so that's by when i realize that everybody has a choice, you can shut up and be quiet, or you can speak up and make noise, but if you plan on making noise then you better have a voice, man, and always speak the truth, that's something no one can avoid, man, and i'm tired of all the conflict, are we really blind enough to not know that we bonded, and know that in a hundred years or less that all that's gon' be left, is a little bit of grass and dirt, your legacy, and whoever comes next