blown away

, free all political prisoners, even though a lot of y'all are lucky to be prisoners, because you know what happens to most people that step up?, they get blown awayyyyyyy - damn right, martin luther king had more than a dream, he was out for social change and that sort of a thing, tried to lead us to freedom but before it would ring, he got blown awayyyyyyy, he seen a problem and thought that he had the answer probably, and that's the reason that huey started the panther party, wasn't for hoover he'd be alive today, he got blown awayyyyyyy, that man clarence smith was like a father to many, was for the love cause the brother wasn't offered a penny, he said the black man was god and it costed him plenty, was at the time it wasn't no police officers friendly, he birthed the five-percent nation, called 'em the true and livin', and just for that you know they whupped him and threw him in prison, wasn't for them then he'd be with us today, he got blown awayyyyyyy, marvin gaye wrote a song called "what's goin' on?", the label said no but he convinced them to go along, he spoke of vietnam and the shit that was goin wrong, tryin to convince people that they need to keep holdin on, he sang "mercy mercy me" it felt like he was cryin, he wanted to save the hood, they understood why he was tryin, he took a stand and said what he had to say, he got blown awayyyyyyy, tupac shakur was more than a rapper, more than an actor, it was more than awards he was after, he tried to teach young black people a better way, he got blown awayyyyyyy - ay, you gotta give it to him, abraham lincoln was honest, he was a racist but he did what he said when he promised, he freed slaves, of course he was gon' pay, he got blown awayyyyyyy, john f. kennedy fought for the people, a white president that wanted to see all of us equal, at least that's what he said when runnin for office to beat dude, but then he run, and he start doin more for the people, assassin hit him with a bullet that tore his cerebral, i know a lot of y'all are thinkin we wanna believe you, black people pray for j.f.k. he got blown awayyyyyyy - same way, gosh, i can't forget peter tosh, if bob marley was jigga then tosh'll be nas, peter was bob's right hand man, one hand washed, the other, these brothers wanted more than to just be large, killer on the guitar, but better up on the mic, y'all remember that revolutionary shit he would write, like, "get up, stand up" - stand up for your right, but bang, he got blown awayyyyyyy - you're damn right, martin luther king had more than a dream, he was out for social change and that sort of a thing, tried to lead us to freedom but before it would ring, he got blown awayyyyyyy, tupac shakur was more than a rapper, more than an actor, it was more than awards he was after, tried to teach young black people a better way, he got blown awayyyyyyy, then there was saigon, i brought you "the greatest story", i know they watchin me and i know that they waitin for me, i just pray that y'all heed what i had to say, before i get blown awayyyyyyy