Straighten It Out

Seems all we care about is money and fame, drugs and the gangs

Killing me softly like Lauren from the Fugees sang

Man, what's it gon' take for us to grow up?

Before love is the only gang sign we throw up

'Cause all our peoples heading straight for the morgue

Unless we put down the guns and start to trust in the Lord

Let's straighten it out

Let's straighten it out

From the west side to the east side

Let's straighten it out

From the north side to the south side

Let's straighten it out

From the east side to the west side

Let's straighten it out

From the south side to the north side

I wonder what could make a man hit up a man with a furious hand

Somebody tell me, because I just don't seem to understand

And then we wonder why our kids is banging when at home

It seems their parents is the one giving their kids the training

Beating them down with your fists or the buckle of a belt

Too prideful to accept that you needed some serious help

So you kept striking like thirsty bats straight out of hell

But what you do is wrong, stop and listen to my song

It breaks my heart in two when I see the things you put them through

Why do you do all the harmful things that you do?

Spiritually blinded with deceiving rags on both your eyes

Not knowing you was led by demons when you made them cry

But you didn't quit 'til they finally ran away from home

Then your wife left you too, and now you're sad and all alone

Just thinking about everything your family could've been

So now you're squeezing the trigger to leave this life of sin

Let's straighten it out

From the west side to the east side

Let's straighten it out

From the north side to the south side

Let's straighten it out

From the east side to the west side

Let's straighten it out

From the south side to the north side

Let's straighten it out

From the west side to the east side

Let's straighten it out

From the north side to the south side

Let's straighten it out

From the east side to the west side

Let's straighten it out

From the south side to the north side