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A Losing Battle

from Shaving the Sheep by Ngajuana

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Take a walk down the street, see the pushers push drugs,
Everybody and their brother wants to act like a thug,
With their backs to the brixs, their gat, and mean mugs,
They act out the life that Pac done dreamed up,
I done seen some slums, done dirt I can’t clean,
I've stabbed cats, in the name of pride for my team,
All it ever gave me, was nightmares, of bad deeds,
Made me question if I was indeed a bad seed,
In need of structure badly, believe,
To see me succeed is all my dad needs,
To see the salvation he’s prayed for to come,
For his youngest child, me, his one and only son,
Wrote "Never Learn" to thank him, for keeping his faith,
He’s the man behind the scenes, who wants to see me be great,
He wants to see me wield my sword to cut my slice of the cake,
Instead of using it to see just how much I can take.

It’s apparent that parent’s parenting could make the differ-ence,
Between a kid who deals yay, and other kids who sniffing it,
I’m wishing we were winning in the battle, but we’re losing it,
The winner in the end, is who had nothing to do with it.

The chorus is a metaphor, forever for the guide,
To heaven’s door, cause heaven’s courts will judge you on your life,
You could be a pusher, be a custie, or be a sheep,
If God calls himself a shepherd, which he want you to be,
Not a question, about your knowledge of the bible,
But simply a suggestion how to rise above your rivals,
It’s easy to be a loser, just do nothing,
Pursue less than that, smoke weed, sell crack,
Pattern your life, after my life, and it’ll happen,
And the only thing you’ll need to learn, is how to make a weapon,
Or fuck your kids neglect ‘em, leave ‘em when they’re just infants,
After all, it ain’t your fault you got a ten year sentence, is it,
Of course it is, nobody forced this business on ya,
You might have seen it, but I’ve lived it, so I spit it for ya,

It’s apparent that parent’s parenting could make the differ-ence,
Between a kid who deals yay, and other kids who sniffing it,
I’m wishing we were winning in the battle, but we’re losing it,
The winner in the end, is who had nothing to do with it.

credits

from Shaving the Sheep, released July 1, 2008
Lyrics: Ngajuana
Instrumental: Rugged One

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A product of London, Ontario, Ngajuana stays active in the Canadian Hip-Hop scene. Ngajuana is a proud founding member of the Canadian collective Dreamsters Union. Boasting nearly 600 songs, 6 albums (and counting), 200 shows and multiple awards won, consistency is no surprise; it's to be expected. ... more

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