Interviewer:
As you know, the Heavyweight Champion of the world
has just made his decision.
He has rejected induction into the United States Military forces,
it is also his personal choice at this time,
To issue no statements,
To talk to no one,

Black on Black x2

Verse 1:
Uncle Sam looks like the plan,
Can't find another route,
Don't understand how God could stand me,
I feel I'm selling out,
How will my niggas understand my choice,
I feel I’m well endowed
with visions and talent,
Can't believe that I am tapping out
My cousin asked me,
"What about your black power?
They don't give a **** about your life here
They will devour you there"
My stubbornness keeps my mind clear of biases
“I don't want your advice *****”
Started being defiant
My biggest clients
Were beats when I was younger
Got off work in the summer
Jotted down thunder until i slumbered
It was religion
Now I'm dismissing my own mission,
For white visions,
Not comprehending
Where God's sending me
Life's given
Everytime I think about lifting my brothers up,
Nobody can stand the weight
We carry
On our backs
Our lives are tough,
But y'all could never relate
That's why I ask,
Are these benefits are as good as they say?
There's another way, I'm sure

Uncle Sam been calling me
Been thinking bout responding back
But I said I’d never leave here x2
I said I'd never leave here x2
He’s saying that he’ll pay my bills
Give me a bright future,
but honestly to keep it real
I still said I’d never leave here x2
I said I'd never leave here x2

Verse 2:
It's just that tryna find my way hasn't been harder,
So I figured I'd follow my father,
Already got the degree,
So I'd go in as an officer,
Shit, I'm much safer there than here,
With these ******* officers,
Right?
"Right,
But brother you never struck me as the army type,
You're meant to be here with us
Contributing to our fight,
Use your intelligence,
Uplift brothers that's settling,
No, I'm not your pops but close enough,
Yea I'm meddling,
Last thing that I need is for your face to pop on CNN,
And be another statistic"
Yea Kay,
Your Pops words of wisdom
Live inside me today
And as the days move on and we inch closer to election time,
I get kinda nervous,
Find myself searching for peace of mind,
Tryna keep an Obama mentality isn't easy
Especially when you keep seeing 45 on the TV,
Tryna find another way to piss another country off,
Praying he doesn't win,
Or a war will not be TOO far off

Ending:
Are these benefits are good as they say?
There's another way, I'm sure
I'm just trying to feed my family

Muhammad Ali:
I will say here boldly, now and on television,
No!
I will not go 10,000 miles from here,
To help murder and kill
Another poor people simply to continue
The domination of white slave masters
Over the darker people of the earth