You can´t rain on my parade, my aura´s bright as day My skin is black as night but still I shine through all the shade (Yeah) I send peace to my brothers, to Allah I send all the praise As I walk through the valley, know I shall not be afraid
You never heard nothin´ like it, let´s be honest Droppin´ bombs like atomic, me and twin back with the sonics (Facts) That shit that make ´em vomit Make the haters sick to they stomach Ain´t with us then fuck it
These rappers lead they ass in the rubbish Just me and my brother, not Jody but I´m Joey (Uh) I been hella lowkey gettin´ money, you know the motive (Yeah) Feelin´ born again for them niggas who think they know me (Uh huh) Swear they be my kids, pay for it, you niggas owe me (Yeah, for real) (Yeah)
I heard the beat and I ain´t know what to write The first line - should it be about the clothes or the ice? Maybe somethin´ Nas like - like, what would Nas write? (Right?) Turn this up a little, tell me what it sounds like (Yeah)
Show some respect when you see us in public ´Cause you can hate this all you want, nigga, the streets is gon´ love it (Uh huh) Credit to the Man above us, yeah Proud of my brothers From gun magazines to front magazine covers Dawg, it gotta mean somethin´ This ain´t for the feeble (Nah) I get empowered when I´m seein´ progress in my people (Yeah) We might not be related but we move like distant cousins Twins (Yeah), that´s how it is and how it´s always been Let it teach you, we burn it up to cast away the evil You know that Baby Boy and Joey duo´s very lethal Flyer than a handbill, higher than a bald eagle
But I still remain grounded like the surface right beneath you
You can´t rain on my parade, my aura´s bright as day My skin is black as night but still I shine through all the shade (Yeah) I send peace to the brothers, to Allah I send the praise (Amen) As I walk through the valley, know I shall not be afraid (Yeah)