[Produced by B-Savage]
[Verse: Kelz the Villain]
I find it crazy that as the world turns
Students in Philly can't properly learn
Not because we're dumb or anything like that
But cause the city pockets tight and they looking to cut back
Plenty schools have closed, both Catholic and public
And a**istant principals are not at all in the budget
And programs for music have been cut like nothing
Now bad kids are badder and good kids are left wanting
Some staff have retired, cause life is getting hectic
And the prisons are being paid to use new convicts as NEW SLAVES
[Hook: Kelz the Villain]
We're tired of the way that you treat us
You're acting like you don't even need us
It's our education, you can't take that
We're gathered here today so we can say that
No, no, we're not gonna take it
No, no, y'all better change it
No, no, we're not gonna take it
No, no, y'all better change it
[Verse: Kelz the Villain]
It's seven am, and so I get dressed and washed
When I reach my school, all the entrances are locked
I mean, that hasn't happened yet, but it could probably
I know that we the New Slaves, I see the cops chasing me
We need reparations, too; not forty acres and a mule
But instead an education that we can actually use
I know that we the New Slaves, I know that we the New Slaves
They make convicts work for free, I know that slaves weren't paid
Yes, we were granted something; about a few million bucks
But some teachers, kids, and parents are left still out of luck
The protestors and arresters in the streets have run amok
Cuz there's fewer teachers teaching and less people serving lunch
Even more public schools will be replaced by charters
And we have to cut back farther like Lebron James' barber
Life is gettin harder, every cla** is gettin larger
School supplies are getting fewer, prime example? Look at Carver
Mr. Hite, we need help, and you know that by now
But we gotta hurry before the district's wiped out
No school is safe, not even ones with high stats
What would you rather teens have? A textbook, weed, or a strap?
Straight A students have been pushed outta school
And the kids who need help have been more than refused
And the teachers to do it are retired or underused
And some wary parents don't want their kids to turn into NEW SLAVES
[Hook: Kelz the Villain]
We're tired of the way that you treat us
You're acting like you don't even need us
It's our education, you can't take that
We're gathered here today so we can say that
No, no, we're not gonna take it
No, no, y'all better change it
No, no, we're not gonna take it
No, no, y'all better change it