Sho Baraka - It Takes a Village lyrics

[verse 1 - Jin] I still remember what she said to me I check the test it's positive I'm pregnant B Wish I was around more during her pregnancy Ain't no accident though we planned this legacy So much love for this child man he got it good Got my act together like any loving father would All it took was a touch used to never care Now I've never cared this much welcome to father hood Yeah things will never be the same Safe to say I was blind when I came into the game Saw the riches and the fame not here just to entertain God gave me a chance it's more than just a name All the damage I've done can it be redeemed For the sake of my son is what I often dream To you I'm just a rapper that's daddy on the screen Today he's just an infant tomorrow he's a teen [hook - V. Rose] In the blink of an eye They crawl they walk they run They hurt they heal they smile They could be yours or mine It takes a village to raise a King It take a village to raise a Queen But the village is you and me Yeah the village is you and me [verse 2 - Bizzle] I never knew a la la la a love like this Lord you love me more than I love my kids And I die for 'em I k** for 'em if the village Get hot then christian or not I'd pop steel for 'em But what are we to do when the village dishing help stop Caring and they all start fending for they self And one'll poison us all to get a little wealth Feel like everybody living in this village is for sale Murder the next man for the ticket outta hell For that Rolex band see the pigeon on a scale And sell it to a s**a that you don't see is a brother Or pitch it to a fiend that you don't see is a mother And kids on the block see you looking like you winning Cause they know what you whip in and they know how you did it And if it ain't your problem homie who's is it The parents yep and the village [hook] [verse 3 - Sho Baraka] My son never picked the flower before it blooms Evacuate the room before you hear the tick boom It's better to wonder in the desert then to live in pharaohs tomb Cause out the womb they just teach to get wealth and consume Wear the j**els don't let the j**els wear you Down a thorn makes a more beautiful crown Listen never let a title define your purpose Reverse it we need more Kings to live like servants Always show proper respect to your leaders Only bow down to Jesus keep your eye on Cesar Cause they live backwards so we live forward We live off the verses even after the chorus Get it that means stick to the book A man who earns and never gives is a sophisticated crook Yeah keep the words from the chief The lion has come the village it desires to eat [hook]