The Space Program (Explicit)

The Space Program (Explicit) - A Tribe Called Quest

Written by：Kamaal Fareed

I'mma deal with a bigger insult man

The heat the heat the heat the heat

It's comin' down hard

We've got to get our sh*t together

It's time to go left and not right

Gotta get it together forever

Gotta get it together for brothers

Gotta get it together for sisters

For mothers and fathers and dead niggas

For non conformists one hitter quitters

For Tyson types and che figures

Let's get it together come on let's make it

Gotta make it to make it to make it to make it

To make something happen to make something happen

To make something happen let's make something happen

Word to phifer

Gonna bring it to the overlord drinkin' Cisco

Chilling with the gold microphone cords

And we grip our balls every time we stuntin' on tour

'Cause we never bore responding to the ready crowd's roar

And promoters try to hit us with the art of war

We about our business we not quitters

Not bullshitters we deliver we go get it

Don't be bitter 'cause we not just niggas

Jarobi my fiber wove into different cloth

Ain't nothing forbidden this ni**a get his written off

Hardest spit in the city y'all niggas spitting kitten soft

Confused and amazed shook up with your brain missing lost

They planning for our future people

None of our people involved

Pouring Henny and Smirnoff to get it cracking off

Cracking off a Smirnoff to quickly turn to Molotov

Molotov the spaceship doors before that b**ch is taking off

It always seems the poorest persons

Are people forsaken dawg

Washingtons Jeffersons Jacksons

On the captain's log

They'd rather lead us to the grayest water poison deadly smog

Mass un blackening it's happening you feel it y'all

Rather see we in a three by three structure with many bars

Leave us where we are so they can play among the stars

They taking off to Mars got the space vessels overflowing

What you think they want us there all us niggas not going

Reputation ain't glowing reparations ain't flowing

If you find yourself stuck in a creek you better start rowing

Used to see the TV screen as the place to land my dream in

And the car stereo where they would promote the show

Optimistic little brother with a hope you know

There ain't a space program for niggas

Yeah you stuck here ni**a

Move on to the stars

There ain't a space program for niggas

Yeah you stuck here ni**a

Move on to the stars

There ain't a space program for niggas

Yeah you stuck here ni**a

Move on to the stars

There ain't a space program for niggas

Yeah you stuck stuck stuck

Move on to the stars

Sit and wonder sometimes I read the paper every day

All these happenings is cycular just happen different ways

And the president's refined in her wing she's confined

With about thirty Percocets and five bottles of wine

Carolina nothing finer than a black woman who climbs

To the top of the state building claiming that that flag is mine

Now people on top of people feels like we can't breathe

Put so much in this muthaf**k feel like we shouldn't leave

Put it on TV put it in movies put it in our face

These notions and ideas and citizens live in space

I chuckle just like all of y'all absurdity after all

Takes money to get it running and money for trees to fall

Imagine for one second all the people are colored please

Imagine for one second all the people in poverty

No matter the skin tone culture or time zone

Think the ones who got it

Would even think to throw you a bone

Moved you out your neighbourhood did they find you a home

Nah cypher probably no place to

Imagine if this sh*t was really talkin' about space dude

Imagine if this sh*t was really talkin' about space dude

Move on to the stars

Move on to the stars

Time to go left and not right

Gotta get it together forever

Move on to the stars

Gotta get it together for brothers

Gotta get it together for sisters

Move on to the stars

For mothers and fathers and dead niggas

For non conformers won't hear the quitters

Move on to the stars

For Tyson types and che figures

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Move on to the stars

Gotta get it together for brothers

Gotta get it together for sisters

Move on to the stars

For mothers and fathers and dead niggas

For non conformists one hitter quitters

For Tyson types and che figures

Make make make

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Gotta get it together forever

Gotta get it together for brothers

Gotta get it together for sisters

For mothers and fathers and dead niggas

For non conformists one hitter quitters

For Tyson types and che figures

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Gotta get it together for brothers

Gotta get it together for sisters

For mothers and fathers and dead niggas

For non conformists one hitter quitters

For Tyson types and che figures

Make make make

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Move on to the stars

Gotta get it together forever

Gotta get it together for brothers

Move on to the stars

Gotta get it together for sisters

For mothers and fathers and dead niggas

Move on to the stars

For non conformists one hitter quitters

For Tyson types and che figures

Move on to the stars

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Move on to the stars

Gotta get it together for brothers

Gotta get it together for sisters

Move on to the stars

For mothers and fathers and dead niggas

For non conformists onehitter quitters

Move on to the stars

For Tyson types and che figures

Make make make

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Let's make somethin' happen let's make somethin' happen

Move on to the stars

Move on to the stars

Move on to the stars

The danger must be growing

For the rowers keep on rowing

And they're certainly not showing

Any signs that they are slowing

We're there

Where

Here

A small step for mankind

But a giant step for us

Oompa loompa doopa dee doo

I've got another puzzle for you