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Buttons attached, buckles yoked (Come unity) produced by Eric G, feat. Longshot, Akir, Melanie Rutherford and DJ Abilities

from Baby (Being a black youth) by One Be Lo

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Here’s one of many photos we took while visiting my uncle in prison. It was pretty normal to go to Ionia, Mi almost every Sunday to visit him. Sometimes it would be my mother and I and sometimes it would be 10-15 family members, depending on who was available or in town when we were going. We would also visit some of his friends who were also incarcerated.

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Verse 3

I be sitting here,
trynna have a wonderful day

It's sunshine
but sometimes
it's nothing but rain

And it's nothing but pain
Feels like I got nothing to lose
but many feel like it's nothing to gain

Say it's nothing new
under the shade

New day
same rock
cover the snake
And nothing is changed

So a lot of hands bumming for change
There's not enough in the bank
There's not a crumb on your plate
Some can relate

We grew up in the States
Of you grew up in a place
Where the bombs and body parts
blew up in ya face

Where the youth get in trouble
tossin' rubble at tanks

No escape
no where to hide
you run and get chased

By the police
Quick to point a gun in ya face
And bust triggers

But they aint really bustin' no grapes
Now he's a Killer

The judge say it wasn't the case

Call us a Nigguh
But don't forget the W-A

Can't understand
we‘re a hundred miles running
away

But if you really had a heart
you would love what I say

Some girs love diamonds
that fund a brigade

Now who gets lost in the shuffle?
The Clubs and the Spades
Whaat?

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from Baby (Being a black youth), released November 7, 2020
BEAT PRODUCTION: Eric G (Soul Council)
ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTATION: Jonas Siegel
LYRICS: One Be Lo, Longshot and Akir
CHORUS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED: Melanie Rutherford
SCRATCHES: DJ Abilities
RECORDED/MIXED by: Aaron Angus
MASTERING by: D Sane

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One Be Lo Pontiac, Michigan

One Be Lo is a HipHop writer/emcee/producer from Pontiac Michigan, currently living in Cairo, Egypt.

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