The Big One Lyrics

As you`re walkin` down the street
Might wanna skip a beat
Think it over
Walkin` to the corner store
But it ain`t there no more
If you want a loaf of bread
You try a pharmacy instead
Another chain will set you free

When you go to pay the rent
You see it`s all been spent
The purse is empty
Money, money make a buck
But you`re all outta luck
This town ain`t friendly now
A thousand faces stare you down
Each one`s afraid of what you see

Slither in your sea (can`t deny it)
Hide behind the view (gentrifying)
Take a life or two (The revolution`s comin` round)
Clingin` to the door ( quiver, cower )
Profit off the poor (fight the power)
Pay `em even more (That`s why they took Bruce Bailey down)
Took Bruce Bailey down

Lookin` like the jack is back
But he ain`t gonna attack
His hands are flippin`
Druggies dyin` in the halls
They`re bangin` on the walls
Your Ma ain`t trippin` now
It ain`t a home if you ain`t allowed
What time`s the cease fire
Where`s the heat?

Spittin` on the old (sister/brother)
Shittin` on your soul (welfare mother)
Profit is the goal (the revolution`s comin` round)
Payin` off a loan (mass eviction)
Elevate the zone (ain`t no fiction)
Breakin` up a home (that`s why they took Bruce Bailey down)
Took Bruce Bailey down

No more tokens, take a train
You swipe a piece of plastic paper
No more smokin` on the plane
You gripe they`ll take you to the jailer
Bind your time, it`s all in vain
They tell you as you meet your maker
Grief`s the mother of invention
Pain`s the midwife to your labor

Turn it, burn it, cure it, endure it
If you are able, sucker

People standing in the park
It`s getting mighty dark
The kids are scowlin`
Shutter up the windows tight
This is an evil night
The wind is howlin` fast
Another tragedy has passed
Another stain on you and me

Slither in your sea (can`t deny it)
Hide behind the view (gentrifying)
Take a life or two (The revolution`s comin` round)
Clingin` to the door (quiver, cower)
Profit off the poor (fight the power)
Pay `em even more (That`s why they took Bruce Bailey down)
Took Bruce Bailey down

Spittin` on the old (sister/brother)
Shittin` on your soul (welfare mother)
Profit is the goal (the revolution`s comin` round)
Payin` off a loan (mass eviction)
Elevate the zone (ain`t no fiction)
Breakin` up a home (that`s why they took Bruce Bailey down)
Took Bruce Bailey down