CAGED BIRD

I remember when I lost most of my friends in the struggle and friends that went the wrong way chas![ing dreams. What kept inspired was words from this wonderful lyrics from a great rap artist,

"You ain't a man till you stop chasing your friends, my n****
Think for yourself, make your own plans, my n***
I'll be lying if I said I ain't understand, my n***
Cause who you gon' follow when the leaders all get swallowed
By reefer clouds and bottles
In and out of county jail
This is hell, see the young black males in packed cells
With they heads down
And they fists clenched tight
Thinking "I could bust a hole through this wall
And bh I just might"
It's just like the caged bird I sing a song
Hoping they open up these bars and send a brother home
I cry when I'm alone
I'm wondering why would God send me here
Knowing that they hate us
Knowing that they make us feel like we evil so we kill our people
Without a second thought, in every lesson taught by OGs
We full of real n wisdom, so we proceed
Like real niggas who been stripped of our humanity
I see the judge's eyes, I know that he ain't understanding me

A caged bird (Yeah, a caged bird)
(Let this little caged bird sing) Caged bird
Yeah, caged bird
Freedom's just an illusion, that's my conclusion
And if it ain't, then how my brothers keep on losin' theirs?
This goes out to childhood friends that's doin' years
Prison tats on they backs like souvenirs
We wish that you was here
A mother's tear spilled on this page
A brother's tear spilled on this page
How many days left?
And can you find peace when you released
Still filled up wit' rage
Back on the streets just to peep that you still in the cage"

Source: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jcole/cagedbird.html
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