Eminen Sing For A Moment Lyrics

These ideas are nightmares to white parents
Whose worst fear is a child with dyed hair and who likes earrings,
Like whatever they say has no bearing
It's so scary in a house that allows no swearing
To see him walkin' around with his headphones blaring
Alone in his own zone, cold and he don't care
He's a problem child, what bothers him all comes out
When he talks about his f___in' dad walkin' out
'Cuz he hates him so bad that he blocks him out
But if he ever saw him again, he'd probably knock him out
His thoughts are whacked, he's mad so he's talkin' back
Talkin' black, brainwashed from rock and rap
He sags his pants, dew-rags and a stockin' cap
His stepfather hit him so he socked him back
And broke his nose, this house is a broken home
There's no control, he just lets his emotions go-

Chorus
C'mon! Sing with me now (Sing!), sing for the year (Sing It!)
Sing for the montian, sing for the tear (C'mon)
Sing with me now, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

Entertainment is changin', intertwinin' with gangstas
In the land of the killers, a sinner's mind is a sanctum
Homie or unhomie, only have one homie
Only this gun, lonely, 'cuz don't anyone know me
But everybody just feels like they can relate
I guess words are a m_________a, they can be great
Or they can degrade, or even worse, they can teach hate
It's like kids hang on every single statement we make
Like they worship us, plus all the stores ship us platinum
Now how the f___ did this metamorphosis happen?
From standin' on corners and porches just rappin'
To havin' a fortune, no more kissin' a__
But then these critics crucify you, journalists try to burn you
Fans turn on you, attorneys all wan' a turn at you
To get their hands on every dime you have
They want you to lose your mind every time you mad
So they can try to make you out to look like a loose cannon
Any dispute, wont hesitate to produce handguns
Thats why these prosecutors wanna convict me
Strictly just to get me off a these streets quickly
But all their kids been listen'n to me religiously
So I'm signin' CDs while police fingerprint me
They're for the judge's daughter, but his grudge is against me
If I'm such a f___in' menace, this s___ doesn't make sense B
It's all political, if my music is literal and I'm a criminal,
How the f___ can I raise a little girl?
I couldn't, I wouldn't be fit to
You're full of s___ too, Guerrera, that was a fist that hit you!

Chorus
C'mon! Sing with me now (Sing!), sing for the year (Sing It!)
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear (Sing it, sing!)
Sing with me now, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

They say music can alter moods and talk to you
But can it load a gun up for you and c___ it too?
Well if it can, then the next time you a__ault a dude
Is tell the judge it was my fault, and I'll get sued
See what these kids do, is hear about us totin' pistols
And they wanna get one, 'cuz they think the s___'s cool
Not knowin' we're really just protectin' ourselves
We entertainers, of course this s___'s affectin' our sales
You ignoramous, but music is reflection of self
We just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mail
It's f___ed up ain't it, how we can come from practically nothin'
To bein' able to have any f___in' thing that we wanted
That's why we sing for these kids who don't have a thing
Except for a dream and a f___in' rap magazine
Who post pin-up pictures on their walls all day long
Idolize their favorite rappers and know all they songs
Or for anyone who's ever been through s___ in they lives
So they sit and they cry at night, wishin they'd die
Till they throw on a rap record, and they sit and they vibe
We're nothin' to you, but we the f___in' s___ in they eyes
That's why we seize the moment, try to freeze it and own it
Squeeze it and hold it, 'cuz we consider these minutes golden
And maybe they'll admit it when we're gone
So we can-

Chorus
Sing with me now (Sing!), sing for the year (Singin' It!)
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear (C'mon!)
Sing with me now, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

Sing with me now (Sing!), sing for the year (Singin' It!)
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear (C'mon!)
Sing with me now, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away