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Nas Lyrics for Song: Tribes At War
 Lyrics for Album: Distant Relatives [2010]
 
 
 
 14388>[Chorus 1 - Jr. Gong x2]
 
 Tribal war
 
 We nuh want no more a dat
 
 Every man deserve to earn
 
 And every child deserve to learn, now
 
 
 
 Tribal war
 
 A nuh dat we a defend
 
 Every man deserve a turn
 
 Like a flame deserve to burn
 
 
 
 [Verse 1 - Nas]
 
 Man what happened to us?
 
 Geographically they moved us
 
 From africa
 
 We was once happiness pursuers
 
 Now we back stabbing, combative and abusive
 
 The african and arab go at it they most muslim
 
 Used to be moving in unison
 
 Disputes would end
 
 Bounty hunters and grape street get cool again
 
 Some standard housing
 
 Got the young running rampant
 
 Wilding, for a phantom
 
 He can style in
 
 Mask on his face
 
 Grabbing his luger
 
 Saying, 'gnobody move or I'll shoot ya'
 
 Man you're expiring
 
 Catch 25 and he does it like a man
 
 He sides with black,
 
 White pride and mexican
 
 Survive the best he can
 
 Strap a shank to his thigh
 
 Why do we all collide?
 
 Why do the young die?
 
 Extortion, murder and burglary
 
 Tattoos his chest
 
 Says his enemies don't deserve to breathe
 
 
 
 [Chorus 2 - Jr. Gong x2]
 
 Tribal war
 
 We nuh want no more a dat
 
 Everyone deserve to earn
 
 And every child deserve to learn, lord
 
 
 
 Tribal war
 
 A nuh dat we a defend
 
 Each and every man deserve a turn
 
 Like a flame deserve to burn
 
 
 
 [Verse 2 - K'Naan]
 
 I drink poison
 
 Then I vomit diamonds
 
 I gave you mandela, black dalai lamas
 
 I gave you music
 
 You enthused in my kindness
 
 So how dare you reduce me to donny imus
 
 Timeless in case we never been acquainted
 
 Flyness who made it
 
 It gets duplicated
 
 Mindless violence
 
 Well let me try to paint it
 
 Here's the 5 steps
 
 In hopes to explain it
 
 One!
 
 Its me and my nation against the world
 
 Two!
 
 Then me and my clan against the nation
 
 Three!
 
 Then me and my fam' against the clan
 
 Four!
 
 Then me and my brother we no hesitation
 
 Uh!
 
 Go against the fam' until they cave in
 
 Five!
 
 Now who's left in this deadly equation?
 
 That's right, it's me against my brother
 
 Then we point a kalashnikov
 
 And kill one another
 
 
 
 [Chorus 3 - Jr. Gong x2]
 
 Tribal war
 
 We nuh want no more a dat
 
 Everyone deserve to earn
 
 And every child deserve to learn
 
 
 
 Tribal war
 
 A nuh dat we a defend
 
 Every man deserve a turn
 
 Like a flame deserve to burn
 
 
 
 [Verse 3 - Jr. Gong]
 
 Man a war tribal
 
 Over colors
 
 Over money, over land, and over oil, and over god
 
 And over idols, and even lovers
 
 Over breakfast, over dinner, over suppers
 
 Over jungle, over rema, over buckers
 
 Over brooklyn, over queens, and over rutgers
 
 Over red, and over blue, and over chuckers
 
 Over red and over blue and under covers
 
 Tribal trouble
 
 The drive by s double
 
 Cause the youth dem nah go war
 
 And go fight with knuckle
 
 The two sides scuffle
 
 Vietnam nah go a war
 
 With no more kung fu nun chuckle
 
 Missile and shuttle
 
 Huh
 
 And the queen of england and uncle sam
 
 Dem a flex dem muscle
 
 The tribal hustle
 
 Blood diamond poodle
 
 Survival struggle
 
 
 
 [Chorus 4 - Jr. Gong x2]
 
 Tribal war
 
 We nuh want no more a dat
 
 Everyone deserve to earn
 
 Every child deserve to learn
 
 
 
 Tribal war
 
 A nuh dat we a defend
 
 Each and every man deserve a turn
 
 Like a flame deserve to burn
 
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| Album Lyrics: Distant Relatives [2010] |  
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 "Distant Relatives [2010]"
 
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