Hey bro! You better learn to beg To the church, to the state to the mutha f*ckin ruling class Because your time is wasted Every time you tolerate You let yourself be exploited To search for freedom is not a crime So why the f*ck bro should We live our lives in Hardtimes Hey bro you better be Aware of what's up doing play From the streets to the system Coz the kind of knowledge that You have will be your key To the door to be free Or to cellblock of slavery Don't let politician media Fool ya! Coz if they got ya Then you police yourselves Coz the message is internalized In your brain in my rhyme Locked your mind. Manipulated In Hardtimes Pak Pak Bam Bam Dead brothers on the ground Your basic human rights Died with your face down Coz when you're in the O.B. Boy your better be Not around Coz the working class Has no say And if you f*ck*up whenYou try to hit the easy road Then you'll payYou'll gonna pay with Your lifeCoz we're comdemed to HARDTIMES