[Intro]
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(The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only, no parking)
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America! Ha ha ha! We love you
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How many people are proud to be citizens
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Of this beautiful country of ours, the stripes and the stars
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For the rights that men have died for to protect?
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The women and men who have broke their necks
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For the freedom of speech the United States government has sworn to uphold… or so were told
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(Yo, I want everybody to listen to the words of this song)
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[Verse 1]
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I never wouldve dreamed in a million years Id see
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So many motherfuckin people who feel like me
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Who share the same views and the same exact beliefs
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Its like a fuckin army marchin in back of me
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So many lives I touched, so much anger aimed
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In no particular direction, just sprays and sprays
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And straight through your radio waves, it plays and plays
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‘Til it stays stuck in your head for days and days
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Who wouldve thought standin in this mirror, bleachin my hair
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With some peroxide, reachin for a t-shirt to wear
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That I would catapult to the forefront of rap like this?
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How could I predict my words would have an impact like this?
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I mustve struck a chord with somebody up in the office
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‘Cause Congress keep tellin me I aint causin nothin but problems
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And now theyre sayin Im in trouble with the government
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Im lovin it, I shoveled shit all my life, and now Im dumpin it on
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[Chorus]
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White America, I could be one of your kids
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White America, Little Eric looks just like this
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White America, Erica loves my shit
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I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get (Yo)
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White America, I could be one of your kids
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White America, Little Eric looks just like this
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White America, Erica loves my shit
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I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get
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[Verse 2]
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Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself
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If they were brown, Shadyd lose, Shady sits on the shelf
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But Shadys cute, Shady knew Shadys dimples would help
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Make ladies swoon, baby, Ooh, baby! Look at my sales
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Lets do the math: If I was Black, I wouldve sold half
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I aint have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that
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But I could rap, so fuck school, Im too cool to go back
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Give me the mic, show me where the fuckin studios at
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When I was underground, no one gave a fuck I was White
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No labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up, I was like
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“Fuck it,” until I met Dre, the only one to look past
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Gave me a chance and I lit a fire up under his ass
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Helped him get back to the top, every fan Black that I got
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Was probably his in exchange for every White fan that hes got
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Like damn, we just swapped, sittin back lookin at shit, wow
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Im like my skin is it startin to work to my benefit now? Its—
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[Chorus]
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White America, I could be one of your kids
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White America, Little Eric looks just like this
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White America, Erica loves my shit
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I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get (Yo)
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White America, I could be one of your kids
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White America, Little Eric looks just like this
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White America, Erica loves my shit
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I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get
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[Verse 3]
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See, the problem is, I speak to suburban kids
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Who otherwise wouldve never knew these words exist
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Whose moms probably wouldve never gave two squirts of piss
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‘Til I created so much motherfuckin turbulence
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Straight out the tube, right into your livin rooms I came
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And kids flipped when they knew I was produced by Dre
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Thats all it took, and they were instantly hooked right in
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And they connected with me too because I looked like them
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Thats why they put my lyrics up under this microscope
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Searchin with a fine tooth comb, its like this rope
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Waitin to choke, tightenin around my throat
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Watchin me while I write this, like, “I dont like this note!”
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All I hear is: lyrics, lyrics, constant controversy
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Sponsors workin round the clock to try to stop my concerts early
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Surely hip-hop was never a problem in Harlem, only in Boston
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After it bothered the fathers of daughters startin to blossom
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So now Im catchin the flak from these activists when they raggin
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Actin like Im the first rapper to smack a bitch or say “faggot,” shit
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Just look at me like Im your closest pal
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The poster child, the motherfuckin spokesman now, for—
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[Chorus]
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White America, I could be one of your kids
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White America, Little Eric looks just like this
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White America, Erica loves my shit
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I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get! (Yo)
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White America, I could be one of your kids
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White America, Little Eric looks just like this
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White America, Erica loves my shit
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I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get
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[Outro]
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So to the parents of America, I am the Derringer
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Aimed at little Erica to attack her character
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The ringleader of this circus of worthless pawns
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Sent to lead the march right up to the steps of Congress
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And piss on the lawns of the White House
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To burn the *galf* and replace it with a Parental Advisory sticker
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To spit liquor in the faces of this democracy of hypocrisy
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Fuck you, Ms. Cheney! Fuck you, Tipper Gore!
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Fuck you with the freest of speech this Divided States of Embarrassment will allow me to have! Fuck you!
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Ha ha ha, Im just playin, America
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You know I love you
