Lupe Fiasco
Текст песни ITAL (Roses)

Can we get a break from the strippers on the p-ole
Aiight nigga, we know
Okay nigga, we know

[Verse 1]
Hey shawty, aina€™t no future in no gang-bang
And aina€™t no manhood in no bang-bang
Aina€™t no honor cleanina€™ interstates inside a chain-gang
Know some rap niggas put that shit inside your mainframe
Pills make you stupid and liquor do the same thing
'Raris too expensive and they way too hard to maintain
Get yourself a Camry, "nigga said a Camry?"
Watch that ho depreciate and then youa€™ll understand me
Ita€™s called being fiscally responsible
Dona€™t let these lying images up in hip-hop here conquer you
The TVa€™s not your father fool, that videoa€™s not your momma
Try your best to be a man and your worst to be a monster

[Hook]
May we have some roses for the ladies
A little appreciation for the gentlemen
And herea€™s some kisses for the babies
Some peace and inity for the whole wide-wide-wide world
More patience to the youth then, sympathy for the poor
Empathy for the old, more justice for the downpressed
Treat no liar ITAL, Ai-yaa!

[Verse 2]
I know youa€™re sayina€™, a€?Lupe rappina€™ a€?bout the same shita€
Well, thata€™s a€?cause aina€™t shit changed, bitch

And please dona€™t excuse my language
Cause I would hate for you to misrepresent
The true expression of my anguish
And by this far I aina€™t shocked, upset, or appalled
Ia€™m ashamed, bitch
I cana€™t listen if you aina€™t sayina€™ shit
And recognize all this emptiness is dangerous
Aina€™t buildina€™ up they confidence, we teachina€™ a€?em that they aina€™t shit
If they aina€™t got the latest that they saw on someone famous
Mercy of the Lord on this double-edged sword
Instead of askina€™ where the hoes is
Maybe maybe we could ask for roses

[Hook] x2

[Verse 3]
Called the president a terrorist
Corporate sponsors like, how the fuck you gona€™ embarrass us?
Aina€™t my fault, I was just repeatina€™ this
Professor Emeritus from America
But my tone was like an Afghani kid without a home
Blew that bitch up with a drone
An Iraqi with no daddy, Palestinian throwing stones
The fuck you think they call him, Ia€™mma leave that all alone
Cause this, the focus on this new shit is that hopeless
Place that I was born into systematic brokeness
Took that downpression and developed it to dopeness
Ita€™s that great American rap-rap ferocious

[Hook]