jay z
minority report (feat. ne-yo)
My people was poor Before the hurricane came Before the downpour poured It's like when Mary J sang Everyday it rains So everyday the pain Went ignored and I'm sure Ignorance was to blame But life is a chain Cause and affected Ni**as off the chain Because they affected It's a dirty game So whatever is effective From weed to selling 'cane Gotta put that in effect, sh*t Wouldn't you loot If you didn't have the loot And your baby needed food And you were stuck on the roof And the helicopters swoop down Just get a scoop Through his telescopic lens But he didn't scoop you And the next 5 days No help ensued They called you a refugee Cause you seek refuge And the Commander in Chief Just flew by Didn't stop Though he had a couple of seats Just rude, Jet Blue he is not Jet blew by the spot But if he ran outta jet fuel And just dropped, huh That would've been something to watch Helicopters doin' fly-bys To take a couple of shots Couple of portraits then ignored 'em He'd be just another Bush Surrounded by a couple of orchids Poor kids just cause they was poor kids Left 'em on their porches Same ol' story in New Orleans Silly rappers cause we got a couple of Porsches And Mtv stop by to film our fortresses We forget the unfortunate Sure I ponied up a mill But I didn't give my time So in reality I didn't give a dime Or a damn I just put my monies in hands Of the same people That left my people stranded Nothing but a bandit Left them folks abandoned Damn, that money that we gave Was just a Band-Aid Can't say that we was better off Then we was before In synopsis This is my minority report Verse Two So many times I'm covering my eyes Peeking through my fingers trying to hide my Frustration Seems like we don't even care So we send a lil money Tell 'em it's alright To be able to sleep at night You would pay that price While somebody's just lost Their whole damn life Seems like we don't even care When it wasn't on the nightly news no more Suddenly it didn't matter to you no more They went in and almost nothing changed Seems like we don't even care What the hell were they there for Seems like we don't even care