Don'T Turn Away

1979, I was born, 1995, I grabbed a board
1979, I was born, 1995, I grabbed a board

Uh, I never talk the talk unless I walk the walk
In the dark what you want, come get it
I see you fake and flaunt, the way you pose and stomp
I got soul, and I know where you're headed
So if you want what I got, come get it
And if not, then go, and just forget it
'Cause in the light, I can see you faking, overrated

Yo, let's face it, close the case, gangsta's
Bass to your face, with faith based answers
I got anthems, ain't talking hansom
Bloods on your hands, you wash and just abandon
I wanna talk to you, put God in you
In a non-threatened way, it's calling you
Start walking, yo, what's stalling you?
You've fallen (get up)

So I'll be the first to introduce you
To the one that's trapped inside you
Don't turn away, away from yourself
Every time you buy into
All the lies of the life they're feeding you
Don't play their game, it's not the way, don't turn away from yourself

I never talk the talk unless I walk the walk
In the dark what you want, come get it
I see you fake and flaunt, the way you pose and stomp
I got soul, and I know where you're headed
So if you want what I got, come get it
And if not, then go, and just forget it
'Cause in the light, I can see you faking, overrated

I'm not the type to write just to go fight y'all
I'm holding mic's to light the fire up in us
Taking flight to heights, it's so ridiculous
I see lies coming out your mouths and such
Y'all selling it, y'all don't believe in it
Y'all keep yelling it, we start repeating it
Brainwashing us, you fake and pose cool
I see right through you, right through

So I'll be the first to introduce you
To the one that's trapped inside you
Don't turn away, away from yourself
Every time you buy into
All the lies of the life they're feeding you
Don't play their game, it's not the way, don't turn away from yourself

Don't turn away (you got to listen)
Don't play the game (it's all in act and-)
It's not the way
(Come on, let's be real, following your heart is the only way you'll get it)
Don't turn away (you got to listen)
Don't play the game (it's all in act and-)
It's not the way (not the way, not the way)

They try to take me, yawning, I hear that alarm
And got to get ahead of the game, they keep calling in
I hear 'em following, yo, they're just bothering me
From walking in my dreams, all hollering
I make a choice, and I live it, I give it
All to the cause, even if we all fall
I've seen what's really real
They lie, cheat, and steal
I speak life, watch my city heal

So I'll be the first to introduce you
To the one that's trapped inside you
Don't turn away, away from yourself
Every time you buy into
All the lies of the life they're feeding you
Don't play their game, it's not the way, don't turn away from yourself

Don't turn away
Don't play the game
It's not the way