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There Goes The Neighborhood
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Tank and the Bangas
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Too damn dark to be so damn happy Too damn dark to be so I watch the neighborhood And I know they are coming They are friendly, kind, and sweet They give sugar when not asked for sugar They white as flour Arms long and skinny, some taking From giving nothing but tea Waving at me from across the street Like a flag planted on my land They came with wood and nails Coming to build and bring First, there was one, then two Then there were twenty These shotgun houses have committed an unruly suicide They've turned thеmselves inside-out trying to bе a home in my hood Here they come with their bookstores, they yoga mats They coffee shops and they bicycle paths Show themselves friendly (Friendly) And we so Black (So Black) We couldn't do nothing but wave and whisper Whisper, white folk coming Better watch big mama's house Before they figure us out aside (Aside) Couldn't be nothing but brown sugar Had to be sweet, welcoming, Southern First, it was a coffee shop Then an organic grocery Then a bookstore As if those things weren't important or needed when they came (Telling my sister to watch these n***as) Welcoming so South You're just like borders, gated quarters Reminds me of slaves' house Slaves' house Why when they come, it change? Taking and owning all that was supposed to be mine Owning what I decided to rent Buying what I sold Making my hood their home And all I could do was watch and welcome (Watch, maybe you'll watch, watch) (Maybe you'll wait, wait) (Watch, maybe you'll watch, watch) (Maybe you'll wait, wait) (Watch, maybe you'll watch, watch) (Maybe you'll wait, wait) (Watch, maybe you'll watch, watch) They be watchin' (Maybe you'll wait, wait) They be waitin' (Watch, maybe you'll watch, watch) They be watchin' (Maybe you'll wait, wait) They be waitin' (Watch, maybe you'll watch, watch) They be watchin' (Maybe you'll wait, wait) (Watch, maybe you'll watch, watch) (Maybe you'll wait, wait) (Watch, watch) (Wait, wait)
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