Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Hustle & Flow 2: Popes Up, Heretics Down

Chorus 2X:

You know it's hard out here for a pope (you ain't knowin)
When he tellin' us we saved in hope (you ain't knowin)
Holdin' fast to the teachings that He wrote (you ain't knowin)
Because The Man be splittin' sheep from the goats (you ain't knowin)
And we'll have a whole lot of sinners who won't know (you ain't knowin)


In my life I done come a long way to this See
Runnin' the VC with the power of the Keys
But I gotta keep my hand strong, yeah stronger than King Kong
Like clown Masses and liturgical dancin', no that can't last long
Makin' to raise the roof like a baller
Ain't easy fo' an infallible shotcaller
It's messed up where we live, but that's just how it be
It might be new to you, but it's been like this since Eve
But I can't leave cause you know I'm Pope till I die
Sufferin' like a fool for Christ not really knowin' why
I'm tryin to save souls but it's hard fo' a pope
But I'm prayin and I'm hopin to God I can cope, yeah


[Chorus]


Man it seems like I ain't even got time fo' a prayer
The stakes is Armageddon if youse a true player
But you gotta stay straight, can't back down from their stare
Haters comin' from all sides, time to speak from the Chair
Successor of Peter, that's who I am
Gotta steer the ship right or maybe end up damned
Some homies want to back down, but where I'm led
By the Logos Incarnate, I know I'm already dead
Think you can step to this? Think you can handle?
Best check yo' self, I got bell, book, and candle
That's the way the game goes, with these heresies I'm dustin'
Gotta have my hustle tight, makin off like Augustine, yeah

You know it's hard out here for a pope (you ain't knowin)
When he tellin' us we saved in hope (you ain't knowin)
Holdin' fast to the teachings that He wrote (you ain't knowin)
Because The Man be splittin' sheep from the goats (you ain't knowin)
And we'll have a whole lot of sinners who won't know (you ain't knowin)

Coming soon from Vatican Records . . .

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