Dead Prez - D.O.W.N. lyrics

RBG's, RBG's, n***a it's that RBG's RBG's, RBG's, n***a it's that RBG's Tell me are you down? When it's goin' down You got to hold it down, don't talk it put it down Homey tell me are you down? When it's goin' down You got to hold it down, don't talk it put it down Homey tell me are you down? Have you ever had a lesson from a OG? From a n***a that's been in the war Been locked up longer than I been on the earth And his crime is defendin' the poor And they can tell you bout d**h, tell you 'bout life But most of all they tell you 'bout sacrifice And they can tell if a woman ain't with you when you down 'Cause she never really could be your wife What it mean to be D-O-W-N? Is you homies still down when it's trouble you in? You wanna have a good time make it hot When the pigs come down on the block Would they f** with you then? Now you wanna get high wit me, organize wit me Start a clothes drive then maybe we can start a fire Where my RBG's? My guerillas wit a GUE Don't got a I-Ching homey get free Who number one when we ride? We follow the plan And there's a role for every man With a chain of command even when the sh** hit the fan Anything get outta hand we still stand To me bein' down mean more than bein friends, or kin We comrades we struggle, through any trouble Sacrifice my life in combat for you So you know I gotta love you I'm down for my brothers And sisters, f** the system, bust your pistols, n***a I'm with you Just put a rag on ya face when you ride You don't want them satellites to take your picture We gotta have a lot of discipline and it comes from within' It's not somethin' you pretend, homey A lot of n***as be talkin' that sh** When it really goes down it be gone with the wind, homey Can't be no tower, gotta get this power by any means Gotta know yourself and your enemy When you puttin' it down for your family Can't tell by no tattoo, can't tell by no handshake It's scarred in the heart, bein' down is an attitude Doin' what you gotta do, for the crew's sake My definition of a soldier, revolutionary, military minded And ready for whatever n***a hope for the best and prepare for the worst Stay aware be alert bomb first, don't tell