There's no such thing as a government

There's only people rulin over people

People jerkin around people

People lendin a hand to people..

What part of the system do you play?

Who do you oppress? .. Uhh!



[Chorus]

What kinda world are we livin in?  Yo

What kinda world are we livin innnnnn?

Can I get with my people?  Can I sit with my people?

Break bread with my people?  Move ahead with my people?



[Chorus 1/2]



[KRS-One]

When every day, seven thousand kids are gettin locked up

When every day the justice system seems to stay stocked up

When every day they cuttin 'em down 'fore they even pop up

When every day you gotta duck 'fore you get shot up

What kinda world are we livin in, spinnin in

Winnin in, sinnin in, let us begin again

Churches are ran like corporations makin me holla

Corporations are ran like churches praisin the dollar

There's no way out, or is it?  Release your doubt and live it

Teachin metaphysics don't listen to these critics hear it

What kinda world are we livin in?

Believe in yourself, achieve for yourself, see for yourself

Speak for yourself, never weaken yourself, by deceivin yourself

Believe in your wealth, c'mon!



[Chorus]



[KRS-One]

Yo, yo, yeah

What kinda world are we livin out, we move about

in fear and doubt, tryin to get more clout

Just check it check it out, we took the wrong route

to a morality drought, basically I'm callin 'em out

What kinda world are we livin in, when a song

will not get on, unless it talks 'bout thongs

Now where did we go wrong?  We don't have long

Preference all torn all worn not norm and all gone

What kinda world do we live around, when we lay around

Let me break it down, they shuttin us down

while we play around, we fallin, stallin

while God's callin, all in to fall in



[Chorus]



[Chorus 1/2]



[KRS-One]

When every day another unwanted pregnancy ends

When every day another person is betrayed by a friend

When every day it never ends, and the people pretend

like the President is there cause of them, let me ask

What kinda world can we really trust

when the cops they can shoot at us?  Bo bo!

What kinda world can we really grow (ohh)

when our daughters wanna be hoes (ohh)

and a father that nobody knows (ohh)

and a mother wearin them sexy clothes (ho)

What kinda world are we livin in, yo

What kinda world are we livin in, uhh



[Chorus: w/ variations]



[KRS] 

Can I get with my people?  Can I sit with my people?

Break bread with my people?  Move ahead with my people?

Can I sit with my people?  Can I get with my people?

Break bread with my people?  Move ahead with my people?

Can I sit with my people?  Can I get with my people?

Break bread with my people?  Move ahead with my people?



Fresh.. for two-thousand-one.. you SU-CKAZZZZZZ!