What's Goin' On In The World Today? - Us3

I had my eyes on the prize, since I was five

Said, «Look world, I’ve arrived»

I had the drive to make it out alive

But no matter how I tried to fake it

Realised that I couldn’t escape it

Put my foot to the pavement then I got to steppin'

Ended up in the opposite direction from where I was headin'

Regressin', the path I was led in had me guessin', askin' questions

But the answers I’m gettin' only led into more questions

What lessons am I learnin'?

The seconds keep on turnin' back, reversin' the hands of time

But I can’t rewind or change the past

People I asked laugh and said, «Stand in line»

We all wish we could, you should get out the hood

'Cos stayin' would do you more harm than good

Unless you look past the stars you’ll never get that far

Facts are you’ll never make it in your own backyard

What’s goin' on in the world today?

Can’t find the words 'cos it’s hard to say

Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye

Got my eyes on the prize but it’s far away

What’s goin' on in the world today?

Can’t find the words 'cos it’s hard to say

Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye

Got my eyes on the prize but it’s far away

Now what you gonna do when it comes to your last breath

And when it’s all over and you’re down in your casket

Lookin' back I know you might’ve saw it comin'

But maybe not as quick as everybody still runnin'

The race to find a cure for the universe sufferin'

With a real fix not a poem or a Bufferin

I wanna cuss 'cos it makes me disgusted

To see the fucked up way we struggle for justice

My great, great grandfathers grew up in bondage

My great, grandfather died beaten unconscious

Both my grandfathers were dead when I came forth to this earth

And everybody livin' here’s hurt

Sometimes I wonder if it’s even worth it

All I got is this pen at my side

My enemies lied, tryin' to hide genocide

What’s goin' on in the world today?

Can’t find the words 'cos it’s hard to say

Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye

Got my eyes on the prize but it’s far away

What’s goin' on in the world today?

Can’t find the words 'cos it’s hard to say

Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye

Got my eyes on the prize but it’s far away

Well, I finally made it out, got a bank account

New car, new house, new spouse and a few doubts

'Cos every time I depart and I start steppin' forward

I take two steps back and things get outta order

It’s like I’m trying to keep my head above water

Due to cutbacks hours kept gettin' shorter

Now it’s my old house old wife and a new daughter

But I can’t support her 'cos I’m back on the corner

That’s life it’s gonna run out like a flashlight

And use you to make new people to clap right

You wanna know what the meanin' of life is?

You might live to find out and die when you find it

But either way when you’re livin' today

You better behave as if it’s all withered away

'Cos it’s all a small ripple in the ocean of time

But it shapes the size of a generation of coastlines

What’s goin' on in the world today?

Can’t find the words 'cos it’s hard to say

Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye

Got my eyes on the prize but it’s far away

What’s goin' on in the world today?

Can’t find the words 'cos it’s hard to say

Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye

Got my eyes on the prize but it’s far away