Be Safe (Tammany Hall NYC)

Too many years now I held my tongue and read Forming opinions while i listened to what was said I've lived my dreams, my own reality A tacit birthright breeding hate and jealousy But there are too many people angry Watched over with popcorn and candy Too many people burned by conditions beyond their control Too many lives have been killed by Money and happenstance drive-bys They fall by the wayside, never stirring a soul Be safe? Is not the way I want to be I want to be open and let myself go free So heed the call 'cause what's right is in your mind You gotta be open have trust in what you'll find Too many years now I've turned to news at 10 A rape, a killing, and the Knicks have lost again My mind's conditioned to tune out at the sight The grand delusion that we all sleep well at night There is a problem that won't ever go away I guess survival is the promise of today But I'm a dreamer and my dream has just begun We are a family if the world is truly one Be safe? Is not the way I want to be I want to be open and let myself go free So heed the call 'cause what's right is in your mind You gotta be open have trust in what you'll find This is the last time you will live If you are broken, just forgive It takes a moment to break this chain And realize we are all the same Be safe? Is not the way I want to be I want to be open and let myself go free So heed the call 'cause what's right is in your mind You gotta be open have trust in what you'll find They might say the choice was lost in history There is no hope for vengeful hearts who are suffering But these are chains that tortured every ancestry You gotta be open and listen to be free