Land of the Fr33

I, do solemnly swear (Or affirm) That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic That I will bear true faith and Allegiance to the same And that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me According to regulations and The Uniform Code of Military Justice So help me God Land of the free, home of the brave Land of the free, home of the brave Land of the free, home of the brave Land of the free, home of the brave Wakin' up in the morning and I thank god I don't know but today seem kinda odd (Uh) Listenin' to Ice Cube and rock hits (Uh) Honest with myself I will not switch (Uh) Whippin' in the kitchen cookin' in Alewa From the west growin' up in the Ewa We was just a bunch of kids eatin' Subway Trynna find our place in the sun rays Pursuit of happiness only one way Know that I'ma make it there someday Sundays I was sittin' in church Religion pickin' choosin' how much I was worth And my daddy at work, he stay breakin' his back And my mom's hustlin' she stay stressin' a lot She was takin' night classes, Make sure I'm passin' In the private school heavy academic action By age 8 man I knew I could write And whenI get older, I'ma do this shit right (Yeah) Unlike my parents, and my parents' parents No disrespect I was never embarrassed (Just) Wonderin' why they settled for average Since the jungle Jehzan been savage Wonderin' why they settled for average Since the jungle Jehzan been savage (In the) Land of the free, home of the brave Land of the free, home of the brave Land of the free, home of the brave Land of the free, home of the brave It was 2010 we was in a recession 2010 Barack Obama is president Same year I graduated high school It was tough, mom's workin' at night too But that time my mom's job laid off Not a kid who'd have college paid off (Nah) My homeboy said meet his recruiter Didn't say much but if you don't you a loser Boot camp couldn't hurt that much And after all that I could come home in a buzz So I, sweared into the national guard 6 years plus 2, straight boots to the ground I was 18, it was plotted and planned Do my fuckin' time keep buildin' Jehzan Activist friends didn't really like that Fellow veterans didn't understand that I, got a dream - makin' it happen too Stay tuned for this story part 2 I, got a dream - makin' it happen too Stay tuned for this story part 2 Land of the free, home of the brave Land of the free, home of the brave Land of the free, home of the brave Land of the free, home of the brave