A me man checking out the block A me man Staying with the flock You see man gathering the facts Mister big tree I am the small axe Apple is my name, the burning flame Harasing this lion won't make I tame You see man, they just don't care More Babylon force Giuliani swear War in the street system on the attack And they targeting me did Solomon say him black. They give us Columbus and Marco Polo And fight 'gainst we great Africano. Life is real. Black people treated differently Iya feel rejected by society. A search man find my identity Reverse man protected by his majesty I'm saying Hey, life is real and it's the way I feel. Hey, you treat I with cruelty You treat I with impunity You treat I with partiality Said I'ma Black but I'ma comely Hey, 'cause I'm the apple of father eye