You know it's dirty when the sink dirty Nowadays, you thirteen, you gotta think thirty Can't be out here sitting waiting on the next, man Wake up early, hit your reps, cook the eggs, man Keep your head on a swivel 'cause the pistols got switches on 'em And even little sticks got extensions on 'em It sound a long way from some whippings, don't it? It's all the same road with some distance on it Now it's train police and it's school police It's gon' be police at the balloon release Being real, that's business as usual here Look alive, you could die at a funeral here It's a lot of complaints but we just can't file 'em Open case, shut case, still won't solve 'em The judge said, "What? I don't see no problem" The world said, "Yup, that's the Negro Problem" The Negro Problem The Negro Problem The Negro Problem Ooh, I'm sick of you All your minions so despicable Me, my typical medical journey Only takes place when it's critical I know how you get when it's melanated individuals, huh? More clinical trials, more chemicals for our women It's symptoms seem cynical Give 'em Tylenol and steal the umbilical Scripts refillable, hey If I'm billable and gullible enough to go Might as well show up in a tux, you know Make sure my hearse and my ducks in rows 'Cause that bill's gon' rupture your bucks, you know? Malpractice, we still can't file 'em All know the number, but we just can't dial 'em The doctor said, "Nurse, I don't see no problem" The world said, "Yup, that's a Negro Problem" 'Cause it's your problem Even though we are the same The Negro Problem We don't feel your pain 'Cause it's your problem The Negro Problem Even though we see your face The Negro Problem We don't share your pain 'Cause it's your My problem is your problem Your problem is my problem My problem is your problem Your problem is my problem If they say gonna kick his ass or let him go When it's time to stay or when to go Street lights, they wanna come home Stealing shit from the corner store Remember the first time that you fell in love The favorite song on the radio Hanging out with nowhere to go It's everything, but they never know Oh, oh-oh, oh It's everything, but they never know Oh, oh-oh, oh It's everything, but they never know My problem is your problem Your problem is my problem My problem is your problem Your problem is my problem My problem is your problem Your problem is my problem My problem is your problem Your problem is my problem