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[ver:v1.0]
[ti:Dollar Day]
[ar:Mos Def]
[al:True Magic]
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[00:00.570]So there's a story about
[00:01.700]The lady in Louisiana
[00:04.180]She's a flood survivor
[00:06.470]And the rescue teams
[00:08.430]They come through
[00:09.630]And they
[00:11.070]I guess tryna recover people
[00:13.770]And they see this women
[00:14.950]She's wadin through the streets
[00:17.760]I guess it'd been
[00:18.970]Some time after the storm
[00:21.990]And I guess they were shocked
[00:23.970]That you know she was alive
[00:26.140]And rescue worker said
[00:27.670]So oh my God h-how
[00:29.730]Did you survive
[00:31.620]How did you do it
[00:32.700]Where've you been
[00:33.670]And she said
[00:34.470]Where I been
[00:35.610]Where you been
[00:38.010]Hah Where you been
[00:41.320]You understand
[00:43.480]That's about the size of it
[00:45.940]This for the streets
[00:46.960]The streets everywhere
[00:48.289]The streets affected
[00:49.159]By the storm called
[00:50.279]America
[00:52.619]I'm doin this for y'all
[00:54.059]And for me for the Creator
[00:55.859]God save these streets
[00:59.279]One dollar per every human being
[01:02.319]Feel that Katrina clap
[01:05.248]See that Katrina clap
[01:07.728]Listen homie
[01:08.998]It's Dollar Day in New Orleans
[01:11.228]It's water water everywhere
[01:12.578]And people dead in the streets
[01:14.388]And Mr President
[01:16.048]He bout that cash
[01:17.348]He got a policy for handlin
[01:18.868]The niggaz and trash
[01:20.728]And if you poor you black
[01:23.468]I laugh a laugh they won't
[01:25.408]Give when you ask
[01:27.917]You better off on crack
[01:29.997]Dead or in jail
[01:30.917]Or with a gun in Iraq
[01:34.087]And it's as simple as that
[01:35.697]No opinion my man
[01:36.817]It's mathematical fact
[01:38.317]Listen a million poor since 2004
[01:41.197]And they got -illions and
[01:42.497]Killions to waste on the war
[01:44.447]And make you question
[01:45.907]What the taxes is for
[01:47.527]Or the cost to reinforce
[01:48.737]The broke levee wall
[01:50.317]Tell the boss
[01:51.087]He shouldn't be the boss anymore
[01:54.966]Y'all pray amin
[01:56.296]God save these streets
[01:59.396]One dollar per every human being
[02:02.236]Feel that Katrina clap
[02:05.126]See that Katrina clap
[02:08.366]God save these streets
[02:10.946]Quit bein' cheap ni**a
[02:12.306]Freedom ain't free
[02:14.246]Feel that Katrina clap
[02:17.096]See that Katrina clap
[02:19.416]Lord have mercy
[02:21.166]Lord God God save our soul
[02:23.086]A God save our soul a God
[02:25.236]A God save our souls
[02:26.876]Lord God God save our soul
[02:28.956]A God save our soul soul soul
[02:31.096]Soul survivor
[02:32.746]It's Dollar Day in New Orleans
[02:35.086]It's water water everywhere
[02:36.876]And babies dead in the streets
[02:38.946]It's enough to make you holler out
[02:41.286]Like where the f**k is Sir Bono
[02:42.966]And his famous friends now
[02:44.606]Don't get it twisted man I dig U2
[02:47.226]But if you ain't about the
[02:48.586]Ghetto then f**k you too
[02:50.196]Who care bout rock 'n roll
[02:51.866]When babies can't eat food
[02:53.626]Listen homie man that sh*t ain't cool
[02:56.386]It's like Dollar Day for New Orleans
[02:59.296]It's water water everywhere
[03:00.246]And homies dead in the streets
[03:03.006]And Mr President's a natural a**
[03:05.096]He out treatin niggaz worse
[03:06.576]Than they treat the trash
[03:08.136]God save these streets
[03:10.806]One dollar per every human being
[03:13.826]Feel that Katrina Clap
[03:16.716]See that Katrina Clap
[03:19.966]God save these streets
[03:22.776]Quit bein cheap ni**a
[03:24.056]Freedom ain't free
[03:26.176]Feel that Katrina Clap
[03:28.896]See that Katrina Clap
[03:31.156]Soul survivor
[03:33.055]God God God save our soul
[03:35.075]A God save our soul
[03:36.395]A God a God save our soul
[03:38.545]Lord God God save our soul
[03:40.835]A God save our soul
[03:42.235]A God a God save
[03:44.055]Lord did not intend
[03:47.005]For the wicked to rule the world
[03:49.865]Say God did not intend
[03:52.875]For the wicked to rule the world
[03:56.245]God did not intend
[03:59.015]For the wicked to rule the world
[04:01.975]And even when they
[04:03.185]Knew it's a matter of truth
[04:04.905]Before they wick-ed ruling is through
[04:08.045]God save these streets
[04:11.655]A Dollar Day for New Orleans
[04:14.005]God save these streets
[04:17.045]Quit bein cheap homie
[04:18.635]Freedom ain't free
[04:20.115]God save these streets
[04:22.785]One dollar per every human being
[04:25.775]Feel that Katrina Clap
[04:28.765]See that Katrina Clap
[04:32.015]God save these streets
[04:34.695]Quit bein cheap ni**a
[04:35.955]Freedom ain't free
[04:37.875]Feel that Katrina Clap Ha
[04:40.785]Ghetto Katrina Clap Ha
[04:43.074]Soul survivor
[04:44.544]Lord God God save our soul
[04:46.694]A God save God save our soul
[04:49.714]Feel that Katrina Clap
[04:52.694]Let's make them dollars stack
[04:55.104]And rebuild these streets
[04:56.844]God save these streets
[04:58.034]God save these streets
[04:59.384]God save the soul
[05:01.714]Feel that Katrina Clap
[05:04.644]See that Katrina Clap
[05:06.894]Soul survivor
[05:10.184]Don't talk about it
[05:11.124]Be about it
[05:11.914]Peace
[05:12.474]Dollar Day - Mos Def