Loose Ends - Sergio Mendes, Justin Timberlake, Pharoahe Monch

Dear Mom, Alana’s in her second trimester

Stressed out

'Cause when I’m gone she acting all extra

Were happy 'cause she knows its a girl

But we doubtful if we should bring another one in the world

Aint you said that send your kid to the park

I’m keepin all my photos in my 23rd song

My best friend Armani lost her arm at the border

Just tryin to restore a little peace and order

And it’s strange 'cause she reads the Koran

Torn between what side she needs to be on

Havent slept for days I squeeze visine

'Cause no man’s eyes should see what I see

Soldiers lost their mind

Robbin, pillagin

Tomahawk missiles into civilian villages

And they ease the pain with narcotics

I’m scared but I’m tryin to remain patriotic

My father

Forgive us 'cause we know not what we doin

And my brothers

How we gonn tie up all these loose ends

And my mother

Tryin to use that thing you taught me to keep it movin

And my brothers and sisters

How we gonna tie up all these loose ends

New message from mums at bring back the truth dot com

At home they comparin this situation to nam

So sad you had to miss your mums prom

She sung songs off the Marvin Gaye whats going on album

And her smile lit up the room

She asks me «If at night would she stare at the moon?

Is it possible at the same moment of time

You starin as well 'cause you too in tune»

Your dads purple heart now hangs over his ashes

Which means hes alive and wake up with hot flashes

They claim its disease that’s gastric

Have yet to explain the migraines and rashes

And have you seen what the price of gas is?

We can’t afford the property taxes

We just want you back at home

Where you belong with your family

Your the backbone

My father

Forgive us 'cause we know not what we doin

And my brothers

How we gonn tie up all these loose ends

And my mother

Tryin to use that thing you taught me to keep it movin

And my brothers and sisters

How we gonna tie up all these loose ends

Tell me how can we live this way

We’ve gone so far astray

No one knows what to say

We got young people’s lives at stake

What is it gonna take

For us to find a way

The world is changin

We’re in danger

We ain’t changin

Our behaviour

We behave like

Calm is nothing

Aint concerned with

Repercussions

Aint that somethin

Check him out now

Pointin fingers

When they know how

We got to this point of terror

Caution could have

Made the road clearer

But we stuck with

Mediocre leadership

So we’ll just suffer

Who knows what the

Hell is going on

With conflicts they keep on growing

It’s a fucked up situation

When you ain’t got no education

On the problem

Or know what its about

You gotta help me out