Welcome To the Land - Gareth Snook, Matthew Cammelle, Maurice Clark, Michael Bauer, Kerry Washington & The "Martin Guerre" 1999 Ensemble

Welcome to the land where the people die And they judge you for your skin color we don't know why Is it jealousy or is it greed that you can not hide So you beating on the people who want peace outside I said welcome to the land where the people die And they judge you for your skin color we don't know why Is it jealousy or is it greed that you can not hide So you beating on the people who want peace outside So welcome to the land where the people die If you're not the same color as them they'll criticize Why the hell the color of your skin gotta mean so much And why when I walk into the stores I'm always being watched? All eyes on us here's comes the ghetto group The thugs who will steal your groceries so hide your food And lock your car doors cause we're passing by And don't you dare smile at us cause we'll knock you out and hit you by surprise Is what they told you huh? Y'all been taught a crazy lie Your history book is missing some pages, that's why y'all deny Anything we say about your ancestors is some bullshit They the real thugs who robbed and caused this whole thang Welcome to the land where the people die And they judge you for your skin color we don't know why Is it jealousy or is it greed that you can not hide So you beating on the people who want peace outside I said welcome to the land where the people die And they judge you for your skin color we don't know why Is it jealousy or is it greed that you can not hide So you beating on the people who want peace outside I wanna see our people be accepted for who we are And our skin is part of us so accept and take our scars And reasons why we're labeled poor or middle class because Y'all never gave our ass a chance After you came and took a land that wasn't even yours Stealing is so easy huh? but the only difference, we're not like the rest of y'all We'll get arrested, or beat up, or probably murdered while y'all Did the murdering and got away with all you got And I'm speaking to the racist folks who been the problem in America Who want everything and to own it all They don't wanna see another color win Especially if it's a black, or brown but homie this our skin so Welcome to the land where the people die And they judge you for your skin color we don't know why Is it jealousy or is it greed that you can not hide So you beating on the people who want peace outside I said welcome to the land where the people die And they judge you for your skin color we don't know why Is it jealousy or is it greed that you can not hide So you beating on the people who want peace outside