to help improve another brother's life  
 by coming through with the righteous groove  
 Tells right from wrong  makes people move  
 Not  idiot crossover songs  
 That appeal to all and make you sing along  no  
 This one is for the chosen few  
 who want to build and uplift my people too  so  
 Listen to the words I speak  
 Cause the words are truth and truth's what I teach  
 By talkin bout the things that I see  
 When talkin bout this color called ebony  
  
 This ebony  
  
 Not sellin drugs, I'm above a thug  
 Killin off his own, tryin to make a buck, naw  
 That ain't the way it's done today  
 Gotta come together and gotta educate  
 Gotta, uplift, lift up your head  
 Stand strong and proud, don't end up dead  
 Take time to make that move  
 Be sure to be straight and you'll improve  
 Live long, be strong, and you'll see  
 That better is a life lived long and carefree  
 Just stay on a righteous path  
 You'll see the truth and won't have to ask why  
 I don't make the rhymes that say  
 how ignorant brothers act nowadays  
 I just talk about the things that I see  
 When talkin bout this color called ebony  
  
 This ebony  
  
 Now break  
  
 Smooth  
  
 Now I want y'all to listen, see what you're missin  
 What lacks in the competition is  
 strong words, of pride and unity  
 I'm glad that y'all in tune to me  
 I'm here to let y'all know  
 P-Dog is sick and I'll run the show  
 By talkin bout the things that I see  
 When talkin bout this color called ebony  
  
 This ebony  
  
 Smooth