To the World's Youth

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Raheem

When I look @ you
I know what you wanna do
TV’s filled your eyes
with fake dreams, until surprise:
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
I been down the road you wanna go
it goes nowhere if you only know
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
You wanna be a man
but you’ll feel more & more like you can’t
‘cuz you’re not ready
Brother you’re not ready
You’ve been fooled;
you think that you’ll be thrilled
but you’ll feel a void that you can’t fill
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
I used to be someone you wanna be
I was someone that you wanna meet

Listen to me
I pray for you facing to the East
Listen to me
I pray for you until I weep
& you’re not ready
you’re not ready
I know you can’t sleep
you tried to be down & now you’re in too deep
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
You wanna live your life,
& to be free,
but you’re locked down inside
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
you wanna keep a man
but you won’t until you understand
that you’re not ready
you’re not ready, Sister
I see it in your face
you wanna hide because you’ve been disgraced
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
Listen to me
you don’t know the way
oh can’t you see?
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
When your life is thru
all your deeds are all you take with you
You’re not ready
You’re not ready
Music takes your mind
every single song is full of lies
you ought to be special
not a statistic who nobody knows
you’re not ready
you’re not ready

Listen to me
I pray for you
I don’t want nothing
Listen to me
I pray for you crying to the East
you’re not ready
Brother you’re not ready
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
you’re not ready
Sister you’re not ready
you’re not ready