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I Would Like To Live

from To Mock A Killingbird by Kris "Odub" Hampton

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On April 4th, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, a shot rang out that ended a great life, but couldn't stop the legacy that continues today and forever. Beat by Ill Poetic for the album "To Mock A Killingbird".

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[verse 1]
Tell me why would you want to kill a mockingbird,
When all it ever did for you was sing?
Any reason that you've got's absurd
Like a cracked bell lettin freedom ring
You can feel the sting, A little honest introspection
Window never clearer, thoughts of insurrection
Peer into the mirror, question your direction
Maybe it's a King that you see in your reflection
Now feel for a connection
I have a dream that our dreams are your protection
Then I awoke to a world full of hope
One black president, still a long way to go
And it's a hard row to hoe
Take a dark, lonely road
On a train full of seasoned writers
Trained to be freedom fighters
Pen in hand and ready to roll

[hook x2]
We would
Like to live, can't be moved
We would
Like to give you a chance to choose
Pick a target or flee the fight
We gon kick at the darkness until it bleeds light

[verse 2]
Tell me why would you want to mock a killingbird
When it all it ever does is destroy?
Any reason that you've got's absurd
Like a campaign promise that's more than just noise
From King to Fred Hampton
Killingbird anthem
Dampen the spirit and tamp down expansion
It's a cancer. Necromancer.
Come to take over the souls who have answers
We will not be moved
I'd like to give you a chance to choose
Pick a target or flee the fight
We gon kick at the darkness until it bleeds light

[hook x1]

credits

from To Mock A Killingbird, released March 23, 2015
Beat by Ill Poetic
Written and Performed by Kris Hampton

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Kris "Odub" Hampton Cincinnati, Ohio

Hiphop head since 1984. Bboy since 1985. Hiphop maker since 1990. The rest is history.

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