Paroles A Good Name de Shad

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My first name came from a slave in BabylonBack in the day - rat in a cageRaised in chains he trained like RockyBut I mean his brain, not boxingSo he got sly like Stallone, got game like 50 Cent posseUp first to work - on his coffee grindIn no time promoted to the king's right handBut no hype man - had to take the right standWhen the king made a statue of goldAnd told the whole nation that they had to bow down to itThat or get tossed in a furnaceShad and his boys said, 'Boss, you can burn usWe can't serve this statue - it's worthless'The king was mad but Shadrach wasn't nervousIt must've been some strange phenomenonThey walked straight through the fire: Chaka KhanSaved by a faith stronger than flamesIf I'm half as brave then I'll honour my nameI got a good nameI got a good name/ I represent more than my rep/ I'm sayin', I got a good name (x2)My last name's come down some generationsCame down from an elevation high in the hills of a great nationWith a bright futureAnd a dark pastThat won't overshadow the hope 'cause the night's passed -Down from my grandfatherWho held down a villageFeel it when I touch down thereAnd now spillin' in the same veinAs a good dad with a good nameYou see, Shad's pop always played bad copHe had no badge though, we didn't give him mad propsBut now I respect itI guess it's perspectiveIn hindsight seeing it's correctiveSo when I get kids, if they get arrestedThey gon' get licks like breath mints - check itHe held a tough job down, held my mother's handHanded down proud roots from my motherlandTo my hometownPeople say my name sound dope - no doubtBut that's not why I'm most proudI got a good nameS-H, S-H-A-D/ (Where I'm from)/ That explains me

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