Do The Right Thang (Album Version|Explicit) - Ludacris/Common/Spike Lee

Lyrics by：Christopher Bridges/Lonnie Lynn/Patrick Douthit/Arthur Verocai

Composed by：Christopher Bridges/Lonnie Lynn/Patrick Douthit/Arthur Verocai

Spike Lee：

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Hip hop nation this is Spiz-ike Lee

Been sleepin for too long wake up

Wake up

Ludacris：

Wake up

I see the sunshine gazing through the window pane yeah

Blazin like indo flame it's to wake up come to yo' sense manye

Snow is all around you but you don't play in the winter games

Cartridges surround you but you ain't playin Nintendo games

Load 'em up and fill 'em up to the top before you c**k and aim

Tryna get from the bottom to the top like the stock exchange

Shower s**t and shave and hit the corner for a block exchange

Amazing what my people'll do for some pocket change

But maybe this ain't the life that you chose

This is the life where you stay strapped

And pack a knife or end up with a blooded nose

Street survivor or survivor of the streets

And only the strong survive there's no survival for the weak

Catch a sneak peak of death if you ain't on ya Ps and Qs

They carry banana clips and n***as'll peel you for ya shoes

It's the blues but not on Hill Street

You could call it kill or be kille street

Lost a pint of blood let it spill street

Stop and wake up

Wake up

Ludacris：

They say my folks'll do whatever for the fortune and the fame

And it'll take a fortune to get rid of all the pain but I'm sayin

Use your brain homie do the right thang

Lemme talk to 'em

Use your brain homie do the right thang

You say the only family that you got is in a gang

And the only way to make it is by sellin *** but I'm sayin

Use your brain homie do the right thang

Lemme talk to 'em

Use your brain homie do the right thang

Common：

I've been in his ear since we were drinkin beers

Years we've spent together used to break up get-togethers

With a fight every night gettin' cheddar movin white

Our thang so we had to do it right like Spike

Holdin 40s gettin green on acres these broads were our mules

That's when we used to serve in front of Com'wealth School

Fuel for cars and jewels chains and tools

It was organized crime but we remained confused

Mom in the pews singin Lord protect 'em

You might not a-gree with our views but you had to respect 'em

Diamonds in the rough but were we reflectin

A system that's aburpt the streets under pressure

One morning in the mirror I seen my reflection

A young man with good spirits but needed direction

I guess my man's death was my resurrection

Cause now I hear him sayin from heaven wake up

Wake up wake up wake up wake up

Wake up wake up wake up wake up

Ludacris/Common：

They say my folks'll do whatever for the fortune and the fame

And it'll take a fortune to get rid of all the pain but I'm sayin

Use your brain homie do the right thang

Lemme talk to 'em

Use your brain homie do the right thang

You say the only family that you got is in a gang

And the only way to make it is by sellin *** but I'm sayin

Use your brain homie do the right thang

Lemme talk to 'em

Use your brain homie do the right thang

Ludacris：

I woke up this morning and got a call

My partner said he had news about a girl named Baby Doll

She got four baby daddies four kids by four different men

And she just found out she's pregnant I said no not again

Man when she gonna learn she don't wanna spend her life in court

Lookin for back payments and fightin for that child supports

Chasin checks chasin her ounce of respect chasin paper

Chasin entertainers or rappers and ballplayers

Not carin about a condom I say help her Lord please

'Fore she stuck wit mo' babies or ends up fightin some disease

You know that you a momma and mommas we can't lose ya no

Treat yourself better you carry seeds to the future whoo

And the future looks dim if we don't get ourselves together

We gotta sacrifice some do whatever for the cheddar

So make the right decisions 'til you ready to give birth

And know that you the most precious gift we have on this earth

Babies stop and wake up

They say my folks'll do whatever for the fortune and the fame

And it'll take a fortune to get rid of all the pain but I'm sayin

Use your brain baby do the right thang

Lemme talk to 'em

Use your brain baby do the right thang

You say you want a family but it's hard without a man

And the only way to make it is to get him fo' his change

But I'm sayin

Use your brain baby do the right thang

Lemme talk to 'em

Use your brain baby do the right thang

Lemme talk to 'em

Spike Lee：

Wake up wake up

It's a new day c'mon brothers wake up

C'mon sisters wake up

ATL wake up wake up baby

Chi-Town wake up wake up wake up

Brooklyn's in the house

Wake up Brooklyn

Ludacris Common Sense and me Spike Lee

Ludacris：

Always do the right thing

I got it I'm gone