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Verse 1
lady in Louisiana
She's a flood survivor and
the rescue teams
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I guess trying to recover people
time after the storm
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And I guess they were shocked
that you know she was alive
oh my God how did you survive
How did you do it? Where've
you been?"
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An d she said,
"Where I been? Where you been?"
Where you been? You understand?
Verse 2
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America
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I'm doing this for y'all, and for me,
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for the Creator
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God
Verse 3
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save, these streets
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One dollar per every human be ing
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Feel that Katrina clap
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See that Katrina clap
Verse 4
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it's Dollar Day in New Orleans
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It's water water everywhere and people
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dead in the streets
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And Mr. President he bout that cash
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niggas and trash
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And if you poor you black
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give when you ask
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You better off on crack
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Dead or in jail, or with a gun in Iraq
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And it's as simple as that
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mathematical fact
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Listen, a million poor since 2004
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what the taxes is for
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the broke levee wall
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the boss anymore
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Y'all pray amin
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God
Verse 5
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save, these streets
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One dollar per every human being
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Feel that Katrina clap
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See that Katrina clap
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God save, these streets
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Quit bein' cheap nigga
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freedom ain't free
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Feel that Katrina clap
Verse 6
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Lord God God save our soul
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B
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A God save our soul, a God
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A God save our soul soul soul
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Soul surviv or
Verse 7
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It's Dollar Day in New Orleans
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It's water water everywhere and babies
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dead in the streets
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B
Like where the fuck is Sir Bono and his
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famous friends now
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Don't get it twisted man I dig U2
But if you ain't about the ghetto
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then fuck you too
Who care bout rock 'n roll when
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babies can't eat food
Verse 8
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for New Or leans
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It's water water everywhere and
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homies dead in the streets
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And Mr. President's a natural ass
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He out treating niggas worse
Verse 9
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One dollar per every human being
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Feel that Katrina clap
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See that Katrina clap
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Quit being cheap nigga
freedom ain't free!
See that Katrina clap
Soul survivor
Verse 10
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A God, a God save our soul
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Lord God God save our soul
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God a God save
Verse 11
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Lord did not in tend for
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the wicked to rule the world
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Say God did not in tend for the
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wicked to rule the world
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God did not intend for the
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wicked to rule the world
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And even when they knew
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it's a matter of truth
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Before they wick- ed ruling is through
Verse 12
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God save, these streets
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A Dollar Day for New Orleans
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God save, these streets
Quit bein cheap homie freedom ain't free
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God
Verse 13
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save these streets
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One dollar per every human being
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Feel that Katrina clap
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See that Katrina clap
freedom ain't free!
Ghetto Katrina clap! Ha
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Soul survivor
Verse 14
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Lord God God save our soul
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A God save God save our soul
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Feel that Katrina
Verse 15
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clap
Let's make them dollars stack
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And rebuild these streets
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God save these streets
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God save the soul!
See that Katrina clap
Verse 16
Soul survivor
Don't talk about it, be about it
Peace
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