Yeah, this one right here...this for the kids...this is for all kids...   City kids, suburban kids, rich kids, poor kids, messy kids, clean kids   It don't matter; man the kids is our future   People need to start waking up...   And realize what's really going on   'Cause everything ain't all good, it's really not   So we just gonna do this for the kids right now   And dedicate this to ya'll - Unknown Prophets style baby      To all the shorties who decided their favorite emcee's rhymes   And girls playin' double doutch in the summer time   I'm lookin' at your childhood   Reminicing on mine   Yo it's funny how things can change throughout time   Now your online sendin' out e-m's to your friends   Little Cats rockin' today's latest trends   In the schoolyard, tradin' your pokemon cards   Everyone tryin' to cop the ol' charizard   Promos and holographics   Dreamcast, videogames with the illest graphics   Basketball practice   Your Allison's the future Jordan's   Saturday's wakin up to catch cartoons in the mornings   I know it's boring, sometimes your sittin' in class   Other days your straight clowin' makin' everyone laugh   Passin notes to that girl that's got a crush on you   Your like, "Yo girl, I like ya too."   For all the kids in the Burbs   And all the kids in the city   Hangin' with your crew   Actin' mad silly   Chase all your dreams 'till you make them reality   Respect yourself, your peers and your family   For all the kids strugglin'   Keep your head up   Brighter days are ahead   The rain will soon let up   And when your fed up, ready to call it quits   Remember we all go through rough times   Even the Prophets   So this if for them kids at New Vision School, Bottnem Park   Yo in Harlem too   To all the little rascals across the Map   Peace from the Prophets   No matter where you at      This is for them kids who lact respect   And this is for them kids with the well-fare checks   This if for them kids who get good grades   And this if for them kids just tryin' to get paid   This if for them kids who stay in school   And this is for them kids who wanna "Act a fool"   This is for all kids, whether good or bad, big or small, we still got love   for ya'll.      I see some of the kids on my bus   They probed to cuss   It's like they headed straight to jail to be thrown in cuffs   Parents dont take the time to monitor their kids music   When most of the lyircs are, explicitly abusive   Your Son's got dirty clothes   Why you sittin' on low pros   Sendin' him to school with ragidy hair   That's a no-no   They need to be playin' with yo-yo's instead of bullets   'Cause kids these days ain't got enough sense not to pull it   They hear it on CD's, they see it on TV   In doesn't go in one year and out the other believe me   You need to read to your kids and be with your kids   You need to listen to your kids and feed your kids   You need to love your kids and provide for your kids   You need to make them know you would die for your kids   Yo, I feel that kids look up to us as role-models   So, we gotta give them somethin positive to follow   So this is for the kids runnin' in the streets at night   And for those skippin' class when they know it ain't right   There's too much bad hype about black and white   And kids gotta go through life with negative stereotypes   All white kids ain't devils   All black kids ain't thugs   All white kids aren't in the colt   All black kids don't sell drugs   Some do but that's just the way things are   But you can make a difference whether near or far   From Tuttle to Marseat   From Sheridan to Kenwood   From the kids on Lowry, all the way down to Glenwood   From my hood, to your hood, to people everywhere   The Prophets here to show you we care   Ya heard me?      This is for them kids who lact respect   And this is for them kids with the well-fare checks   This if for them kids who get good grades   And this if for them kids just tryin' to get paid   This if for them kids who stay in school   And this is for them kids who wanna "Act da fool"   This is for all kids, whether good or bad, big or small, we still got love   for ya'll.