'Now listen'  [Mos]  ..doin this song for you.  all my little brothers.. out in the street.  strugglin to survive.. keep your eyes on the prize, you know    [Kweli]  Yeah, the revolution will not be televised  Or broadcast live on the net  My man Mos said it's personal.. knamsayin?  It's gotta start from right up in here, you know    [Mos & Kweli]  You can't stop, you know [3x]  You can't stop when we rep    [Kweli]  We rep the ain't-gots  Ain't nobody can't start no party like us, we crush the faint hearts  From Hallsey to St. Mark's, walk in the main blocks  Painted with blood that's still hot, so deep it stain socks  The pain spark frustration, situations lead to hatin  Some deal with drug distribution, others walk the plantation  Some know the code a' the streets, some got a college education  Come down on the weekend, and peep the conversation    [Mos]  Yo  On the corner, units stormed out  Ghetto lookin bombed out  Police waited to roll, for those who walk the wrong route  Shorties goin all out, they got they swords drawn out  Ready to brawl out, gettin fought til they fall out  Black like Morehouse, 40 o'z is tossed out  For brothers that they mourn bout, get wrecked til it's dawn out  Whether they broke or flossed out, honeys pass they draws out  Lookin for a ticket out the poor-house  A jungle out here  Lions keep they claws out, fangs and jaws out  Weak just get forced out  Names is called out, ghetto-fame is sought out  You wanna be the man that they talk bout  I walked out  I had some things on my mind to sort out  I thought bout the wild circumstance we born out  Remember myself at your age, when I was just like you  If that was now, I don't know what I would do  My answer's? closest to me  So what I say to you is goin for me  Son we both still growin indeed  But where you at, I was, and where you been, I left  Utilize my experience to guide your step  Some people get love but don't command respect  It's somethin that you can't ride with a check  Over-rollin your lex or icy links that hang from your neck  If it's real, who need to deal with the special effects?    [Kweli]  Come here, come here, yo  Lemme drop this on ya, look they gotchu cornered  The corner of the block is hot, I ain't got to warn ya  'Cause I see you every day, trapped in every way  'Shit, I'm a thug, and that's all that I can say'  Who are you anyway?  Mary J.? I spend, many nights awake, watchin you while you sleep  Tryin to figure out how to be the example, 'cause talk is cheap  As you walk the streets, study cats on the real  In a convo, just make your point to relax and chill  [Niggas] wanna destroy each other in a cypher instead a' build  Be a- man of will, don't be- standin still  If you- don't plan ahead, then you- plan to fail  Do ? in a daze when the ways reveal  Like they funny style but I'm not laughin  Serious [niggas] makin money while the police is passin  Can't wait for opportunity to knock, you gotta make it happen  It ain't about no spectacular ways a' rappin  Just immaculate ways a' action.. dig?    [Mos sings]  Little Brother  I know that times is hard  Keep your mind on guard  Stay clear of things that are harmin  You'll get along  I sing my song  For little brothers  Out there in the street  Strugglin to make ends meet  Gotta hold the heat  Strugglin so hard to compete  Stay clear of things that harm  Do it for y'all  Try to stay strong  Keep movin on [6x]    [shoutin out Little Brothers all over the area, simultaneous singing]