“Walkin’ Tall”
music by The Soular System
words by Rev. Desmond D’Angelo
copyright 2006
There comes a time
For every man
When he got to choose
If he gon’ sit or stand
And when he choose his path
He tend to walk it straight
He won’t leave the road
An’ don’t deviate
refrain:
Walkin’ Tall
Don’t let them motherfuckers push u ‘round
Walkin’ Tall
Don’t let the Man fuckin’ keep u down
(2x)
Got to respect your woman
An treat her right
‘Cause your woman’s the 1 person
U shouldn’t have to fight
U got to give her affection an’ give her protection
And love her the best as u can
‘Cause if your woman wanted a bitch
She wouldn’t be with a man
refrain
U brought your gun, son, shit, that ain’t no fun
Why doncha put up your dukes an let’s see who wins
I ain’t startin’ no shit, but if u got beef
I got the tenderizer, now let’s see how it ends
See, I walk the high road, but u do as u please
I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees
An when the blue lights shine, u can run if u want
But I’mma shoot 1st when the cops yell “FREEZE!”
Gonna fight the law
With my left hook, baby
An’ hit them crooks with the right
Hit em in the jaw
Gonna do it for the kids
To keep ‘em safe at night
For the underdogs
Cause they can’t do it on their own
Gotta keep em all free
So 1 day hopefully
They can all grow to be
A strong motherfucker like me
refrain