Chris Rene – Young Homie

”Open up my mind with these spoken words
Let this music heal like an overture
She’s the only one, one, one, yeah, yeah
And so I roll with her, ooh
That’s how it’s supposed to be
Living life with loved ones close to me
Shh, ahh, this is the remedy
And I got the recipe, I don’t need no Hennessy
Yeah, it’s been nine months now
Haven’t had a drink and I’m starting to see clear now
I’m putting all my fears down
I can hear the cheers now
Seeing peace signs when I look around

Hey, young homie what you trippin’ on
Looking at life, like how did I get it wrong
Life’s too short, gotta live it long
To my brothers and sisters, when will we get along
Hey, young homie what you trippin’ on
Looking at life, like how did I get it wrong
Life’s too short, gotta live it long
To my brothers and sisters when will we get along

Open up your eyes, look around
Homie, can you see how it’s going down?
Brothers locked up, sisters knocked up
If you wanna build your love up, put your hate down
Ooh, that’s the only way to live
Turnin’ negatives to positives
”It’s gonna be alright” Bob Marley said
Fuck the dumb shit, keep it movin’, that’s what time it is

Hey, young homie what you trippin’ on
Looking at life, like how did I get it wrong
Life’s too short, gotta live it long
To my brothers and sisters, when will we get along
Hey, young homie what you trippin’ on
Looking at life, like how did I get it wrong
Life’s too short, gotta live it long
To my brothers and sisters, when will we get along

Give peace to the war in the streets
Give peace to the evil that creeps, yeah
I just ride, put my hand to the sky
Live life like I’m never gon’ die
See we be fighting and fussing over nothing
So much destruction, looking like puppets
Combusting like nothing, now listen
It takes education, to change your reputation
From bad to good, you’re gettin’ better now you’re elevating
They be singing, family’s hanging, everybody’s chillin’
Not gonna stop this, living on the feeling
Man this is the real thing, tell me can you feel me
Wait ’til they drop this, dancing on the ceiling

Hey, young homie what you trippin’ on
Ah, what you really trippin’ on
Life’s too short, gotta live it long
To my brothers and sisters when will we get along
Hey, young homie what you trippin’ on
Looking at life, like how did I get it wrong
Life’s too short, gotta live it long
To my brothers and sisters when will we get along

Young homie what you trippin’ on”

James Wayne – Junco Partner

James Waynen alunperin 1951 nauhoittama Junco Partner on kuvaus narkkarielämästä.

Kappaleen on äänittänyt myöhemmin iso liuta muusikoita, mm. James Booker ja The Clash.

”Down the road came a Junco Partner
For he was loaded as can be
He was knocked out, knocked out loaded
He was a’wobblin’ all over the street

Singing 6 months ain’t no sentence
And one year ain’t no time
I was born in Angola
Serving 14 to 99

Well I wish I had me $1 million dollars
Oh one million to call my own
I would raise meat and say, ”grow for me baby”
I would raise me a tobacco farm

Well I wish I would have me a great deal of money
Yeah and mighty good things all over town
Now I ain’t got no more money
All of my good friends are putting me down

So now I gotta pawn my rifle and pistol
Yeah I’m gonna pawn my watch and chain
I would have pawned my seat Gabriella
But the smart girl she wouldn’t sign her name

Give me headstone when I die”

Ray Charles – Let’s Go Get Stoned

Alunperin tämän kappaleen levytti The Coasters 1965, mutta vuotta myöhemmin Ray Charles teki tämän tunnetuksi. Nurinkurista, että biisi julkaistiin hyvin pian sen jälkeen kun Ray oli päässyt pois vieroituksesta heroiiniriippuvuutensa vuoksi.

”Let’s go get stoned
Let’s go get stoned
When you work so hard all the day long
And everything you do seems to go wrong
Just drop by my place on your way home
Let’s go get stoned”

Rick James – Mary Jane

Jälleen kerran viitataan Mary Janella marihuanaan…

”I’m in love with Mary Jane.
She’s my main thing.
She makes me feel alright.
She makes my heart sing.

And when I’m feeling low,
She comes as no surprise.
Turns me on with her love.
Takes me to paradise.”