I had my eyes on the prize, since I was five
Said, "Look world, I've arrived"
I had the drive to make it out alive
But no matter how I tried to fake it
Realised that I couldn't escape it
Put my foot to the pavement then I got to steppin'
Ended up in the opposite direction from where I was headin'
Regressin', the path I was led in had me guessin', askin' questions
But the answers I'm gettin' only led into more questions
What lessons am I learnin'?
The seconds keep on turnin' back, reversin' the hands of time
But I can't rewind or change the past
People I asked laugh and said, "Stand in line"
We all wish we could, you should get out the hood
'Cos stayin' would do you more harm than good
Unless you look past the stars you'll never get that far
Facts are you'll never make it in your own backyard
What's goin' on in the world today?
Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away
What's goin' on in the world today?
Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away
Now what you gonna do when it comes to your last breath
And when it's all over and you're down in your casket
Lookin' back I know you might've saw it comin'
But maybe not as quick as everybody still runnin'
The race to find a cure for the universe sufferin'
With a real fix not a poem or a Bufferin
I wanna cuss 'cos it makes me disgusted
To see the fucked up way we struggle for justice
My great, great grandfathers grew up in bondage
My great, grandfather died beaten unconscious
Both my grandfathers were dead when I came forth to this earth
And everybody livin' here's hurt
And so I search for a deeper purpose beneath the surface
Sometimes I wonder if it's even worth it
All I got is this pen at my side
My enemies lied, tryin' to hide genocide
What's goin' on in the world today
Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away
What's goin' on in the world today?
Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away
Well, I finally made it out, got a bank account
New car, new house, new spouse and a few doubts
'Cos every time I depart and I start steppin' forward
I take two steps back and things get outta order
It's like I'm trying to keep my head above water
Due to cutbacks hours kept gettin' shorter
Now it's my old house old wife and a new daughter
But I can't support her 'cos I'm back on the corner
That's life it's gonna run out like a flashlight
And use you to make new people to clap right
You wanna know what the meanin' of life is?
You might live to find out and die when you find it
But either way when you're livin' today
You better behave as if it's all withered away
'Cos it's all a small ripple in the ocean of time
But it shapes the size of a generation of coastlines
What's goin' on in the world today
Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away
What's goin' on in the world today?
Can't find the words 'cos it's hard to say
Just makes me wanna holler like Marvin Gaye
Got my eyes on the prize but it's far away