[Pre-Chorus]

You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time

Don't know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine



[Chorus]

All my friends

Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet

All my friends

Been readin' the books by Morrison and West

All my friends

Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet

All my friends

Been readin' the books, readin' the books you ain't read



[Post-Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey



[Verse 1]

Somebody's daddy always laid out on the street

And for what?

We're on the street

And for what?

Your precious lethal fear

Your precious lethal fear



[Verse 2]

You could change a hood just by showing your face

Condo climbing high, now the block is erased

(You don't get it, get it)

You clutch on your purse, now you crossing the street

Brother caught your eye, now you callin' police

(You don't get it, get it)

It's a casual violence in your speech and your silence

It's unnatural science, you too comfortable lying



[Refrain]

We don't go out

Can't wish us away

We been burning

Brighter everyday

We don't go out

Can't wish us away

We been burning

Brighter everyday



[Pre-Chorus]

You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time

Don't know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine



[Chorus]

All my friends

Think I should love you anyway

My friend James

Says I should love you anyway

And that's okay

But ooh, yeah

You're making it hard for me

Ooh, you're making it so hard



[Post-Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey



[Refrain]

We don't go out

Can't wish us away

We been burning

Brighter everyday

We don't go out

Can't wish us away

We been burning

Brighter everyday



[Pre-Chorus]

You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time

Don't know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine



[Chorus]

All my friends

Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet

All my friends

Been readin' the books by Morrison and West

All my friends

Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet

All my friends

Been readin' the books, readin' the books you ain't read

Readin' the books you ain't read

Readin' the books you ain't read

Readin' the books you ain't read