Dead Prez - Be Healthy lyrics
It's all love . . .<br><br>I don't eat no meat, no dairy, no sweets<br>Only ripe vegetables, fresh fruit and whole wheat<br>I'm from the old school, my household smell like soul food, bro<br>Curried falafel, barbecued tofu<br>No fish though, no candy bars, no cigarettes<br>Only ganja and fresh-squeezed juice from oranges<br>Exercising daily to stay healthy<br>And I rarely drink water out the tap, cause it's filthy<br><br>Lentil soup is mental fruit<br>And ginger root is good for the yout'<br>Fresh veg-e-table with the mayatl stew<br>Sweet yam fries with the green calalloo<br>Careful how you season and prepare your foods<br>Cause you don't wanna lose vitamins and miner-ules<br>And that's the jewel<br>Life brings life, it's valuable, so I eat what comes<br>From the ground, it's natural<br>Let your food be your medicine (uh huh)<br>No excederin (uh uh)<br>Strictly herb, generate in the sun, cause I got melanin<br>And drink water, eight glasses a day<br>Cause that's what they say<br><br>They say you are what you eat, so I strive to be healthy<br>My goal in life is not to be rich or wealthy<br>Cause true wealth comes from good health, and wise ways<br>We got to start taking better care of ourselves<br><br>They say you are what you eat, so I strive to be healthy<br>My goal in life is not to be rich or wealthy<br>Cause true wealth comes from good health, and wise ways<br>We got to start taking better care of ourselves, be<br>Healthy y'all . . .<br><br>Yeah, yeah, yeah, hold the fuck up, yo<br>We'll take this little intermission, listen what the<br>Fuck we gotta say, y'know? <br>Word is bond son, niggaz been livin fat for too long, knowamsayin? <br>Smokin bogeys, fuckin drinkin all types of shit<br>Wailin out, not givin a fuck what they puttin in they<br>Bodies, son, knowamsayin? <br>‘bout time niggaz start thinkin about that shit, son, knowamsayin? <br>That shit is fuckin, makin us deteriorate, son<br>Word up, we gotta care bout our little babies an shit, son<br>Niggaz got kids to raise, straight up<br>Ya gotta start learnin yo self, learning bout ya health, son<br>Learnin this world we live in, kid, knowamsayin? <br>It's time to start changin all that shit god, word up<br>So I'm gonna leave y'all niggaz on some shit like that, ya knowamean? <br>Word up, y'all niggaz better start usin y'all minds an<br>Shit, kid<br>Peace
