Lyrics 'They' Schools - Dead Prez
Why
haven′t
you
learned
anything?
Man
that
school
shit
is
a
joke
The
same
people
who
control
the
school
system
control
The
prison
system,
and
the
whole
social
system
Ever
since
slavery.
Nawsayin?
I
went
to
school
with
some
redneck
crackers
Right
around
the
time
3rd
Bass
dropped
the
cactus
album
But
I
was
readin
Malcolm
I
changed
my
name
in
'89
Cleaning
parts
of
my
brain
like
a
baby
nine
I
took
a
history
class
serious
Front
row,
every
day
of
the
week,
3rd
period
Fuckin
with
the
teachers
head,
callin
em
racist
I
tried
to
show
them
crackers
some
light,
they
couldn′t
face
it
I
got
my
diploma
from
a
school
called
Rickers
Full
of
teenage
mothers
and
drug
dealin
niggas
In
the
hallways,
the
popo
was
always
present
Searchin
through
niggas
possessions,
lookin
for
dope
and
weapons,
get
your
lessons
That's
why
my
moms
kept
stressin
I
tried
to
pay
attention
but
they
classes
weren't
interestin
They
seemed
to
only
glorify
the
Europeans
Claimin
Africans
were
only
three-fifths
o′
human
beings
They
schools
can′t
teach
us
shit
My
people
need
freedom,
we
tryin
to
get
all
we
can
get
All
my
high
school
teachers
can
suck
my
dick
Tellin
me
white
man
lies
straight
bullshit
(echoes)
They
schools
aint
teachin
us,
What
we
need
to
know
to
survive
(Say
what,
say
what)
They
schools
don't
educate,
All
they
teach
the
people
is
lies
You
see
dog,
you
see
how
quick
these
motherfuckers
be
to
like
Be
tellin
niggas
get
a
diploma
so
you
can
get
a
job
Knowwhatimsayin
but
they
don′t
never
tell
you
how
the
job
Gonna
exploit
you
every
time
knowwhatimsayin
that's
why
I
be
like
Fuck
they
schools!
School
is
like
a
12
step
brainwash
camp
They
make
you
think
if
you
drop
out
you
aint
got
a
chance
To
advance
in
life,
they
try
to
make
you
pull
your
pants
up
Students
fight
the
teachers
and
get
took
away
in
handcuffs
And
if
that
wasn′t
enough,
then
they
expel
y'all
Your
peoples
understand
it
but
to
them,
you
a
failure
Observation
and
participation,
my
favorite
teachers
When
they
beat
us
in
the
head
with
them
books,
it
don′t
reach
us
Whether
you
breakdance
or
rock
suede
addidas
Or
be
in
the
bathroom
with
your
clique,
smokin
reefer
Then
you
know
they
math
class
aint
important
'less
you
addin
up
cash
In
multiples,
unemployment
aint
rewardin
They
may
as
well
teach
us
extortion
You
either
get
paid
or
locked
up,
the
principal
is
like
a
warden
In
a
four
year
sentence,
mad
niggas
never
finish
But
that
doesn't
mean
I
couldn′t
be
a
doctor
or
a
dentist
They
schools
can′t
teach
us
shit
My
people
need
freedom,
we
tryin
to
get
all
we
can
get
All
my
high
school
teachers
can
suck
my
dick
Tellin
me
white
man
lies
straight
bullshit
(echoes)
They
schools
can't
teach
us
shit
My
people
need
freedom,
we
tryin
to
get
all
we
can
get
All
my
high
school
teachers
can
suck
my
dick
Tellin
me
white
man
lies
straight
bullshit
(echoes)
They
schools
aint
teachin
us,
What
we
need
to
know
to
survive
(Say
what,
say
what)
They
schools
don′t
educate,
All
they
teach
the
people
is
lies
Cuz
for
real,
a
mind
is
a
terrible
thing
to
waste
And
all
y'all
high
class
niggas
with
y′all
nose
up
Cuz
we
droppin
this
shit
on
this
joint,
fuck
y'all
We
gon
speak
for
ourselves
Knowhatimsayin?
Cuz
see
the
schools
aint
teachin
us
nothin
They
aint
teachin
us
nothin
but
how
to
be
slaves
and
hardworkers
For
white
people
to
build
up
they
shit
Make
they
businesses
successful
while
it′s
exploitin
us
Knowhatimsayin?
And
they
aint
teachin
us
nothin
related
to
Solvin
our
own
problems,
knowhatimsayin?
Aint
teachin
us
how
to
get
crack
out
the
ghetto
They
aint
teachin
us
how
to
stop
the
police
from
murdering
us
And
brutalizing
us,
they
aint
teachin
us
how
to
get
our
rent
paid
Knowhatimsayin?
They
aint
teachin
our
families
how
to
interact
Better
with
each
other,
knowhatimsayin?
They
just
teachin
us
How
to
build
they
shit
up,
knowhatimsayin?
That's
why
my
niggas
Got
a
problem
with
this
shit,
that's
why
niggas
be
droppin
out
that
Shit
cuz
it
don′t
relate,
you
go
to
school
the
fuckin
police
Searchin
you
you
walkin
in
your
shit
like
this
a
military
compound
Knowhatimsayin?
So
school
don′t
even
relate
to
us
Until
we
have
some
shit
where
we
control
the
fuckin
school
system
Where
we
reflect
how
we
gon
solve
our
own
problems
Them
niggas
aint
gon
relate
to
school,
shit
that
just
how
it
is
Knowhatimsayin?
And
I
love
education,
knowhatimsayin?
But
if
education
aint
elevatin
me,
then
you
knowhatimsayin
it
aint
Takin
me
where
I
need
to
go
on
some
bullshit,
then
fuck
education
Knowhatimsayin?
At
least
they
shit,
matter
of
fact
my
nigga
This
whole
school
system
can
suck
my
dick,
BEEYOTCH!
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