you know you can’t change the world you have to start with yourself I was going
have to start with yourself I was going
have to start with yourself I was going down a one-way street going backwards
down a one-way street going backwards
down a one-way street going backwards and I left the house I had my gun on my
and I left the house I had my gun on my
and I left the house I had my gun on my hip I kept a blunt halfway lift
hip I kept a blunt halfway lift
hip I kept a blunt halfway lift had my tennis shoes tied tight these
had my tennis shoes tied tight these
had my tennis shoes tied tight these guys I had to jump out the chyron I
guys I had to jump out the chyron I
guys I had to jump out the chyron I didn’t trust nobody
didn’t trust nobody
didn’t trust nobody for all I knew one of my homeboys were
for all I knew one of my homeboys were
for all I knew one of my homeboys were shooting in the back of my head I was
shooting in the back of my head I was
shooting in the back of my head I was always a soldier all the soldier in
always a soldier all the soldier in
always a soldier all the soldier in their own army how did I let my life get
their own army how did I let my life get
their own army how did I let my life get this far down the road you know how did
this far down the road you know how did
this far down the road you know how did I forget what my roots was growing up I
I forget what my roots was growing up I
I forget what my roots was growing up I didn’t have a father we didn’t have much
didn’t have a father we didn’t have much
didn’t have a father we didn’t have much money but my mom always told us you know
money but my mom always told us you know
money but my mom always told us you know God is going to provide God is going to
God is going to provide God is going to
God is going to provide God is going to provide my life was pretty stable but at
provide my life was pretty stable but at
provide my life was pretty stable but at the same time I was having to deal with
the same time I was having to deal with
the same time I was having to deal with my mom mental illness is my mom he
my mom mental illness is my mom he
my mom mental illness is my mom he caught her Dexter doctors laboratory
caught her Dexter doctors laboratory
caught her Dexter doctors laboratory she looked like a nerd with all the
she looked like a nerd with all the
she looked like a nerd with all the glasses all she had I smell the
glasses all she had I smell the
glasses all she had I smell the Gunpowder some totally your mommy just
Gunpowder some totally your mommy just
Gunpowder some totally your mommy just committed suicide
committed suicide
committed suicide it hurt him so bad mom why would you
it hurt him so bad mom why would you
it hurt him so bad mom why would you leaving why would you leave after my mom
leaving why would you leave after my mom
leaving why would you leave after my mom passed my sisters and my brother dating
passed my sisters and my brother dating
passed my sisters and my brother dating really see eye to eye and my stepdad he
really see eye to eye and my stepdad he
really see eye to eye and my stepdad he ran off the house eventually was just
ran off the house eventually was just
ran off the house eventually was just empty lights was off and it was just me
empty lights was off and it was just me
empty lights was off and it was just me and I was 16 I will wake up in the
and I was 16 I will wake up in the
and I was 16 I will wake up in the morning I will go to the living room
morning I will go to the living room
morning I will go to the living room where we all used to eat breakfast that
where we all used to eat breakfast that
where we all used to eat breakfast that I waited I thought my brothers and
I waited I thought my brothers and
I waited I thought my brothers and sisters were gonna come back home lights
sisters were gonna come back home lights
sisters were gonna come back home lights was gonna be back home one day and it
was gonna be back home one day and it
was gonna be back home one day and it was gonna be just like the day before
was gonna be just like the day before
was gonna be just like the day before mama passed
mama passed
mama passed [Music]
[Music]
[Music] it never happened it never happened in
it never happened it never happened in
it never happened it never happened in the city of Flint Michigan all is
the city of Flint Michigan all is
the city of Flint Michigan all is excitement the older boys and girls are
excitement the older boys and girls are
excitement the older boys and girls are let out of school all this is a day the
let out of school all this is a day the
let out of school all this is a day the whole town’s a fossil yes siree
whole town’s a fossil yes siree
whole town’s a fossil yes siree there’s going to be a parade too growing
there’s going to be a parade too growing
there’s going to be a parade too growing up you hear how Flint was a thriving
up you hear how Flint was a thriving
up you hear how Flint was a thriving city
city
city Flint was the American dream
you
you [Music]
flat Mishka
flat Mishka [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] michiel ed when I say he’s my youngest
michiel ed when I say he’s my youngest
michiel ed when I say he’s my youngest baby she’s three he had to say yourself
baby she’s three he had to say yourself
baby she’s three he had to say yourself it’s not right we didn’t ask for the
it’s not right we didn’t ask for the
it’s not right we didn’t ask for the lifestyle that we grew up in GM build
lifestyle that we grew up in GM build
lifestyle that we grew up in GM build the neighborhood and they left it kind
the neighborhood and they left it kind
the neighborhood and they left it kind of left my generation from like we were
of left my generation from like we were
of left my generation from like we were cheated because it was gang infested the
cheated because it was gang infested the
cheated because it was gang infested the whole crack epidemic popped off and then
whole crack epidemic popped off and then
whole crack epidemic popped off and then our houses was condemned or either just
our houses was condemned or either just
our houses was condemned or either just non livable the city just destroy
non livable the city just destroy
non livable the city just destroy yourself this view of achieve much
yourself this view of achieve much
yourself this view of achieve much England’s by our recognition our Father
England’s by our recognition our Father
England’s by our recognition our Father which are in heaven hallowed be thy name
which are in heaven hallowed be thy name
which are in heaven hallowed be thy name I came to come thy will be done
I tried raising myself for a while that
I tried raising myself for a while that didn’t work a lot of my friend she’s
didn’t work a lot of my friend she’s
didn’t work a lot of my friend she’s come around we still didn’t sell drugs
come around we still didn’t sell drugs
come around we still didn’t sell drugs or anything like that but we stole
or anything like that but we stole
or anything like that but we stole anything and get our hands on to survive
anything and get our hands on to survive
anything and get our hands on to survive scheming this got me turned into a bad
scheming this got me turned into a bad
scheming this got me turned into a bad police record and amusing the streets my
police record and amusing the streets my
police record and amusing the streets my kid had to step over a k47 to get to the
kid had to step over a k47 to get to the
kid had to step over a k47 to get to the breakfast table unless God did something
breakfast table unless God did something
breakfast table unless God did something things he did to break the yoke on my
things he did to break the yoke on my
things he did to break the yoke on my life I definitely was headed toward
life I definitely was headed toward
life I definitely was headed toward destruction
destruction
destruction I was getting shot up early going in my
I was getting shot up early going in my
I was getting shot up early going in my house and hitting the couch I looked at
house and hitting the couch I looked at
house and hitting the couch I looked at the bullet aside I’m over there the
the bullet aside I’m over there the
the bullet aside I’m over there the streets is not a joke if somebody comes
streets is not a joke if somebody comes
streets is not a joke if somebody comes shoot at you you better retaliate or
shoot at you you better retaliate or
shoot at you you better retaliate or either the next guy’s going to do it and
either the next guy’s going to do it and
either the next guy’s going to do it and that guy’s going to do it so I went to
that guy’s going to do it so I went to
that guy’s going to do it so I went to go retaliate and I got one bullet off
go retaliate and I got one bullet off
go retaliate and I got one bullet off and my gun and jam I took that as a sign
God is protecting me for a reason to
God is protecting me for a reason to help community
this bar so we ask that you make a
this bar so we ask that you make a testimony out of everybody or don’t ever
testimony out of everybody or don’t ever
testimony out of everybody or don’t ever lie to my
lie to my
lie to my [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I’ve never killed anyone but I felt
I’ve never killed anyone but I felt
I’ve never killed anyone but I felt guilty for a lot of things and I feel
guilty for a lot of things and I feel
guilty for a lot of things and I feel like it was blood on my hands my pastor
like it was blood on my hands my pastor
like it was blood on my hands my pastor called me into his office water playing
called me into his office water playing
called me into his office water playing old Flint water he washed my hands
old Flint water he washed my hands
old Flint water he washed my hands physically washed my hands took some I
physically washed my hands took some I
physically washed my hands took some I like pastor and seen my soul I seen what
like pastor and seen my soul I seen what
like pastor and seen my soul I seen what I really could become it’s time to wake
I really could become it’s time to wake
I really could become it’s time to wake up it’s time to grow up it’s time to
up it’s time to grow up it’s time to
up it’s time to grow up it’s time to take our city back there’s a program
take our city back there’s a program
take our city back there’s a program that my church has provided it’s the
that my church has provided it’s the
that my church has provided it’s the real brass roof perspective for changing
real brass roof perspective for changing
real brass roof perspective for changing flint black metal image in Flint is put
flint black metal image in Flint is put
flint black metal image in Flint is put up to be dug his roof but at the same
up to be dug his roof but at the same
up to be dug his roof but at the same time I’m guarantee every night wonderful
time I’m guarantee every night wonderful
time I’m guarantee every night wonderful run just tell you what just was personal
run just tell you what just was personal
run just tell you what just was personal happiness it didn’t have the right
happiness it didn’t have the right
happiness it didn’t have the right guidance give away water fruit lad test
guidance give away water fruit lad test
guidance give away water fruit lad test it’s a way to help the community I’m the
it’s a way to help the community I’m the
it’s a way to help the community I’m the supervisor to lawn care service we’re
supervisor to lawn care service we’re
supervisor to lawn care service we’re cutting most of the lots that were
cutting most of the lots that were
cutting most of the lots that were previously vacant homes that were tore
previously vacant homes that were tore
previously vacant homes that were tore down
down
down but it does has changed the whole view
but it does has changed the whole view
but it does has changed the whole view of the neighborhood just the elder lady
of the neighborhood just the elder lady
of the neighborhood just the elder lady come outside in her hat just and she
come outside in her hat just and she
come outside in her hat just and she just want to watch and watch her
just want to watch and watch her
just want to watch and watch her neighborhood her neighborhood will come
neighborhood her neighborhood will come
neighborhood her neighborhood will come back I love it
if there’s one thing that people should
if there’s one thing that people should know about Flint is that we’ve been
know about Flint is that we’ve been
know about Flint is that we’ve been survivor since day one the day my mom
survivor since day one the day my mom
survivor since day one the day my mom put that revolver up to her head it made
put that revolver up to her head it made
put that revolver up to her head it made me fight fight fight and fight but
me fight fight fight and fight but
me fight fight fight and fight but everything I’ve been through my job is
everything I’ve been through my job is
everything I’ve been through my job is to teach to break the cycle when you put
to teach to break the cycle when you put
to teach to break the cycle when you put the man together the world comes
the man together the world comes
the man together the world comes together
as to being a part of problem we’re part
as to being a part of problem we’re part of solution a permanent part of solution
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