Strange Fruit lyrics

(feat. 'Drea & Peace)[Verse 1: Peace]See, strange fruit comes from strange rootsIt's a shame; why we afraid of truth?...Truth is, while people we wanna be hangin'In the streets and brag about all the dope we be slangin'I'm maintainin', even though it gets deepI often wonder, why my people so weak?Some nights I can't sleep, I should be restin' my mindWaking up from nightmares of us hangin' like vinesTo me, it's a mysterySeems like, some cats repeatin' historyI got a question: why we hate each other so much?Another question: why we don't wish each other good luck?Ridin' in my truck, I be bumpin' them oldies"Young, Gifted and Black"; that's what Hathaway told meAnd my parents showed me, how to act properlyAnd that's why I know I ain't gotta be[Chorus: 'Drea and Danny!](Strange fruit) I ain't ashamed to say itI don't think that we advancin', blackPeople still be plantin' that(Strange fruit) I don't know what it isThat made us tolerate this hatred for so many yearsI'm talki
n'(Strange fruit) Down here, where the mansions' atYou can find 'em where the branch is atTake a glance at that(Strange fruit) Can somebody pleaseTell me what's goin' on?What's goin' on...[Verse 2: Danny!]Yo, what do you mean I can'tGet this hotel room?For those of y'all just tunin' in, I'm fumin' againI'm on tour with two of my friends, we zoomin' againFrom city to city, we sippin' on Peruvian ginBut now we sippin' from the cup of realityA couple legalities are bein' brokenI know this ain't rightHow you gon' tell me I can't get this hotel room tonight?When I talked with you befo' on the phone, you was niceNow I'm here in the flesh, and I guess that you seeThat my skin colour just isn't what you thought it would beNow is it? ... Look at me when I'm talkin' to youYou don't really wanna get hit with a lawsuit, do you?You told me it was vacantWhen makin' the reservationNow after seein' my faceYour racism is blatantI hate to say it but damn...it's hard enough bein' a black manYou trea
tin' me different because I'm black, man?[Chorus: 'Drea and Peace](Strange fruit) I ain't ashamed to say itI don't think that we advancin', blackPeople still be plantin' that(Strange fruit) I don't know what it isThat made us tolerate this hatred for so many yearsI'm talkin'(Strange fruit) Down here, where the mansions' atYou can find 'em where the branch is atTake a glance at that(Strange fruit) Can somebody pleaseTell me what's goin' on?What's goin' on...[Bridge: Danny! and Peace][Danny!] Aww c'mon Peace, see how they gon' do me like that man?[Peace]Yeah, that's the way it is though...don't sweat it[Danny!]No doubt...[Verse 3: Danny! and Peace][Danny!]I'm glad I talked to you, and got your two centsI'm through ventin'Got a new dent in my mind, I had to mention[Peace]I'm glad you listenedTo my advice and what I told youThose situations are what we go through[Danny!]Throwin' two fists in the sky, it's you and IPluckin' our people from these treesOne root at a time
[Peace]I feel that rhymeAnd your two centsLet's bounce; this cat is actin' like a nuisance[Chorus - 'Drea, Danny! and Peace] x 2[Outro: Danny! and Peace][Danny!]I guess that's the way it is, huh[Peace]Yeah, that's how it's goin' down[Danny!]Yeah, it's all good...fuck it, let's get on through man...I guess history keeps repeating itself[Peace]Yeah, we just gotta deal with it though[Danny!]Yo, we out