"When I Get To Heaven" lyrics
Listen to the preacher man
But are you talkin' to me?
I can't hear you with a mouth full of pigs' feet
Thy shouldn't eat the swine flesh
Your body is a mess, but you're blessed
With the Father, Son, Spirit, and the Holy Ghost
But my whole neighborhood is comatose
Lookin' for survival
The devil made you a slave
And he gave you a bible
Four hundred years of gettin' our ass kicked
By so-called Christians and Catholics
But I'mma watch 'em burn in the fire
See, I'm a G, that's why I ain't in your choir
'Cause I see, 'cause I know
The church ain't nothin' but a fashion show
Get the devil do a one-eighty-seven
And they won't call me "a nigga"
When I get to heaven
Your waitin' for the devil to come from the ground
Clown, take a look around
Just look at the cross that the priest is holdin'
A beast, in sheep's clothin'
But I'm rollin'
With that knowledge of self
'Cause heaven ain't just wealth
So mister preacher
If I couldn't pay my tithe
Do I have to wait outside?
White man, please take another look
'Cause we couldn't be readin' out of the same book
'Cause you's a crook, and I'm a brother
King James had sex with his mother
Is that your edition? Is that your religion?
Black men you gotta make a decision
'Cause God is comin' on day number seven
And they won't call me "a nigga"
When I get to heaven
The same white man that threw me in the slammer
He bombed a church in Alabama
So if I cocked the hammer God won't mind
If I have to kill the human swine
'Cause God is a killer from the start
Why you think, Noah had to build his Ark
And God is a man from his feet to his hair
That's why you say "amen" after each and every prayer
I just stare at the church man
Spendin' more money on the church-van
But Elijah's got a plan
Got the white man screamin', "Damn! That Farrakhan!"
'Cause one day these babies'll up rise
Much more than bow ties and bean pies
Kickin' knowledge at the Seven-Eleven
And they won't call me "a nigga"
When I get to heaven
...But when it come to standin' up
We find a convenient excuse, to lay down
Back away from struggle
But are you talkin' to me?
I can't hear you with a mouth full of pigs' feet
Thy shouldn't eat the swine flesh
Your body is a mess, but you're blessed
With the Father, Son, Spirit, and the Holy Ghost
But my whole neighborhood is comatose
Lookin' for survival
The devil made you a slave
And he gave you a bible
Four hundred years of gettin' our ass kicked
By so-called Christians and Catholics
But I'mma watch 'em burn in the fire
See, I'm a G, that's why I ain't in your choir
'Cause I see, 'cause I know
The church ain't nothin' but a fashion show
Get the devil do a one-eighty-seven
And they won't call me "a nigga"
When I get to heaven
Your waitin' for the devil to come from the ground
Clown, take a look around
Just look at the cross that the priest is holdin'
A beast, in sheep's clothin'
But I'm rollin'
With that knowledge of self
'Cause heaven ain't just wealth
So mister preacher
If I couldn't pay my tithe
Do I have to wait outside?
White man, please take another look
'Cause we couldn't be readin' out of the same book
'Cause you's a crook, and I'm a brother
King James had sex with his mother
Is that your edition? Is that your religion?
Black men you gotta make a decision
'Cause God is comin' on day number seven
And they won't call me "a nigga"
When I get to heaven
The same white man that threw me in the slammer
He bombed a church in Alabama
So if I cocked the hammer God won't mind
If I have to kill the human swine
'Cause God is a killer from the start
Why you think, Noah had to build his Ark
And God is a man from his feet to his hair
That's why you say "amen" after each and every prayer
I just stare at the church man
Spendin' more money on the church-van
But Elijah's got a plan
Got the white man screamin', "Damn! That Farrakhan!"
'Cause one day these babies'll up rise
Much more than bow ties and bean pies
Kickin' knowledge at the Seven-Eleven
And they won't call me "a nigga"
When I get to heaven
...But when it come to standin' up
We find a convenient excuse, to lay down
Back away from struggle
