Made good grades growing up with my curated books
Learned red beans and rice with some curated cooks
Still foresee a lifetime of so much to learn
I'm asking you with patience as I take my turn

Learning you were told to be good, be good
Why should you be good to someone who's bad to you?

Watching folks say that pain in others ain't real
Figured out tricky ways of maintaining the deal
So nothing in their hearts and minds will ever change
I'm asking you with love to please rearrange
And end the game of

You can realize every single one of your dreams
But there's gonna be rules and laws to keep you off of the team
Billions of dollars toward an ever growing police
But who's keeping the peace now?
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You were told to be good, be good
Why should you be good to someone who's bad to you?
Be good, be good
Why should you be good to someone who's bad to you?
To somebody whose job is to be good to you?

Who's keeping the peace now?
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You were told to be good, be good
Why should you be good to someone who's bad to you?
Be good, be good
Why should you be good to someone who's bad to you?
To somebody whose job is to be good to you?

Who's keeping the peace now?
Redistribute each piece now.