What You Gonna Do About It? Songtext
von Ice Cube

You can′t win, you can't get even
And you can′t get out the game
In this land of milk and honey, they done fucked up the church's money

You knew about it, but what you gon' do about it?
You niggas shout it, but what you gon′ do about it?
You ain′t about it, all you do is talk about it
You niggas pout it, but what you gon' do about it?

Nothin′, yeah, niggas just cussin'
Talkin′ 'bout bustin′, we know he bluffin'
Mad at the world, pissed-off at his girl
All you do is fester and let this shit swirl

Out first, then emotional outburst, fool
Cryin' all day ′til his mouth hurt, fool
Lyin′ all day, what he 'bout to do
Turn into a motherfuckin′ tiger, all out the blue

You a victim of the system
They tricked him, robbed him, slapped him and kicked him
You can catch him in the kitchen
Bitchin' ′bout what he gon' do, but it′s all fiction


Lyin' to me, won't bust a grape in a winery
Who you tryna be, Mr. Hero? (Haha)
Pull out your ego, handle your business
What the fuck you tellin′ me for?

You knew about it, but what you gon′ do about it?
You niggas shout it, but what you gon' do about it?
You ain′t about it, all you do is talk about it
You niggas pout it, but what you gon' do about it?

You knew about it, but what you gon′ do about it?
You niggas shout it, but what you gon' do about it?
You ain′t about it, all you do is talk about it
You niggas pout it, but what you gon' do about it?

Some of y'all suffer in silence
Some of y′all look through your eyelids
Some of y′all tolerate tyrants
Some of y'all woke up and chose violence

Say less, some wanna protest
Some wanna picket, others like to unrest
Say it with your chest, but can you bring it like the funk fest?
Can y′all pass the punk test?


Enough of this talkin', when we gon′ get it?
I hold a grudge, I must admit it
You a ostrich, move like a hostage
Sit there and let 'em beat yo′ ass out your profits

You knew about it, but what you gon' do about it?
You niggas shout it, but what you gon' do about it?
You ain′t about it, all you do is talk about it
You niggas pout it, but what you gon′ do about it?

You knew about it, but what you gon' do about it?
You niggas shout it, but what you gon′ do about it?
You ain't about it, all you do is talk about it
You niggas pout it, but what you gon′ do about it?

You can't win, you can′t get even
And you can't get out the game