Rainbow Songtext
von Twisted Black

My life ain′t like theirs, my reality's a nightmare
I lost everything that ever loved me because of white squares
But you right there on ten toes, though the bond has a slight tear
You promised me that we was meant to be ′til we had white hair
The kids ain't kids now, and this beard, it ain't a beard now
And I apologize for every single thing that I did foul
But no one knows the blueprint, when you done stuck your shoe print
Inside these prison walls for all this time and can′t do it
Shoulda let you go and let you skate after my court date
But you wouldn′t let me go, you kept
On coming just like my court dates
And I know that life been rough, but adversity makes the skin tough
And love's a tug of war, and you got to pull like it′s a chin-up
The kids is good, got one in college and one with knowledge
Son ain't got no felonies, work at GM and keep a wallet
You did that, told me, "Just relax and do your bid, Black"
Never had to compromise my values, dig that


Tighten up, tighten up ′til the ship brightens up
Storm pass and rainbows come, then it brightens up
Tighten up, tighten up 'til the ship brightens up
Storm pass and rainbows come, then it brightens up
Tighten up, tighten up ′til the ship brightens up
Storm pass and rainbows come, then it brightens up
Tighten up, tighten up 'til the ship brightens up
Storm pass and rainbows come, then it brightens up

That other man, tell him I'm ′bout to pop back like a rubber band
I appreciate him for playing me while I was gone, he′s a cover band
And them other broads, I done snapped the fuck quicker than coveralls
'Cause you the only woman that′s
Bouncin' in my heart like rubber walls
They don′t know the story, but got they hand out for the glory
And I just stare back at 'em, my face mean as Cousin Cory′s
And if I don't win by some chance, and I lose you to another guy
I'll catch you in the next life, I might come back as a butterfly
Like Badu, but I promise you that he won′t love like I do
And every time I catch you two out in public, I′m gon' try you
And try him, keep pushin′ them big foreigns right by him
And have you thinkin' twice about his square ass, like, "Why him?"
But that′s fine, I'll be I.D. confines in due time
And I just wrote this rhyme to give the blueprint on how to do time
Don′t be concentratin' on who she datin', my nigga, be your own
Women hold ′em down like Deidre did until he get home


Tighten up, tighten up ′til the ship brightens up
Storm pass and rainbows come, then it brightens up
Tighten up, tighten up 'til the ship brightens up
Storm pass and rainbows come, then it brightens up
Tighten up, tighten up ′til the ship brightens up
Storm pass and rainbows come, then it brightens up
Tighten up, tighten up 'til the ship brightens up
Storm pass and rainbows come, then it brightens up