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Chicano Anthem... Don’t Let No One Get You Down Lyrics

[Verse 1: Ese Rich Roc]Don't let no one get you downThat's the message I'm sayin' itFrom the heartIt's time for the stereotypes to startEndingCause it's been going on too longNo one is live, but I seeNo one tries to prove 'emWrongSo it goes on with no say, in itI think it's time to deal with itJust because I grew up in the barrioDid that give you the right, to put me down, well, I don't knowThey must have separate rightsFor a MexicanoMust have drew up new laws for us to followCause it seems we're not treated the sameI ain't following no laws for some people who can'tPronounce my name rightWe gotta fightFor equalityWe gotta bring it brown pride like it oughta beDon't let 'em change our cultureDon't let 'em run our futureSome people let it, and it happens if youCould let it get to you, well, I never sweatCause I'mDown to brown, and a change, they'll never get itWhy?It's simpleCause we were hittin'For it in from the beginning, exceptNo one's admittin' nothingSome things always stay that wayBut whatever they say or do, don't let 'em changeYou stay proudAnd never ever let 'em get youDown about our raceYou might also likeHook: Ese Rich Roc"Don't let no oneNo oneGet you down" --] War[Verse 2: Ese Rich Roc]You see, the green, white, red is the color of my, heartAnd it'll take a lot more abuse for me to startSellin' outCause I am who I amA foolish youngster, a Mexican, that canMake a change, it's kind of strange, but it's, funThey used to say it couldn't be doneWithout a gunIn my handAnd now, they can't stand meCause they done think I could do it the sameHow could it be?A Mexican, I can read on their faceThey think low of us, a stereotypeOur raceThey say we're lazy and can never make a differenceBut I didn't let it get me downSee, with this songS. F.L.Y. is doin' the part to startShowin'That we can go inThe other directionThe Latin connection, it's dope andDown to be brownThat's why they're hopin' we wouldFailCause that's what they expectAll except respect, well, we don't get none if you checkEver since they took our land from us, but remember thatThis is the beginnin' of us, takin' it backIt might take some time, it might seem like foreverThough keep one thing in mind and always rememberTo stay proudAnd never ever let 'em get youDown about our raceRepeat Hook[Ese Rich Roc {*slowed down*}]"(???) put meDown, in the groundHear what I sayI'm not blackI'm not whiteI'm in the middleI'm just right" --] War[Verse 3: Ese Rich Roc]City to city, it's all the sameBut why does every city seem like it has a Spanish nameThey call us a minorityBut in my areaWe're a majorityAnd they still ain't do nothin' for meWe had to make it to the top ourselvesWith noHelp, from anyone else, now I'm gettin' wealthySeeThey're gettin' madCause I'm MexicanDidn't think I do it, when I saw the faceThat's when IKnew that it would takeTime for them to notice usSince I'm makin' money, bet you didn't even knowThis was a choloAnd now I guess you doBetter watch your back cause we're catchin' up to youWe're flying high, and sooner or laterIf we all work together, we can makeA better or greater lifeFor the Latino cultureGuess I thought wrongWhen I thought you wouldHelp Latins outBut it hasn't never lastedNever gave me nothin' cause I had a Spanish accentBut that ain't get me downYou see I'm still the sameLow down, down to be brownAnd I'll never changeThey'll never change us, we'll always be aroundPuro brown side of townWhere we're alwaysProudAnd never ever let 'em get usDown about our raceRepeat HookEmbedCancel

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CreditsProducerDJ TricksWriterEse Rich RockReleased onFebruary 13, 1995TagsRapExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up