Compared To What Lyrics - The Roots

I love you low 

Said love the lie and lie the love 

Hangin' on with push and shove 

Possession is the motivation 

Hangin' up the God-damn nation 

Looks like we always end up in a rut 

Hey tryin' to make it real 

Compared to what? 

Tryin' to make it real 

Compared to what? 

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Slaughterhouse is killin' hogs 

Twisted children killin' frogs 

Poor dumb rednecks rollin' logs 

Tired old ladies are kissin' dogs 

Hate the human love of that stinking mutt, cant stand it 

Try to make it real 

Compared to what? 

Hey try to make it real, yeah 

Compared to what? 

Yeah 

President, he's got his war 

The folks don't know just what it's for 

No one gives us rhyme or reason 

They have one doubt, they call it treason 

Chicken-feathers all without one nut. 

Tryin' to make it real 

Compared to what? 

Hey, try to make it real 

Compared to what? 

Yeah 

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Church on Sunday, sleep and nod 

Tryin' to duck, the wrath of God 

Preacher's fillin' us with fright 

They tryin' to tell us what they think is right 

They really got to be some kind of nut, yeah 

Tryin' to make it real 

Compared to what? 

Can't stand it 

Tryin' to make it real, oh 

Compared to what? 

Hey tryin' to make it real, 

Hey hey, compared to what? 

Tryin' to make it real, yeah 

Compared to what? 

Where's that bee and where's that honey? 

Where's my God and where's my money? 

Unreal values, crass distortion 

Unwed mothers who want abortion 

Kind of brings to mind ol' young King Tut, he did it now 

Tried to make it real real compared to what hey hey