Backbone of a Jackass
(🎵 Hook / Chorus 🎵)
Intolerance, backbone of a jackass,
Hate don’t build nothin’, it just breaks fast.
I move with wisdom, love, and a firm stance,
Mama raised me right, gave my soul that chance.
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(Verse 1)
Mama never spoke hate, nah, she spoke peace,
Said “Son, we all God’s kids, pain gotta cease.”
But fifteen years old, walkin’ through that door,
High school halls felt like a battleground war.
Minority in numbers, target on my back,
Lil’ haters on the block, all trained to attack.
They wore their ignorance proud, like a badge on they chest,
But mama’s words echoed: “Child, rise to the test.”
Could’ve swung on ‘em quick, could’ve lit that fire,
But wisdom held me back, lifted me higher.
I learned tolerance ain’t weakness, it’s strength in disguise,
It’s seeing through the hate with wide-open eyes.
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(🎵 Hook / Chorus 🎵)
Intolerance, backbone of a jackass,
Hate don’t build nothin’, it just breaks fast.
I move with wisdom, love, and a firm stance,
Mama raised me right, gave my soul that chance.
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(Verse 2)
See, ignorance loud, but the truth speaks clear,
They ain’t hate me—they feared what they don’t hear.
Feared unity, power, and the love I bring,
Feared God in my heart, man, that’s a strong thing.
So I stood tall, never bowed, never ran,
Turned insults to lessons, made a boy to a man.
Every name they threw, I flipped into a jewel,
Polished by patience, livin’ golden rule.
Now I preach on the block, West Coast with the flame,
Street sermon on the beat, I’ma call it by name.
Haters crumble in the light, love’s forever gon’ last,
‘Cause intolerance, homie—
That’s the backbone of a jackass.
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(Bridge / Spoken)
We all bleed red, don’t matter the shade,
We all need love, don’t matter the name.
Hate is weak fuel, it burns out fast,
But wisdom and respect, yeah—that’s built to last.
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(🎵 Final Hook / Chorus 🎵)
Intolerance, backbone of a jackass,
Hate don’t build nothin’, it just breaks fast.
I move with wisdom, love, and a firm stance,
Mama raised me right, gave my soul that chance.
[Violin Solo]
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre Chorus]
[Final Chorus]
