When I Get to Heaven Songtext
von Ice Cube

Microphone check, yo, yeah

They won′t call me a nigga
They won't call me a nigga

Listen to the preacher man, but are you talkin′ to me?
I can't hear you with a mouth full of pig's feet
Thy shouldn′t eat the swine flesh
Your body is a mess but you′re blessed

With the Father, Son, Spirit an' the Holy Ghost
But my whole neighborhood is comatose
Lookin′ for survival
The Devil made you a slave an' he gave you a Bible

400 years of gettin′ our ass kicked
By so called Christians an' Catholics
But I′ma watch 'em burn in the fire
See I'm a G, that′s why I ain′t in your choir

'Cause I see, ′cause I know
The church ain't nuttin′ but a fashion show
Get the Devil do a 187
An' they won′t call me a nigga when I get to Heaven


They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won't, no they won′t, no they won′t

You're waitin′ for the Devil to come from the ground
Clown, take a look around
Just look at the cross that the priest is holdin'
A beast in sheep′s clothin'

But I′m rollin' with that knowledge of self
'Cause Heaven ain′t just wealth
So mister preacher, if I couldn′t pay my tithe
Do I have to wait outside?

White man, please take another look
'Cause we couldn′t be readin' out the same book
′Cause you'se a crook an′ I'm a brother
King James had sex with his mother

Is that yo' edition? Is that your religion?
Black man, you gotta make a decision
′Cause God is comin′ on day number seven
An' they won′t call me a nigga when I get to Heaven


They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won′t, no they won't, no they won′t
They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won't, no they won′t, no they won′t

The same white man that threw me in the slammer
He bombed the church in Alabama
So if I cock the hammer, God won't mind
If I have to kill the human swine

′Cause God is a killer from the start
Why you think, Noah had to build his Ark?
An' God is a man from his feet to his hair
That′s why you say 'Amen′ after each an' every prayer

I just stare at the church, man
Spendin' mo′ money on the church band
But Elijah′s got a plan
Got the white man screamin',? Damn that Farrakhan?

′Cause one day these babies'll uprise
Much more than bow ties an′ bean pies
Kickin' knowledge at the 7/11
An′ they won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven

They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won′t, no they won′t, no they won't
They won′t call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won't, no they won′t, no they won't

They won′t call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won't, no they won't, no they won′t
They won′t call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won't, no they won′t, no they won't

They won′t call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won't, no they won′t, no they won't
They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won′t, no they won′t, no they won't

They won′t call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won't, no they won′t, no they won't
They won′t call me a nigga when I get to Heaven
No they won't, no they won't, no they won′t