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| 2. |
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Now let's start the show show Step out of the cold cold We come from the Go Go To the top of the globe globe The pimps and the hoes hoes The Folks and the Stones Stones Whoever you ride fo' we back for some mo' Get back to the show show you know Ladies and gentlemen the C O double M O N Synonym for fresh truth is the emb lem Hardcore since I was next door to Clem and them Cold as the winter when fake niggaz was shiverin Shakin in they Timberlands you was played as Bennigans Hot for a minute now you just a 'remember him I been a Master since P was No Limit in Stick a sayin no gimmick and no mimickin Q infinitin down old blocks are bendin in Yellin Fuck Tha Police like Ren and them Pelican brief these niggaz on who I be Before the paper and the fame niggaz knew Rashid Noble like Dru Al many have come but few have been chose to be a true MC You sing along wit it inside you knowin it's wack Young who I don't need a openin act Now let's start the show show Step out of the cold cold We come from the Go Go To the top of the globe globe The pimps and the hoes hoes The Folks and the Stones Stones Whoever you ride fo' we back for some mo' Get back to the show show you know Let let le le le le le let's go It's a festival in hip hop we do it non stop Pop your bottles Chicago niggaz do it in staccato Choppin notes for my homies fuck a motto And Farragamo shoes givin dudes the model Think fast drive slow survival is the throttle Your live show is hollow shoulda kept it local Rappin over vocals soundin soft as JoJo With twelve monkeys on stage it's hard to see who's a gorilla You was better as a drug dealer Feel the passion of this B boy rational Half of it is what you say and half is style Guess it's time for you to stop cashin now It's over folks tell your guys to put the glasses down Masters now verses touch the youth like a Catholic priest Performances keep me stackin the sheets Now let's start the show show Step out of the cold cold We come from the Go Go To the top of the globe globe The pimps and the hoes hoes The Folks and the Stones Stones Whoever you ride fo' we back for some mo' Get back to the show show you know 'And you say Chi City let's go Chicago 'Yo y'all can make more noise than that Get live y'all get live y'all ah get live y'all Ah get live y'all ay y'all can get louder than that Louder LOUDER |
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Yeah, this for the people
This is street radio, for unsung hero Ridin in they regal, tryin' to stay legal My daughter found Nemo, I found the new Premo 'Ye you know how we do, we do it for the people And the struggles of the brothas and the folks With lovers under dope, experiment to discover hopes Scuffle for notes, the rougher I wrote, times was harder Went from rocky starter to a voice of a martyr While white folk focus on dogs and yoga My people on the low end tryin to ball and get over Lyrics are like liquor for the fallen soldiers From the bounce to the ounce, it's all our culture Everyday we hustlin, tryin' to get them custom rims Law we ain't trustin them, thick broads we lustin them Sick and tired of punchin it, I look on the bus at them When I see them struggling, I think how I'm touchin them The days, have come Now we, are one Just take, your time And then, you'll find This is street radio, for unsung hero Ridin in they regal, tryin to stay legal My daughter found Nemo, I found the new primo Yeah you know how we do, we do it for the people The people said that I was sharp on TV At the Grammy's, though they tried to India.Arie me Got back stage, and I bumped into Stevie He said no matter what, the people gonna see me Can't leave rap alone the streets need me Hunger in they eyes, is what seems to feed me Inside peace mixed with beef seem to breed me Nobody believe, until I believe me Now I'm on the rise doin business with my guys Visions realize, music affected lives A gift from the skies, to be recognized I'm keeping my eyes on the people, that's the prize The days, have come Now we, are one Just take, your time And then, you'll find This is street radio, for unsung hero Ridin in they regal, tryin to stay legal My daughter found Nemo, I found the new primo Yeah you know how we do, we do it for the people From Englewood to a single hood in Botswana I see the I in We my nigga, yours is my drama Standin in front of the judge with no honor My raps ignite the people like Obama The karma of the streets is needs and takes Sometimes we find peace in beats and breaks Put the bang in the back so the seats can shake Rebel Cadillac music for the people's sake The People The days, have come Now we, are one Just take, your time And then, you'll find |
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| 3:43 |
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It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down No it's not a mystery it's everything She was the type to watch Oprah and the Today Show Be on the treadmill like 'Okay go Had a body A body that you can't pay fo That mean she had some Ds on her but they wasn't fake though Had a drive for a drive for Rodeo She spent pesos on those Lebeaus Spin class at the gym strip tease on a pole She was so obsessed with her body and clothes To every party she goes tryin hard to be chose They say it's hard for a pimp but extra hard for these Readin Us and People Mag tryna get the scoop Chasin a actor for a Bentley Coupe She been through the ball player from the Clippers then came the pumps All thinkin she number one where she was just a jumpoff Doin all she can for a man and a baby Drivin herself crazy like the astronaut lady It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down No it's not a mystery it's everything He had paper since we was in we was in high school Pop was a doc mom taught at my school Lock with the rocks in his ears he kept jewels One of the Diddy types da D D Dame Dash dudes Pushed a Maserati Sport readin the Robb Report Wanted to be Mike but he was never live at sports Since golf is in he was on the drivin course To live the rap life is what he was strivin for Spendin cash at the bar to get credit Drinkin Chaundon just because Big said it They say Ye is but dude was big headed Rocked the fur in the summer so somebody'd pet it He had a fetish for shoes that's athletic Pathetic on his MySpace page half nekkid It's a shame what they do for fame and to be respected Joe you coulda got it if you never woulda stressed it It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down No it's not a mystery it's everything They was one of them couples people said they were the it Unbreakable like Bobby and Whit Or Ryan and Reese or Kimora and Russ Relationships can be dead but look live to us I guess we all been through it where we try too much Losin yourself and you're lyin and stuff Wishin for the diamond cuffs in search of a ring Where love is not a mystery it's everything It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down It's this thing now that's drivin' me wild I gotta see what's up before it gets me down No it's not a mystery it's everything Gets me down Gets me down Gets me down Gets me down Gets me down Gets me No it's not a mystery it's everything |
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| 4:30 |
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Once the love was strong Now it's long long gone Cause the pain pain now as a storm I would make growing old Cause I want you cause I want you I want you I want you I've been thinking bout I've been thinking bout I've been thinking bout you lately Thoughts take me to when we were close Addicted to your love feel I need another dose I know it's a feeling that should be long gone Things seem to come up when I hear our song Golden brown girl it seemed so long Since I heard your voice where did the king go wrong Emotions that that they linger on I guess cause I never knew a love so strong So many hot girls I need your warm The taste of your mouth girl I need your warm Good food and love I need your warm This here was made before we were born A dreamer so I'm a keep dreaming on It's kind of like The Breakup with Jen and Vince Vaughn Once the love was strong Now it's long long gone Cause the pain pain now as a storm I would make growing old Cause I want you cause I want you I want you I want you Cause I want you cause I want you I want you I want you They say you don't know know know what you got Till what u got is gone Yeah I write such and such yo a lot but the feelings not as strong We were like 2 birds that were able to fly I try to pick the right words to say to the sky Some days I would try but wasn't able to cry I never been good at saying goodbye I take a deep breath when the times is hard When I reminisce over you my God I spent many years trying to be the heartthrob I guess it's only right that I got my heart robbed The scent of a room that reminds me of you A hint of perfume it reminds me of you Take a look at the moon it reminds me of you Hope the stars and the gods align me and you Once the love was strong Now it's long long gone Cause the pain pain now as a storm I would make growing old Cause I want you cause I want you I want you I want you Cause I want you cause I want you I want you I want you We do what we do and we do what we live I love this way cause I got it as a kid With so much to give from it I never hid The love that I wrote on the mirror it got smeared My friends say it was a change for the better But I say girl you changed my forever Relationships they can be as strange as the weather Rain or sun we can sing this together Cause I want you cause I want you I want you I want you Cause I want you cause I want you I want you I want you |
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| 4:44 |
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La la la la la and e'rybody say say La la la la la I know you I know you I know you're thinking thinking that it must be I'm a raw flow cause it never get rusty I ain't gotta say it man dawg trust me Bust somebody head T L C where was we Still rock the prada fore that rock the Starter Niggas out in Georgetown and Magic way harder Thinking back to the projects and they way they tore em all up Like when I do a project and come back and tear the mall up South side South side South side South side South side South side South side Side of the Chi The broads the cars the half moon the stars I'm like Jeff Fort the way I get behind bars Burn cd's with no regard for the stars Come to the grip with conflict diamonds and the arts Back in 94 they call me Chi town's Nas Now them niggas know I'm one of Chi town's gods We even yo you're still talking no cause A conscious nigga with mac like Steven Jobs South side South side South side South side South side South side South side Side of the Chi Your fly is open McFly The crowd is open I think I know why I'm back from the future seen it with my own eyes And yep I'm still the future of the Chi Back in college I had to get my back up off the futon I knew that I couldn't cop a coup with no coupons Look at that neutron on his green like two dimes People asking him Do you have any grey poupon South side South side South side South side South side South side South side Side of the Chi You in the building but the buildings falling You wouldn't be ballin if your name is Baldwin My mind get flooded I think about New Orleans Back in school ya'll niggas you should call in August Summer sun it goes down but I'm still revolving Southside bout to walk it out I still get crawling If rap was Harlem I be James Baldwin With money in the bank like G Rap we're calling South side South side South side South side South side South side South Side of Side With niggas masked up like Phantom of the Opera Dreaming of the day they push a phantom to the operas Can't wait till they say Yeah he ran up at the Oscars Poppa I heard his life is like a movie Like when Em' played him and Mekhi played a rasta Mexican don't love it like it was for La Raza But this is for the mobstere Holla We some true chi town legends accept no imposters South side South side South side South side South side South side South side Side of the Chi Uh the un American idol tower like the Eiffel Lean wit it rock wit it back like the disciples Know when to use a bible and when to use a rifle You rap like you should be on the back of a motorcycle Caught a case of robbery and Beat It like Michael Your career is a typo mine was written like a haiku I write to Do the Right Thing like Spike do Do crime fixed is crucial and trauma is psycho South side South side South side South side South side South side South side of side La la la la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la We're coming from the scratches spice it up Ya might have to spice it up Spice it up spice it up Take your life and Yo we're coming from the We're coming from the and this concludes our Chicago show Please stay tuned |
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| 3:32 |
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[Chorus]
It's only right that I address this. Gotta be in it to win it. I never come lame type chillin in the game. Now get busy [Verse One] Raised by game Where niggas ain't fazed by fame. Come to the crib, get banged, they take your chain. Stay in your lane Broke back ain't the way of the game. My brainstorm is like a stay in the rain. My favorite was Kane, now I'm dope with weight in the game You was hot but can ya stand the flame. Ghetto pain and windows crack. The fist is like a symbol for black Can tell the real by how the interact In the middle of whack my soul stick to a track Kickback records get kicked to the back I want big cribs and my man Ronnie to get his Child in a good school and know what her gift is It's global warming, the world is shifting Watching Sweet Sixteen, Bithin-ass rich kids who don't know in life you gotta go the distance Whether yoga or doja, we all get lifted in the game. [Chorus] [Verse Two] I never kissed that ass of the masters I'm the black molasses Thick and I last Past these rap bastards They try to box me in like Cassius Clay Hey I'm like Muhammad when he fasted Opposing the fascist Got cuts and got gashes, scratches over third eyelashes Punchlines are like jab hits to rappers Whose careers now ashes It's too many slashes in their name Came in the game From weak lines to clothing lines to an actress I seen em dashing smash hits I yell run nigga run While I cook up classics The weak hearted, become Babylon puppets Making it hard for real hustlers Touch the sky now and then, with a lady friend Give thanks to the most that's how the day begins in the game. [Chorus] [Verse Three] I just wanna be like Akeelah, an achiever from the streets of the Chi where some get high for leisure Selling weed out of cleaners From rocks to barber shops and beamers Chicks with blond weaves and strong legs like Serena The demeanor of the Ghetto, to never stay settled Aldermen and corrupt men play Pharaoh Good bring business to the hood like Harold's Find your own, walking by themselves in the street The young die of cancer I stopped eating meat Greet the gods on 87th street like peace Even though it's , got em facing the east The game ain't tasting as sweet Cats flow is still, and his complacent with beats My radio station is deep , so eff em Progression, counting paper and blessings in the game |
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| 5:02 |
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Can't come around They gon' wanna bring you down No one knows just what's inside Doing dope and doing time Why they messing with your mind Black maybe I heard a white man's yes Is a black maybe I was delivered in this world As a crack baby Hard for me to pay attention And I act crazy Gotta get over from the tip I watch the fat lady sing and song On how we guerillas in warfare And I'm the kingest kong They say we dreamin wrong Them same strips that them older cats lingered on Now the walgreens is gone Hope is killed fiends are born We leanin on a wall that ain't that ain't stable Its hard to turn on the hood that made you To leave We afraid to the same streets that raised you Can aid you What other black births came suit the rage up in harlem and the southside Brothers is starving with there mouth wide open Floating across state got the workout plans so they can move weight The fate of the black man woman and child maybe Can't come around They gon' wanna bring you down No one knows just what's inside Doing dope and doing time Why they messing with your mind Black maybe Can't come around They gon' wanna bring you down No one knows just what's inside Doing dope and doing time Why they messing with your mind Black maybe He had game since he used to hoop at chattum Neither the ghetto nor defenders could trap him The stones had his back and they'd pat him He was living a life they couldn't fathom Colleges getting at him with all type of scholarships Even if he went they knew he'd leave college quick For the pros the one from the hood that was chose The black rose that grew in the jungle But humble stud still had rumble in his blood Women all around giving him trouble love You know the love when you up they down Cause you wrap a ball they round Your win is their crown Dudes in the circle he known for years Shared beers and cheers but chose different careers when paper and fame came they ain't know how to react Them same studs shot him in the back Now that's black maybe Can't come around They gon' wanna bring you down No one knows just what's inside Doing dope and doing time Why they messing with your mind Black maybe Can't come around They gon' wanna bring you down No one knows just what's inside Doing dope and doing time Why they messing with your mind Black maybe When we talk about black maybe We talk about situations Of people of color and because you are that color You endure obstacles and opposition And not all the time from from other nationalities Sometimes it come from your own kind Or maybe even your own mind You get judged you getlaughed at you get looked at wrong You get sighted for not being strong The struggle of just being you The struggle of just being us black maybe black maybe Can't come around They gon' wanna bring you down No one knows just what's inside Doing dope and doing time Why they messing with your mind Black maybe |
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| 4:28 |
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Ohhh ohhhh I wanna get closerrrrrr to you baby Ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh Ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh You have come so far You've got so far to go Yeah You have come so far You've got so far to go OHHHHHHHHHHH Sweetheart you know that you most Important at least on the West Coast Huh I'm just trippin it's somethin about your throat You think different and understand how I float Got cribs on both Coasts But I'm a Chicago getter You Get Down but you ain't a Golddigger You got the soul with the figure to match Your girlfriend said Yo that dude is a catch Creative with the gifts plus he hit it from the back Ugh And places we ain't supposed to We make the music baby you on the vocals International lover I never stay local Go to places that you never been Beautiful outside even better when it's in You have arrived girl you can come again C'mon You have come so far You've got so far to go Say it again You have come so far You've got so far to go OHHHHHHHHHHH You sexy I know brothers try to spit to you But I'm the only one that can get to you Lifting you my drive is shifting you I opened you free it's like a gift to you I truly am thickly and thankful And as long I'm in your town I'mma stay Faithful Heh You know I can't escape you No matter how far you're still my star You was there when the marks tried to steal my car Snappin' with me that's just how real you are Sophisticated woman you understand a man You don't call all the time just to see where I am Put a G in your hand make sure you're livin' alright Makin' love is me and I'mma give it all night Turn over in the morning make it warmer and better Long as we can be we can come together C'mon You have come so far You've got so far to go I don't believe you heard me baby You have come so far You've got so far to go Go on go on then Go on go on girl Go on go on go on baby Go on baby Go on baby Go on baby Go on Ahhhhhhhhhh You have come so far You've got so far to go You have come so far You've got so far to go You have come so far You've got so far to go You have come so far You've got so far to go |
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| 3:40 |
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Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you With lots of love to give you love to give you you love to give you love to give It was a dream day Met her on spring break look like the type that be like no habla engle she said you look like you rap where's your bling'e and yours clothes is tight but you dont seem gay I said naw thats dude from NSYNC'e She wasnt married kept her ring on her pinky She said you know I dont be datin' rappers I said I got my SAG card baby I'm an actor Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you With lots of love to give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh See her again at All Star weekend she didnt have tickets and she ain't into hoopers she was there to kick it with her roommate who was a video vixen spend so much on outfits she's about to get evicted said 'I'm married to this rap shit looking for a mistress' you can be by my side like flavor and deelicious long as you ain't scared of the kitchen and the dishes she said 'you one of them fishes I know your mind switches and Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you With lots of love to give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh Time revolve we fell in love as crazy as Nas and them broads were textin cuz I stop calling them I met the parents watch the game with her father and questions of marriage and I start dodging them what happen to me happens to lots of men get deep in love and then your needing some oxygen as far as wives I was thinking like Solomon she said 'there you go breakin my heart again Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you she said 'don't break my heart Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you she said 'don't break my heart Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you With lots of love to give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you Oo we you break my heart but I'll be there beside you With lots of love to give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh give give it uh |
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| 4:44 |
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Baby you understand me now If sometimes you see that I'm mad No one can always be an angel When everything goes wrong you see some bad Well I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord please don't let me be misunderstood Yeah uh Misunderstood We do this for the people that walk that path Tryna get to their dream yeah uh oh He stood on the corner with the rest of them Though he knew that this corner wasn't the best of him Hard streets and a life that crested him Dirt police domestic beefs that's festerin He knew the President wadn't addressin him Though dead presidents was undressin him Two kids from hot sex no protection and People don't see how AIDS is affectin 'em It get hard to get the get the God question in Can't find a job so you robbin and hustlin He killed marks and sold dope for cousin 'em Can't believe they would be the ones bucking him He on the ground he could feel God touching him He heard the sound of his moms sayin trust in him At heaven's gate saying please Lord let me in Or send me back to tell my people to be better men Misunderstood Cause we are Misunderstood Misunderstood Don't let me be misunderstood I'm just human oh She dancin she dance she dance for them Her body move but her mind was manic'n Thinkin I don't know where they hands have been Relationships with men have been so damagin She thought back to when she was at Howard and Dreams of doing scenes with Terrence Howard and Broadway plays and dancin with Alv and them The ones that make it always ain't the talented Some dreams get lost never to be found again At first strippin seemed so empowerin Most every girl wanna do it now and then But bein meat every day is devourin Cats puttin paper where she put powder and Life would break her now she powderin She was high when she fell down and then Crowd surrounding and heart was poundin and She fell into a deep sleep the siren sounded and Seen bright lights in the midst of clouds and then Talked to God feeling like his child again Said Lord let me live so I can make you proud again Misunderstood misunderstood Misunderstood Misunderstood I'm just human The life we lead will always lead us And we pray that he will never leave us It's the price we pay I guess that's the reason Why my grandma sang we all need Jesus The life we lead will always lead us And we pray that he will never leave us It's the price we pay I guess that's the reason Why my grandma sang we all need Jesus Misunderstood don't let me be misunderstood Misunderstood don't let me be misunderstood I'm just human |
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| 7:36 |
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Victory won in a world of hennessy and guns Too young for the marches but I remember these drums The stark reality of wars and battles we Fought for ours parted in ghetto tragedy I talk to my aunt named Mattie Lee And recognized importance of family Hand me a joint good music and room to breathe Those that doubt Com' will soon believe Can't judge the weave my lady had one I'm more like a fool for soul and passion The price of gas rises And street life is pumpin' fast lives and I watched Crash and realized that we're all survivors No religion or race could ever describe us My guys do dirt move dirt but never really talk about it Forever begins jus' because I thought about it Living Once Again We Living Then you're gone We Living Then you're gone Living Then you're gone Living Then you're gone Ashes and snow falls I wonder when the roll call for heaven gon' come Forever gon' come It's a cold world and I can never go numb Look fear in the eyes say I'm never gon' run Sooner than later I know the cheddar gon' come For now I write the world letters to better the young On tree by jury together we hung Now we let our chains hang and gang bang to maintain Afghanistan goin' through the same thing It trickles down at each other we aim pain I shoot for stars peace and exclusive cars Through the wire I learned to earn hard Watched gangstas turn God in the midst of War No matter how much I elevate I kiss the floor It was in the wind when she said Dilla was gone That's when I knew we lived forever through song Living Once Again We Living Then you're gone Living Then you're gone Living Then you're gone Living Then you're gone Living Once Again We Living Then you're gone Living Then you're gone Living Then you're gone Living Then you're gone Origin is forever Well well well We are back in the studio again Look at that Hey I don't need no cue cards They got the engineers holdin' up cue cards What that say What that say Oh they say just talk don't sing' Son I bet you feel like you and I've been here Forever 30 years old red eyes Beholding red eyes I see my world's tears Yeah origin is forever Every peak will have 2 values Hopeful eyes in the comfort Of true protection and admiration of the chime That's forever Forever is to strive A place of endearment Forever Forever is what I leave My I self contribution Damn what I'm gon' leave Ok I leave my one and only grain of spiritual sand To universal scales of humanity All humanity Forever is finding a solution to a solution Tsunamis Hurricanes Following the trails of the African slave ships War War and more War Floods Columbine Global Warming Earthquakes Another somebody's done me wrong son Virginia Tech there's not a hole but to Heck We're still did you place your one grain of spiritual sand forever Confusion need a solution Blend and stir stir and blend the part of humanity Sift the ingredients of acknowledgment apology amendment atone We gonna work with the four A's here Forever part Common good is forever God's memory is forever |
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