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Talib Kweli( Talib Kweli Greene )
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Joy
Lyricist:L Dorrell, Talib Kweli, Curtis Mayfield, D Smith
Woah yeah on top of the world Yeah, that's how my seeds got me feeling' right now on top of the world Yeah, you ever felt like you could do anything, yeah on top of the world I'm already feeling like me and you are shame I'ma hold y'all down for real, gotcha
It was 1996, 4th of July, looking off in the sky Dealing with thoughts inside, when something caught my eye It was a silhouette of a beautiful woman, bright with life Carrying my first seed, looking like she gone bear fruit tonight We at the African street festival, and she walking around Talking about the midwife said, that bring the baby down I'm about to be a father, the sights and sounds Seem brighter around me and for starters, I know I'm a work harder, word
We got home at three in the morning, I was beat Them contractions started coming as soon as I fell asleep 3:05, like every five minutes, then the water broke We on the go, yelling at the cabbie, 'cause he's sort of slow You know them hospitals all trying to get paid, no questions Hear come the doctor's with they drugs, trying to do c-sections But my baby stay's strong, in labor for day long Eight-pound baby boy, to carry my name on, joy
Huh, yeah, I know how you feel, Kweli I know how you feel That's the sound of joy See my brother, I know how you feel, Kweli, I know how you feel That's the sound of joy So when you, have a seed, come in the world, say dog that shit's real That's the sound of joy, y'all Huh, Kweli, yo I know how you feel, Kweli, yo I know how you feel My baby girl
June 10th, 1999, I been on the grind Since the birth of my son, it's been about, way more then rhymes Baby on the way, my lady glowing today, at least That's what the midwife said, on the phone Anyway, the music got me going away Like everyday, but it's a blessing, so I gotta have patience And she got pregnant on a Jamaican vacation So it's all good, this time well have the baby in a house I went the hospital route, I know what they all about
Never again so I'm out on tour, in Baltimore Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Get the call around four when the water hit the floor damn I gotta rock my show but I gotta go Got second thoughts about her not going, to the hospital I left the show early Mos held me down, good looking no doubt Call the car service, like, take me straight to Brooklyn Got the news in the car, stayed sorta calm But I cried tears of joy, when they put my daughter in my arms How precious
Huh, huh Said I know how you feel, uh, said I know how you feel when you My precious joy Said I know how you feel, uh, Kwe I know how you feel I know you do, huh, my precious joy y'all Huh, uh, said I know how you feel, yeah said I know how you feel My precious joy Huh, man I know how you feel, yeah, said I know how you feel
I do it for the seeds y'all, in they formative years when they need y'all We gotta believe, in what we conceive y'all, it's deep y'all I give them the truth, so they approach the situation, with ammunition I keep nothing away, they hear everything 'cos they know how to listen Teach them the game, so they know they position, so they can grow And make decisions, that change the world, and break old tradition They put kids in jail, for a life they ain't even get to start That's murder too, and it's breaking my heart It's breaking our nation apart
We gave the youth all the anger, it's just we ain't taught them How to express it, and so it's dangerous you can't talk to them unless Your language is relating to what they going through so busy ignoring Them, you can't see what they showing you and you wonder, why we Called baby-daddy's And baby-momma's when we grow up, we can't act Like adult mothers And fathers, yo I'm so blessed To have a boy and a girl everyday they bring joy to my world
Huh, yeah I know how you feel, Kweli I know how you feel That's the sound of joy Brother Kwe', I know how you feel, brother Kwe', I know how you feel Baby girl, my precious joy Kweli, I know how you feel, say bro' I know how you feel Fela, be my joy, yo Huh, if you know how the people feel, let me really know how you, yo
I do it for the seeds y'all, yeah, yeah I do it for the seeds y'all, yeah I do it for the seeds y'all, yeah yeah
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