I don't wanna write this down, (world... premiere)
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I wanna tell you how I feel right now (world... premiere)
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I don't wanna take no time to write this down, (world... premiere)
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I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey (world... premiere)
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Tomorrow may never come
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For you or me
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Life is not promised
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Tomorrow may never show up
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For you and me
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This life is not promised
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I ain't no perfect man
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I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
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With what it is I have
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I ain't no perfect man
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I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
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With what it is I have
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Put my heart and soul into this song (yes yes)
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I hope you feel me
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From where I am, to wherever you are
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I mean that sincerely
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Tomorrow may never come
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For and me
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Life is not promised
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Tomorrow may never appear
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You better hold this very moment very close to you (right now)
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Very close to you (right now)
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So close to you, So- close to you (your moment in history is right now!)
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Don't be affraid, to let it shine
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My Umi said shine your light on the world
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Shine your light for the world to see
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My Abi said shine your light on the world
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Shine your light for the world to see
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(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
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My Abi said shine your light on the world
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(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
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Shine your light for the world to see
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(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
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My Umi said shine your light on the world
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(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
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Shine your light for the world to see
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(Want black people to be free, to be free...)
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Sometimes I get discouraged
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I look around and, things are so weak
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People are so weak
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Sometimes,
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Sometimes I feel like crying
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Sometimes my heart gets heavy
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Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away (fly fly fly, like a dove)
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Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself (ow!)
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Passion takes over me
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I feel like a man
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Going insane
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Losing my brain
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Trying to maintain
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Doing my thang
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Hey hey hey hey hey
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Put my heart and soul into this y'all
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I hope you feel me
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Where I am, to wherever you are (ha ha ha ha)
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Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
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Sometimes I just want a quiet life, with
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Me and my babies, me and my lady
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Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
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(Black people to be free, to be free...)
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Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
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Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but
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Umi said shine your light on the world
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Shine your light for the world to see
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My Abi said shine your light on the world
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Shine your light for the world to see
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(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
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My dreamers(?) said shine your light on the world
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(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
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Shine your light for the world to see
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(Want black people)
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My elders said shine your light on the world (Hey hey)
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Shine your light for the world to see
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I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free
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All my people to be free, to be free, to be free
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Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
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Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
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That's all that matters to me [x7]
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Black people unite and let's all get down
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Gotta have what,
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Gotta have that love
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Peace and understanding
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One God, one light
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One man, one voice, one mic
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Black people unite come on and do it right
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Black people unite come on and do it right
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Black people unite come on and get down
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Gotta have what,
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Love, peace and understanding
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One God, one voice, one life
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One man, gon' shine my light
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Black people unite, now hop up and do it right
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Black people unite, now come on and do it right
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Yeah baby that's what I like
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Yeah baby that's what I like
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Yeah baby that's what I like...
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(Black people, my people....)
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Umi Says
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Mos Def |