[Intro-Spoken]
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Now to understand the struggle
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To understand paying dues
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And the pain of my people and your people, all around the globe
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You gotta feel me
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Listen to the music--use it
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[Verse 1]
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What you know about juggling jobs and struggling hard and chasing dreams
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What you know about having no car and rent being due and no bling bling
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What you know about sacrificing all your wants for all your needs
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What you know about loving your child, just to find out it ain't your seed
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[Chorus]
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Until you know my joy, know my pain, and know my struggles
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Until you've walked these shoes, paid my dues, and felt my troubles
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Until you've shared my tears, known my fears, in all my years
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Only till then, you only know what you think you know
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[Verse 2]
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What you know about hittin that block and dodging them cops to make ends meet
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What you know about the lights being off, the gas being off and no food to eat
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What you know about Goodwill clothes, while all your friends dressed fly in junior high
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What you know about Grandma's words when she said One day, boy, you're gonna shine
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[Chorus: x2]
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Until you know my joy, know my pain, and know my struggles
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Until you've walked these shoes, paid my dues, and felt my troubles
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Until you've shared my tears, known my fears, in all my years
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Only till then, you only know what you think you know
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[Verse 3]
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What you know about writing late at night, by candlelight till the shit is tight
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What you know about late night prayers, and late night tears, hoping God (tell me what you know)
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What you know about earning your keep, because you don't bend, break, or ask
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Don't you know the last'll be first (Hey) and the first will be last
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[Chorus: x2]
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Until you know my joy, know my pain, and know my struggles
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Until you've walked these shoes, paid my dues, and felt my troubles
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Until you've shared my tears, known my fears, in all my years
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Only till then, you only know what you think you know
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[Adlib between choruses]
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[Repeat chorus + adlib to end]
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Until
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Raheem Devaughn |