(Kweli) Yeah, they expecting this, that's why ya (Hahaha) Gotta hope for the best and 'em for the worst, c'mon (Muhfuckers is history)
This the story of In The Sky Wit Diamonds Ask her why she crying, she live, she got no time for dying Was a science, dreams too big for a small She gotta get to New York and a door fall down off the Greyhound, gotta make her way now She's sleeping on the park in the playground But cash burn quick, don't wanna have to turn Ready to quit 'til she met the super
Flashing his toothy that drove little Lucy wild She quick to hop up on his straight Hoopie style She let the fella hit but she sang, she He ain't buying that, she ain't it She looking for in all of the above Believing videos, trying to back up all on a thug Who wanna put it in her, like a Citi card But now she shake that ass for tips at the bar
Broken glass, (It's louder) than a bomb shattered in the air (It's louder) Try to hold your tears baby (It's louder) Wait a second, what here baby? (It's louder) Broken glass, (It's louder) Louder than a bomb in the air (How many of y'all think you can do we do?) Yeah, a second (One, two, three, c'mon)
Dreams like broken glass Press it and your hopes get broken fast You complain for the life you supposed to But when you try to make God is known to laugh Throw a song on the phonograph, and Lucy start The trick start smiling, watch the start flying The Gucci start pilling up, she live designer Start up the coke so she could find a rush
Time's up, she's to turn 33 Her shit started to sag, she got Now cats are used to drive past her like a van on thirst, 'She Wants To Move' like a N.E.R.D. fan Bigger house, 10,000 purse fam She let you in, she wanted by the 1st man She the leader in a clique of birds And they shadowy, like the behind the curtain
Broken glass, (It's louder) than a bomb shattered in the air (It's louder) Try to hold back tears baby (It's louder) Wait a second, happens here baby? (It's louder) Broken glass, (It's louder) than a bomb shattered in the air (How many of y'all you can do what we do?) Yeah, wait a (One, two, three, c'mon)
She was a small city with big city dreams Niggaz try to figure how to get up in them Put her in them scenes, get her on the Hit her wit the cream 'til they figured out the Now she all up in the looking for a new love Really like Huey Lewis looking for a new 'Cause coke's getting old, started free Graduated to crack, smack on
Not the bus, but back at the station Back and pacing, acting all impatient Last hundred dollars, she got to By' Now gotta make a choice, go or get high Mommy and daddy her, she left for the fame Now what's left is the dirt that's thrown on her She a ticket home if it's the right course she bought a ticket to ride the white horse
Broken glass, (It's louder) Louder a bomb shattered in the air (It's louder) Try to back your tears baby (It's louder) a second, what happens here baby? (It's louder) Broken glass, (It's louder) Louder a bomb shattered in the air (How many of y'all think you can do we do?) Yeah, a second (One, two, three, c'mon)