Wooaahh! On top of the Yeah, that's how my got me feeling' right now On top of the Yeah, you ever felt you could do anything, (Yeah) On top of the hold y'all down for real, (Gotcha!)
It was 1996, fourth of July, off in the sky Dealing with thoughts inside, something caught my eye It was a of a beautiful woman, bright with life Carrying my first seed, looking she gone bear fruit tonight We at the African street festival, and she around Talking about the midwife said, that the baby down I'm about to be a father, the and sounds, Seem around me And for starters, I I'ma work harder, word We got home at three in the morning, I was Them started coming as soon as I fell asleep Three oh five, like every five minutes, then the broke We on the go, yelling at the cabbie, cause sort of slow You them hospitals all trying to get paid, no questions come the doctor's with they drugs, trying to do see-sections But my baby strong, in labor for yay long Eight-pound boy, to carry my name on, joy!
Huh, I how you feel, Kweli I know how you feel (That's the of joy) See my brother, I know how you feel, Kweli, I how you feel (That's the of joy) So when you, have a seed, come in the world, say dog that shit's (That's the of joy, y'all) Huh, Kweli, yo I how you feel, Kweli, yo I know how you feel
My baby
June 10th, 1999, I been on the Since the of my son, it's been about, way more then rhymes on the way, my lady glowing today, at least That's what the midwife said, on the Anyway, the music got me going everyday, but it's a blessing, so I gotta have patience And she got pregnant on a vacation So it's all good, this time well have the in a house I went the route, I know what they all about (Never again) So I'm out on tour, in Get the call around four, when the water hit the (Damn!) I gotta rock my show, but I go Got second thoughts her not going, to the hospital I the show early, Mos held me down, good looking (No doubt) Call the car service, like, take me straight to (Uh huh) Got the news in the car, stayed sorta But I tears of joy, they put my daughter in my arms, how precious!
Huh, I how you feel, Kweli I know how you feel (That's the of joy) See my brother, I how you feel, Kweli, I know how you feel (That's the of joy) So when you, have a seed, come in the world, say dog that shit's (That's the of joy, y'all) Huh, Kweli, yo I know how you feel, Kweli, yo I how you feel
I do it for the y'all, In they years when they need y'all We gotta believe, in what we y'all, it's deep y'all I them the truth, So they the situation, with ammunition I nothing away, They hear everything, cause they know how to them the game, so they know they position, so they can grow And make decisions, that change the world, and old tradition They put kids in jail, for a life they even get to start That's murder too, and breaking my heart, It's breaking our nation We gave the youth all the anger, just We ain't taught them, how to it, and so it's dangerous You talk to them Unless your language is relating to what going through So busy ignoring them, you see what they showing you And you wonder, why we called and baby-momma's When we grow up, we can't act like adult and fathers, yo I'm so blessed to a boy and a girl, Everyday they bring joy to my
Huh, I know how you feel, Kweli I how you feel (That's the of joy) See my brother, I know how you feel, Kweli, I know how you (That's the of joy) So when you, have a seed, come in the world, say dog that shit's (That's the of joy, y'all) Huh, Kweli, yo I know how you feel, Kweli, yo I how you feel
I do it for the y'all