Wooaahh! On top of the Yeah, that's how my seeds got me feeling' now On top of the Yeah, you ever felt you could do anything, (Yeah) On top of the I'ma hold y'all for real, (Gotcha!)
It was 1996, fourth of July, off in the sky Dealing with inside, when something caught my eye It was a silhouette of a beautiful woman, with life Carrying my first seed, looking she gone bear fruit tonight We at the African festival, and she walking around Talking about the midwife said, that bring the down I'm about to be a father, the and sounds, Seem around me And for starters, I know I'ma harder, word We got home at three in the morning, I was contractions started coming as soon as I fell asleep Three oh five, like five minutes, then the water broke We on the go, at the cabbie, cause he's sort of slow You know them hospitals all trying to get paid, no 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 know how you feel, Kweli I 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, a seed, come in the world, say dog that shit's real (That's the of joy, y'all) Huh, Kweli, yo I know how you feel, Kweli, yo I know how you
My baby
June 10th, 1999, I been on the Since the birth of my son, it's about, way more then rhymes Baby on the way, my lady today, at least That's the midwife said, on the phone Anyway, the music got me away Like everyday, but it's a blessing, so I 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 hospital route, I know what all about (Never again) So I'm out on tour, in Get the call four, when the water hit the floor (Damn!) I rock my show, but I gotta go Got thoughts about her not going, to the hospital I left the show early, Mos held me down, good (No doubt) the car service, like, take me straight to Brooklyn (Uh huh) Got the in the car, stayed sorta calm But I tears of joy, When 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 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 know how you feel, Kweli, yo I know how you
I do it for the y'all, In they formative when they need y'all We gotta believe, in what we conceive y'all, deep y'all I give the truth, So they approach the situation, with I keep away, They hear everything, they know how to listen them the game, so they know they position, so they can grow And make decisions, that change the world, and break old They put kids in jail, for a life they ain't even get to That's murder too, and it's my heart, It's breaking our nation We gave the all the anger, it's just We taught them, how to express it, and so it's dangerous You can't to them Unless your language is relating to what they going So ignoring them, you can't see what they showing you And you wonder, why we baby-daddy's and baby-momma's When we grow up, we can't act like adult and fathers, yo I'm so to have a boy and a girl, they bring joy to my world
Huh, I know how you feel, Kweli I know how you (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 how you feel, Kweli, yo I know how you feel
I do it for the seeds