Another night slips In words, I should say There are no you should say are no words
Another night slips In words, I should say There are no words you say are no words
Ms. Hill, you got skills, that's a gift, real Get ill, what you spit got the to uplift and heal
I wish I could to Lauryn, I mean, excuse me, Ms. Hill And let her know how much we love her, it's The was beatin' her up Then them demons started her up She need a savior that'll in a cup, yup
We used to it in the salad days When she at me like she don't know me When she see me I nod, she nod back, how it stay Her songs still better than out that hot or power play
Remember how they accused her of She did her album without Then she went to Rome to sing and tell the Pope about Just after she left the Fugees, started rolling the Marleys Got back with her crew at Dave Block Party
She made songs about and trying to be faithful Took Blackstar on to Europe, I was so grateful for myself but I'm sure I could speak for Dante I got to a show with Nina Simone and Harry Belafonte
We used to chill at Nkiru, her moms was a She used to love to buy the books by Octavia Parable of the Sower, the character's name was Lauren What the album did for black self-esteem was so important
I got when she got sick on the road She heavy, I'm a brother And I wish I could pick up the load, but no
night slips away In other words, I say There are no you should say There are no
Another slips away In words, I should say There are no words you say are no words
Ms. Hill, you got skills, a gift, it's real Get ill, what you spit got the power to uplift the
Got her assistant on the the phone, I need to to Lauryn And I wanna through the storm And I could be the umbrella when the rain is Please, this no disrespect to whoever your man is relationship is strictly music like D'Angelo
I you hate Babylon and wanna see it fall But they won't let you your poem at the BET awards You us hope, you give us faith, you the one They don't like what you got to say but still they beg you to
Whoa, now that's powerful sis, it's power We get money, keep our on the final hour And no, I ain't you Christ, that would be sacrilegious right? Them raps the sisters recite with their black up The devil's last wish is a queen who rise bitches
We used to Francis Crest or anything By third world press press But the power of the word suggest Hatched ideas in our like birds in the nest You gave birth to a new sound Donda West, yes
I be saying all of this while the mic is on? I might as well let it out because one day I be gone I this song and hope you feel how much we love you And you play it 'cause I really got the words to say it, but yo
Another night slips In other words, I say There are no words you say There are no words, yeah,
night slips away In other words, I say are no words you should say There are no
Ms. Hill, you got skills, that's a gift, it's Get ill, what you got the power to uplift and heal
Another slips away In other words, I say There are no words you say There are no
Another night slips In other words, I say are no words you should say There are no