Mos Def - UMI Says(1999)

[00:19.93] I don't wanna write this down, (world... premiere)
[00:22.15] I wanna tell you how I feel right now (world... premiere)
[00:25.43] I don't wanna take no time to write this down, (world... premiere)
[00:28.69] I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey (world... premiere)
[00:31.40] Tomorrow may never come
[00:35.80] For you or me
[00:37.37] Life is not promised
[00:40.26] Tomorrow may never show up
[00:43.53] For you and me
[00:45.24] This life is not promised
[00:48.95] I ain't no perfect man
[00:50.92] I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
[00:54.58] With what it is I have
[00:56.88] I ain't no perfect man
[00:58.80] I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
[01:02.35] With what it is I have
[01:05.40] Put my heart and soul into this song (yes yes)
[01:09.88] I hope you feel me
[01:12.47] From where I am, to wherever you are
[01:15.98] I mean that sincerely
[01:20.47] Tomorrow may never come
[01:23.54] For you and me
[01:25.30] Life is not promised
[01:27.94] Tomorrow may never appear
[01:31.20] You better hold this very moment very close to you (right now)
[01:35.92] Very close to you (right now)
[01:37.73] So close to you, So- close to you (your moment in history is right now!)
[01:41.94] Don't be affraid, to let it shine
[01:51.04] My Umi said shine your light on the world
[01:55.02] Shine your light for the world to see
[01:58.97] My Abi said shine your light on the world
[02:02.58] Shine your light for the world to see
[02:06.16] (I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[02:07.19] My Abi said shine your light on the world
[02:09.38] (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[02:11.35] Shine your light for the world to see
[02:14.28] (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[02:15.95] My Umi said shine your light on the world
[02:18.42] (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[02:19.43] Shine your light for the world to see
[02:21.89] (Want black people to be free, to be free...)
[02:24.47] Sometimes I get discouraged
[02:26.84] I look around and, things are so weak
[02:30.96] People are so weak
[02:32.66] Sometimes,
[02:34.34] Sometimes I feel like crying
[02:38.50] Sometimes my heart gets heavy
[02:42.66] Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away (fly fly fly, like a dove)
[02:47.91] Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself (ow!)
[02:51.88] Passion takes over me
[02:55.74] I feel like a man
[02:57.09] Going insane
[02:57.82] Losing my brain
[02:58.54] Trying to maintain
[02:59.32] Doing my thang
[03:00.31] Hey hey hey hey hey
[03:03.96] Put my heart and soul into this y'all
[03:07.26] I hope you feel me
[03:08.35] Where I am, to wherever you are (ha ha ha ha)
[03:10.72] Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
[03:14.28] Sometimes I just want a quiet life, with
[03:15.83] Me and my babies, me and my lady
[03:17.99] Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
[03:21.83] (Black people to be free, to be free...)
[03:23.72] Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
[03:24.38] Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but
[03:26.09] Umi said shine your light on the world
[03:30.20] Shine your light for the world to see
[03:33.72] My Abi said shine your light on the world
[03:37.72] Shine your light for the world to see
[03:41.22] (I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[03:43.11] My dreamers(?) said shine your light on the world
[03:45.70] (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[03:46.66] Shine your light for the world to see
[03:49.67] (Want black people)
[03:50.34] My elders said shine your light on the world (Hey hey)
[03:53.71] Shine your light for the world to see
[03:56.97] I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free
[04:00.61] All my people to be free, to be free, to be free
[04:04.43] Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
[04:08.24] Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
[04:11.34] That's all that matters to me Black people unite and let's all get down
[04:27.02] Gotta have what,
[04:28.16] Gotta have that love
[04:29.19] Peace and understanding
[04:30.04] One God, one light
[04:30.87] One man, one voice, one mic
[04:32.65] Black people unite come on and do it right
[04:34.60] Black people unite come on and do it right
[04:36.63] Black people unite come on and get down
[04:38.46] Gotta have what,
[04:39.67] Love, peace and understanding
[04:40.65] One God, one voice, one life
[04:42.66] One man, gon' shine my light
[04:44.50] Black people unite, now hop up and do it right
[04:46.68] Black people unite, now come on and do it right
[04:48.43] Yeah baby that's what I like
[04:50.80] Yeah baby that's what I like
[04:52.48] Yeah baby that's what I like...
[04:54.26] (Black people, my people...)
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