Kanye West, Adam Levine - Heard 'Em Say(2005)

[00:00.23] Mr. West, Mr. West, Mr. West
[00:00.84] Uh, yeah, uh, yeah, uh, yeah
[00:10.84] And I heard 'em say, nothing's ever promised tomorrow today
[00:14.82] From the Chi, like Tim it's a harder way
[00:16.77] So this is in the name of love like Robert say
[00:19.48] Before you ask me to go get a job today
[00:22.10] Can I at least get a raise of the minimum wage?
[00:24.54] And I know that the government administer AIDS
[00:27.20] So I guess we just pray like the minister say
[00:29.77] Allāhu Akbar and throw him some hot cars
[00:32.76] Things we see on the screen that's not ours
[00:35.17] But these niggas from the hood so these dreams not far
[00:37.67] Where I'm from the dope boys is the rock stars
[00:39.94] But they can't cop cars without seeing cop cars
[00:42.50] I guess they want us all behind bars, I know it
[00:45.23] Uh, and I heard 'em say (ooh), nothing's ever promised tomorrow today
[00:50.80] And I heard 'em say
[00:52.82] Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today (nothing's ever promised tomorrow today)
[00:56.13] But we'll a find a way
[00:57.94] And nothing last forever but be honest babe
[01:02.74] It hurts but it may be the only way
[01:05.81] They say people in your life are seasons
[01:07.76] And anything that happen is for a reason
[01:10.38] And niggas gun clapping and keep to squeezing
[01:12.87] And Gran keep praying and keep believing
[01:15.29] In Jesus, and one day that you see him
[01:17.47] 'Til then walk in his footsteps and try to be him
[01:20.46] The devil is alive I feel him breathin'
[01:22.98] Claiming money is the key, so keep on dreamin'
[01:25.64] And put them lottery tickets just to tease us
[01:27.82] My Aunt Pam can't put them cigarettes down
[01:30.22] So now my little cousin smokin' them cigarettes now
[01:32.68] His job try to claim that he too niggerish now
[01:35.37] Is it 'cause his skin blacker than licorice now
[01:37.74] I can't figure it out, I'm sick of it now
[01:40.56] Uh, uh, and I heard 'em say, nothing's ever promised tomorrow today
[01:46.45] And I heard 'em say
[01:48.24] Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today (nothing's ever promised tomorrow today)
[01:51.60] But we'll a find a way
[01:53.26] And nothing last forever but be honest babe
[01:57.91] It hurts but it may be the only way
[02:03.67] With every worthless word we get more far away
[02:08.23] And nothing's ever promised tomorrow today
[02:13.48] And nothing last forever but be honest babe
[02:18.61] It hurts but it may be the only way
[02:22.34] Ooh-ooh-ooh
[02:27.93] Ooh-ooh, oh, oh, oh
[02:31.12] Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
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