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And you sing Paris city |
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And you sing New York City |
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Jazz Liberatorz... |
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with the live motivator |
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Check it out, y'all |
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Yeah, |
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From the five to the mind, |
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the mind to the hand, |
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the hand to the pen |
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that transcribe the plan |
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will stick to fly paper, |
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but never quite land |
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My last destination |
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from bus, train, to plane |
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to radio station |
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I occupy minds, |
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that's my occupation |
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My childhood, |
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a baptism, indoctrination |
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All the way through to my high education |
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Reward for my patience, |
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I'm lovin' my callin', |
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Callin' my loved ones from extra long distance |
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across many seas |
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I wish y'all were here, the things that we'd see |
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The witness I bear, as light as hot air |
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But since you're not here, |
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I lay a foundation that brings me back |
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with you, reward for your patience |
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You can say I'm workin' on a vacation |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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And you could sing New York City |
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You could sing (You should sing) |
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You could say, matter of fact, |
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You can say I'm workin' on a vacation |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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(Right Now) |
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You could say and be true right now (right here) |
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You should say (You could say) |
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(No, you ain't) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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(Here you are) |
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You can say I'm workin' on your vacation |
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As time flies by, the calendar changes |
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Months, days, and years |
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Add-ons, Re-arrangements |
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There's so much divine |
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that ain't nothing sacred |
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We can't turn the clock back, |
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So why try and fake it? |
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I grow with the movement |
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but still I stand and retrace the steps |
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we call walkin' round |
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I look forward to a vintage |
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spit over jazz riffs and choose |
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ancient strings over synthage |
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the mood the beat brings |
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pull at your heart strings |
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So, for now, I choose words that won't harm ya |
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Disarm ya, |
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Slid off the armor, |
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Let your mind ponder |
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on things that calm ya |
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Then, let it wander |
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Way past beyond the |
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stress that your life brings |
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Things that fustrate ya |
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Gettin' all worked up, |
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Battlin' and Debatin' |
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Shut up and take a vacation |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You should say) |
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You could say (You might say) |
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You could say (As they say) |
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You could say (And they say Paris City) |
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Won't you say? |
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You can say I'm workin' on a vacation |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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From Harlem (Jay Live) |
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(And be true) |
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Jazz Liberatorz |
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You could say (Outta Paris) |
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You can say I'm workin' on a vacation |
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Back to the grime, |
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Nose to the grindstone |
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Back to the wall, ear to the ground |
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Feet to the pedal, |
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To pedal this tracks |
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To this time, I'll choose one to help me relax |
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From this lips to God's ears (and then He grows) |
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from a boy to a man and then he goes |
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transcribe His own plan |
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It might be flows |
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Like father, like son |
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Whatever He does |
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as long as something gets done |
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that's civilized, righteous, and shines like one |
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from star to star, It's just space and time |
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and his actions won't be in place of mine |
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You see, wisdom is personal |
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like every verse from the curse to the jewel |
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whether it's rehearsed or I'm just breakin' food |
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and the mic is a tool |
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To break and rewrite the rules |
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From my first day to my last night |
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And with my lights out, |
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and my weapons through |
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You can rest assured that I'll be rest assured |
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that the best of my works |
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Have worked |
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and laid a foundation |
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Now, that's a vacation |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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And you could sing New York City |
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You could sing (You should sing) |
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You could say, matter of fact, |
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You can say I'm workin' on a vacation |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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(Right Now) |
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You could say and be true right now (right here) |
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You should say (You could say) |
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(Jay Live) |
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You could say (You could say) |
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You can say I'm workin' on your vacation |
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Thank you for this special gift you've given me |
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Listen to my words and my melody |
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I hope I can return the same thing |
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Listen to my, Listen to my melody |
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my melody |
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my melody |
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my melody |
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Listen to my melody |
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my melody |
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my melody |
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my melody, oh, oh |
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