[00:03.910]And you sing Paris city
[00:08.166]And you sing New York City
[00:11.904]Jazz Liberatorz...
[00:14.454]with the live motivator
[00:15.030]Check it out, y'all
[00:17.728]Yeah,
[00:19.942]From the five to the mind,
[00:21.214]the mind to the hand,
[00:22.295]the hand to the pen
[00:23.462]that transcribe the plan
[00:24.878]will stick to fly paper,
[00:26.046]but never quite land
[00:27.528]My last destination
[00:28.727]from bus, train, to plane
[00:30.040]to radio station
[00:31.174]I occupy minds,
[00:32.406]that's my occupation
[00:33.614]My childhood,
[00:34.622]a baptism, indoctrination
[00:36.700]All the way through to my high education
[00:38.634]Reward for my patience,
[00:39.970]I'm lovin' my callin',
[00:41.210]Callin' my loved ones from extra long distance
[00:44.042]across many seas
[00:45.138]I wish y'all were here, the things that we'd see
[00:47.522]The witness I bear, as light as hot air
[00:49.890]But since you're not here,
[00:51.282]I lay a foundation that brings me back
[00:54.142]with you, reward for your patience
[00:56.257]
[00:58.902]You can say I'm workin' on a vacation
[01:00.686]You could say (You could say)
[01:02.494]You could say (You could say)
[01:03.632]You could say (You could say)
[01:05.246]And you could sing New York City
[01:06.695]You could sing (You should sing)
[01:07.526]You could say, matter of fact,
[01:08.670]You can say I'm workin' on a vacation
[01:10.534]You could say (You could say)
[01:12.062]You could say (You could say)
[01:13.255]You could say (You could say)
[01:14.122](Right Now)
[01:15.225]You could say and be true right now (right here)
[01:16.074]You should say (You could say)
[01:16.714](No, you ain't)
[01:17.194]You could say (You could say)
[01:18.009](Here you are)
[01:19.018]You can say I'm workin' on your vacation
[01:20.626]As time flies by, the calendar changes
[01:22.786]Months, days, and years
[01:24.458]Add-ons, Re-arrangements
[01:25.682]There's so much divine
[01:26.842]that ain't nothing sacred
[01:28.562]We can't turn the clock back,
[01:29.812]So why try and fake it?
[01:30.759]I grow with the movement
[01:32.143]but still I stand and retrace the steps
[01:33.127]we call walkin' round
[01:34.815]I look forward to a vintage
[01:37.487]spit over jazz riffs and choose
[01:39.367]ancient strings over synthage
[01:40.623]the mood the beat brings
[01:42.143]pull at your heart strings
[01:43.368]So, for now, I choose words that won't harm ya
[01:45.799]Disarm ya,
[01:47.008]Slid off the armor,
[01:47.950]Let your mind ponder
[01:49.337]on things that calm ya
[01:50.823]Then, let it wander
[01:52.152]Way past beyond the
[01:53.254]stress that your life brings
[01:54.518]Things that fustrate ya
[01:55.822]Gettin' all worked up,
[01:57.190]Battlin' and Debatin'
[01:58.647]Shut up and take a vacation
[02:01.170]You could say (You could say)
[02:02.383]You could say (You should say)
[02:03.711]You could say (You might say)
[02:04.959]You could say (As they say)
[02:06.231]You could say (And they say Paris City)
[02:07.791]Won't you say?
[02:08.591]You can say I'm workin' on a vacation
[02:11.047]You could say (You could say)
[02:12.559]You could say (You could say)
[02:13.761]From Harlem (Jay Live)
[02:15.407](And be true)
[02:16.271]Jazz Liberatorz
[02:16.879]You could say (Outta Paris)
[02:19.711]You can say I'm workin' on a vacation
[02:21.079]Back to the grime,
[02:22.359]Nose to the grindstone
[02:23.415]Back to the wall, ear to the ground
[02:25.887]Feet to the pedal,
[02:27.503]To pedal this tracks
[02:28.591]To this time, I'll choose one to help me relax
[02:30.951]From this lips to God's ears (and then He grows)
[02:33.400]from a boy to a man and then he goes
[02:35.831]transcribe His own plan
[02:37.455]It might be flows
[02:38.714]Like father, like son
[02:39.911]Whatever He does
[02:41.303]as long as something gets done
[02:42.615]that's civilized, righteous, and shines like one
[02:45.039]from star to star, It's just space and time
[02:47.575]and his actions won't be in place of mine
[02:49.799]You see, wisdom is personal
[02:51.480]like every verse from the curse to the jewel
[02:53.799]whether it's rehearsed or I'm just breakin' food
[02:56.040]and the mic is a tool
[02:57.338]To break and rewrite the rules
[02:59.402]From my first day to my last night
[03:01.599]And with my lights out,
[03:02.895]and my weapons through
[03:04.120]You can rest assured that I'll be rest assured
[03:06.185]that the best of my works
[03:07.671]Have worked
[03:09.039]and laid a foundation
[03:09.887]Now, that's a vacation
[03:11.782]You could say (You could say)
[03:13.009]You could say (You could say)
[03:14.448]You could say (You could say)
[03:15.631]And you could sing New York City
[03:16.750]You could sing (You should sing)
[03:18.391]You could say, matter of fact,
[03:19.567]You can say I'm workin' on a vacation
[03:21.615]You could say (You could say)
[03:23.239]You could say (You could say)
[03:24.487]You could say (You could say)
[03:25.647](Right Now)
[03:26.215]You could say and be true right now (right here)
[03:27.631]You should say (You could say)
[03:28.767](Jay Live)
[03:29.401]You could say (You could say)
[03:30.391]You can say I'm workin' on your vacation
[03:32.023]
[03:59.995]Thank you for this special gift you've given me
[04:02.356]Listen to my words and my melody
[04:05.643]I hope I can return the same thing
[04:08.546]Listen to my, Listen to my melody
[04:14.180]my melody
[04:17.509]my melody
[04:20.403]my melody
[04:23.611]Listen to my melody
[04:26.571]my melody
[04:28.867]my melody
[04:30.627]my melody, oh, oh
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