[00:-0.50]Nelly - Nobody Knows (Feat. Anthony Hamilton)
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[00:-0.07]IIIIIIIII didn't know, there'd be troubles along the way
[00:05.57]Nobody told me nothin, nobody told me nothin, nothin
[00:10.35]Well, well, ohh, ohhhh, ohhhhhh, oahh-ohhhh
[00:23.05]Well, ay-heyyy, ay-hey, we-ell
[00:30.48]Uh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh
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[00:36.00]I went through, 8 different schools in, 12 different years
[00:39.31]That's 30 different teachers, over ten thousand different peers
[00:42.54]And I done fought in e'ryone, been suspended e'rytime
[00:45.67]Besides a few a felony, done committed e'ry crime
[00:49.08]But never braggin on, just want you to see me what I done done
[00:52.43]I'm never proud of it, so I don't have to go back there again
[00:55.95]And uhh, I used to go like house to house (man)
[00:57.82]Sleepin on couch to couch (you know)
[00:59.80]Walk around stickin out my hands, lookin for a handout
[01:02.77]Only thing I handed out was more bills
[01:04.61]Only thing pulled me out was my will
[01:06.15]God told me the sun don't chill
[01:07.76]Determined to make use of one of these skills
[01:09.44]Either that or go beat the block
[01:11.04]Ain't no way you can beat the cops
[01:12.62]Ain't no way I can beat the clock
[01:14.33]Just a matter of time shut down your shop
[01:15.98]Ohh, you stay up day and nights, livin this way of life
[01:19.33]I was +Young and Restless+
[01:20.76]+All My Children+ came and then I had a +Guiding Light+ (hey)
[01:22.89]No more of that sittin mayne (c'mon) sittin and waitin
[01:25.90]and thinkin somebody comin to take me up off them streets
[01:28.83]But now I know..
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[01:30.33]Nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[01:36.21]I don't believe, I've made it this far
[01:39.23]My whole life, man I've been workin so hard and I know
[01:43.47]Nobody told me that the road would be easy (Whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[01:49.22]I can't believe, I've made it this far (Whoo, yeahhh)
[01:52.54]My whole life, man I've been workin so hard and I know
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[01:56.43]I can tell you right now, I'm sayin
[01:57.78]I could sit here and count on one hand
[01:59.42]How many people seen me graduate
[02:00.74]I know a few that did but a bunch that ain't (hey)
[02:02.75]Same folks showin up in swarms, waitin for me to go on
[02:06.15]Wantin to see Ali perform, wasn't so po' before
[02:09.25]I became this household name
[02:11.07]I was playin them Little League games
[02:12.76]Nobody curred if I go 0-for-3
[02:13.95]Nobody out hurr rootin for me but my Momma
[02:16.17]Supported me in e'rything, "Why she get e'rything?"
[02:19.37]Some people got the nerve to ask
[02:20.73]Y'all can kiss my ass, and that's my Momma
[02:22.79]Got a sister that need my help (hey) and I gave peace all with wealth
[02:25.92]Give anything that I have, just to see her in perfect health
[02:29.29]Now we out hurr complainin, "I got work to do" (ohh)
[02:32.52]How bad you think you got it, somebody else got it worse than you (hey)
[02:35.87]I done had them down and ups and, don't plan on comin back down (no)
[02:39.33]Don't plan on leavin hurr no time soon, but I got too comfortable now
[02:42.58]Wouldn't have no knowledge of wealth, without no knowledge of self
[02:45.82]And I'ma keep walkin this road - my mind, body and soul
[02:48.88]I know
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[02:50.22]Nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[02:55.73]I don't believe, I've made it this far
[02:58.90]My whole life, man I've been workin so hard and I know
[03:03.12]Nobody told me that the road would be easy (Whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[03:09.65]I can't believe, I've made it this far (Whoo, yeahhh)
[03:12.24]My whole life, man I've been workin so hard and I know
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[03:16.19]I didn't knowwwww
[03:18.53]There'd be troubles along the way (I didn't know there'd be troubles)
[03:22.75]Nobody told me nothin (nobody told me nothin)
[03:25.27]That would help me to ease my pain (to help ease my pain, yeah)
[03:29.00]I've been walkin this roooooad, for forever and a day (forever and a day)
[03:35.46]Now I've been searchin somethin (whoa-ohhh)
[03:38.51]For someone to help me find my way (somebody help me, find my way)
[03:41.84]And now I know
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[03:43.15]Nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[03:48.89]I don't believe, I've made it this far
[03:51.93]My whole life, man I've been workin so hard and I know
[03:56.16]Nobody told me that the road would be easy (Whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[04:02.00]I can't believe, I've made it this far (Whoo, yeahhh)
[04:05.25]My whole life, man I've been workin so hard and I know
[04:09.56]Nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[04:15.20]I don't believe, I've made it this far
[04:18.52]My whole life, man I've been workin so hard and I know
[04:22.67]Nobody told me that the road would be easy (Whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[04:28.44]I can't believe, I've made it this far (Whoo, yeahhh)
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