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I don't wanna write this down |
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(World premiere) |
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I wanna tell you how I feel right now |
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(World premiere) |
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I don't wanna take no time to write this down |
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(World premiere) |
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I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey |
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(World premiere) |
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Tomorrow may never come |
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For you or me life is not promised |
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Tomorrow may never show up |
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For you and me this life is not promised |
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I ain't no perfect man |
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I'm trying to do the best that I can |
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With what it is I have |
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I ain't no perfect man |
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I'm trying to do the best that I can |
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With what it is I have |
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Put my heart and soul into this song |
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(Yes, yes) |
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I hope you feel me from where I am, to wherever you are |
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I mean that sincerely, tomorrow may never come |
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For you and me life is not promised, tomorrow may never appear |
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You better hold this very moment very close to you |
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(Right now) |
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Very close to you |
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(Right now) |
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So close to you, so close to you |
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(Your moment in history is right now, now!) |
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Don't be afraid, to let it shine |
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My Umi said, "Shine your light on the world |
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Shine your light for the world to see" |
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My Abi said, "Shine your light on the world |
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Shine your light for the world to see" |
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(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) |
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My Abi said, "Shine your light on the world" |
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(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) |
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"Shine your light for the world to see" |
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(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) |
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My Umi said, "Shine your light on the world" |
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(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) |
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"Shine your light for the world to see" |
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(Want black people to be free, to be free) |
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Sometimes I get discouraged |
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I look around and things are so weak |
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People are so weak |
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Sometimes, sometimes I feel like crying |
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Sometimes my heart gets heavy |
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Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away |
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(Fly fly fly, like a dove) |
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Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself |
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(Ow) |
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Passion takes over me, I feel like a man |
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Going insane, losing my brain |
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Trying to maintain, doing my thang |
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Hey hey, hey hey, hey |
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Put my heart and soul into this y'all |
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I hope you feel me where I am to wherever you are |
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Sometimes I don't want to be bothered |
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Sometimes I just want a quiet life |
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With me and my babies, me and my lady |
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Sometimes I don't want to get into no war |
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(Black people to be free, to be free, to be free) |
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Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier |
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Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but |
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Umi said, "Shine your light on the world |
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Shine your light for the world to see" |
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My Abi said, "Shine your light on the world |
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Shine your light for the world to see" |
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(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) |
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My dreamers say, "Shine your light on the world" |
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(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free) |
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"Shine your light for the world to see" |
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(Want black people) |
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My elders said, "Shine your light on the world" |
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(Hey, hey) |
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"Shine your light for the world to see" |
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I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free |
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All my people to be free, to be free, to be free |
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All black people to be free, to be free, to be free |
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All black people to be free, to be free, to be free |
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That's all that matters to me, that's all that matters to me |
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That's all that matters to me, that's all that matters to me |
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That's all that matters to me, that's all that matters to me |
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That's all that matters to me |
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Black people unite and let's all get down |
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Gotta have what? Gotta have that love |
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Peace and understanding, one God, one light |
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One man, one voice, one mic |
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Black people unite, come on and do it right |
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Black people unite, come on and do it right |
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Black people unite, come on and get down |
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Gotta have what? Love, peace and understanding |
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One God, one voice, one life, one man, gon' shine my light |
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Black people unite, now hop up and do it right |
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Black people unite, now come on and do it right |
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Black people, my people, black people, my people |
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Black people, my people, black people, my people |
