They bring him to the shore His ship is ready made He will not see them anymore Here he cannot stay The brotherhood is gathered Their faces as hard as stone They have come to take farewell In silence they mourn Our king has left our ranks

Oh, where oh where can my baby be? The Lord took her away from me She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good So I can see my baby when I leave this world. We were out on a date in my daddy's car We hadn't driven very far There in the road, up straight

I'm so tired We are not cool no mo' as far as I can see You kicked me down I've fallen, I'm crawlin' It's all your fault Of all the problems you've been causin' me Mo' money, mo' problems it is Now I'm back to writin' my lyrical novel again I'm holdin'

You niggas bogus, I see the imposers Spittin' these vocals, labels think I wrote it Slippery wet paints, the coupes are candy-coated Just left the bank, I need a bag to hold this The streets like a farm 'cause all we ride is horses Let my face tell it,

I believe in you and me I was lost now I'm free I believe that we will be In love eternally As far as I can see You will always be The one for me Oh yes you will I believe in dreams again

It's my last name I learned how to write it When I first started school Passed down from generations Too far back to trace I can see all my relations When I look into my face May never make it famous But I'll never bring it shame

How long, how long Woman will you weep Rock yourself to sleep How long, how long (long and drawn out) Like a blue bird with his heart removed, lonely as a train I've run just as far as I can run If I never see the good old days shinin' in the sun I'll be

See the line where the sky meets the sea it calls me And no one knows, how far it goes If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me I've been standing at the edge of the water 'Long as I can remember, never really knowing why I wish I could be the

Lawyer talks, he's so correct, he is respect He learned how to make you feel safe And kill you with a smile And the food so fast, the hair so clean The moon so far, fire so weak All those words flying in the air Cannot see the stars Images, colors, like

Better on me You look better on me As far as my eyes can see, you look better on me It's been a while and you found somebody else They say you really doing good for yourself But I know you out there feeling so lonely As far as my eyes can see Don't need