In the ghetto On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' And his mama cries As the snow flies A poor little baby child is born 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need It's another hungry mouth to feed People, don't you understand The child needs a

No man is an island No one should be on their own Look at the horizon, 'cause love will always take you home She said all hearts break, don't lose faith You can't live life that way 'Cause when you go solo, in the feeling solo You become your own worst

So I wanna know What's the name of the game? Can you feel it the way I do? Tell me please, 'cause I have to know I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow And you make me talk And you make me feel And you make me show What I'm trying to conceal

'Cause you lift me up No I don't get down And I know, no matter how much colder Or how much I carry on my shoulders As long as I'm standing, I'll be closer 'Cause it ain't over, 'til it's over But we don't get down No we don't get down We can turn this

And the world's gonna know your name Standing in the Hall of Fame 'Cause you burn with the brightest flame And you'll be on the walls of the Hall of Fame Yeah, you can be the greatest, you can be the best You can be the King Kong bangin' on your chest

Watch dem niggas that be close to you And make sure they do what they supposed to do Cause you know they be thinking about smoking you Never personal, nowadays, it's the ways They never realized, how real Nas, is so decisive It's just the likeness, of

Everything I love is killin' me Everything I love gonna have to give up Cause everything I love is killin' me Cigarettes, Jack Daniels and caffeine And that's the way you're turnin' out to be Coffee keeps me up and I can't sleep And when I drink too much

'Cause I found you And I found you Yeah, I found you I cannot say what I'm feeling I finally believe in you I've traveled many roads Now my world is never changing If there's anything I can do 'Cause I found you, yeah

'Cause we go way back Some things don't ever change Yeah, you and me Like Prince and Marvin Gaye Like South side on Sunday James Brown and Michael J Like them high school parties We go way back Don't you ever think

And I, can't wait It's the thrill I feel my heart beat racing And I, can't wait, can't wait Cause these moments go ugly and get undone Can you roll down a window I just wanna feel the wind blow, in my face That's why I never wanna close my eyes Yeah, I