I can't take it man. Hey Nas, hey hey boy, you see what they done did to Jimmy and Lee? Mmmhmm. Damn man. Sho' can't. You think this is gonna eva' change? Man damn this place man! Damn these chains! These damn Chitlins every damn night. This cotton.

It's like one step forward and two steps back No matter what I do you're always mad Maybe we're not meant to be And I, I can't change your mind I know it's like trying to turn around on a one way street I can't give you what you want And it's killing me

Quiet distress covers scars and bruises Quiet distress leaves us lost and desperate Quiet distress we can't afford indifference How many times, how many lies Does it take to demonstrate? To change the apathy that's ingrained The screams, the cries,

Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie I gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie And I can’t leave a thing behind Gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie For every different change of mind I got a pocket for every reason Every season be another day I love my

And this bird you cannot change 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now Oh oh oh oh oh oh And the bird you cannot change Lord knows, I can't change If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me For I must be travelin' on now There's too many places I got

Come and I'll take you under This beautiful bruises colors Everything fades in time, it's true Wish that I had another Stab at the under cover Was it a change in mind for you? It's impossible I can't let it out You'll never know

Can't you see that you're Fading, fading, fading, fa-a-a-a-away Away, away, away, away I opened up my eyes, and I finally realized Today, today, it's too late You're fading away Things just ain't the same And I'm ready for change You say you love me

And this bird you can not change But, if I stayed here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same Cause I'm as free as a bird now Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Lord knows, I can't change If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be

If it's you, can't be any old thing Gettin' higher, higher, higher We're climbing, once again And we're climbing, once again But you're special, on every level But you're special, another level You said get used to change Nothing would be the same It's

Don't use the word "forever" We live too long to be so loved People change and I can be tethered We think we are the only ones You can't walk the streets a ghost anymore Days form like new figures down my road Each one looks more like you than you know