*Nas talking* "The light is there." See I come from Mississippi I was young and runnin' wild Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man

And from the first time that I saw you Had I known you better then I would've said those three old words You couldn't wait to get to sleep and dream About the one you wish was there beside you Were you ever so in love In the past few days I've grown To

In the morning On your journey to the sea You crossed the pasture land And threw your wedding band In the mountains Your shadows beside me Into the great deep Where you'd rest to sleep

La da da da da da I can see it now clear Well we all change in our own ways In our own pretty ways Let's not spill the truth It's easier being alone You're a shadow of the old And I want something new You've quit dreaming again

When I was young Pain more painful Laughter much louder Yeah, when I was young The rooms were so much colder then My father was a soldier then And times were very hard I smoked my first cigarette at ten And for girls, I had a bad yen

We've had enough Is there even anything left to explain? (We've had enough) Am I really someone you need to restrain? (We've had enough) Can't you listen to what we have to say? (We've had enough) I'm calling out Only echoes respond But I scream 'til my

Get up, I get down Get up, I get When it comes to being true, at least true to me One thing I found, one thing I found Oh no you never let me down Yo, first I snatched the streets then I snatched the charts First I had they ear, now I have their heart

Oh oh oh oh oh Today, I climb the highest mountain I have ever climbed And I turn, to look at ruins I had left behind And you, where were you so far removed from any truth I lost you, didn't I? First I think I lost myself Children, then and forever

I flee the scene like it was my last ride You see right through Oh, you had me pegged the first time You can't see the truth But it's easier to justify What's bad is good And I hate to be the bad guy I just hate to be the bad guy It's like I'm in the

Sounds like falling in love Sounds like falling in love right now Tell me what's better than the two of us First I take you out, then you turn around Then you back it up, ooh yeah, like we had our own fast lane So I take you home, drive you wherever you