I would always open up the door Always looking up at higher floors Want to see it all give me more (rise, rise up) I was always up for the making changes Walking down the street and meeting strangers Flipping through my life turning pages (rise, rise up)

If you wanna know why {why I live my life} The way that I do {cause I got to get this money} I'm just hustlin everyday, runnin this race, makin this paper This one is for my brother, Tyree, R.I.P A message to God Since you finishin em early, what

I've got some love and so much more And I"m ready to make someone mine Making my way through an open door And I'll find her, 'cause it's about time Biding my time, trying to find a heart that's lonely Looking for her, my love my one and only Maybe I'll

Left us wonderin' what it all was about And my paradigm shifted, man you're making me shout Hey, from here from out Friends are gonna be hard to come by He had it easy, man he chose the hard way Walk that old, lonely road in the shadow of a doubt A

'Cause since I've come on home, Well my body's been a mess And I've missed your ginger hair And the way you like to dress Won't you come on over Stop making a fool out of me Why don't you come on over Valerie? Well sometimes I go out by myself

Feeling the beat of my heart Ooh just cruising Driving along like the swing king Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! You're taking all the sunshine away Making out like you're the main line (I knew that) 'Cause you're a cool cat Tapping on the toe with a new hat

Mmm, baby, I don't understand this You're changing, I can't stand it My heart can't take this damage And the way I feel, can't stand it Girl, you're making it hard for me Mmm, baby, I don't understand it Girl, you're making it hard for me, uh

Das da way we like 'em Das da way we like 'em (das da way) Yo it's me Left Eye not about to settle for anybody wit' A thang about me havin' to pary My life's havin' fun takin' a reason addin' season makin' It he's in what is pleasin' cause yo I gots one

Looking for a place to happen Making stops along the way, hey I'll put your coat up on the bed We've all been here since, God, who knows? I've got a job, I explore, I follow every little whiff And I want my life to smell like this To find a place, an

Home sweet dreamland Always a dreamland For the two of us, Makin' my way Won't let me stay in your arms In your warm In your love