所属专辑:Quality (Explicit)
时长: 04:15
Joy - Talib Kweli[00:00:01]
Wooaahh yeah[00:00:05]
On top of the world[00:00:11]
Yeah that's how my seeds got me feeling' right now[00:00:12]
On top of the world[00:00:15]
Yeah you ever felt like you could do anything (Yeah)[00:00:16]
On top of the world[00:00:18]
It was 1996 4th of July looking off in the sky[00:00:20]
Dealing with thoughts inside [00:00:24]
When something caught my eye[00:00:24]
It was a silhoutte of a beautiful woman [00:00:26]
Bright with life[00:00:27]
Carrying my first seed [00:00:28]
Looking like she gone bear fruit tonight[00:00:29]
We at the African street festival [00:00:31]
And she walking around[00:00:32]
Talking about the midwife said[00:00:33]
that bring the baby down[00:00:34]
I'm about to be a father [00:00:36]
The sights and sounds [00:00:37]
Seem brighter around me[00:00:38]
And for starters [00:00:39]
I know I'ma work harder word[00:00:40]
We got home at three in the morning I was beat[00:00:42]
Them contractions started coming[00:00:44]
As soon as I fell asleep[00:00:45]
3:05 like every five minutes [00:00:46]
Then the water broke[00:00:47]
We on the go yelling at the cabbie [00:00:49]
Cause he's sort of slow[00:00:51]
You know them hospitals all[00:00:52]
Trying to get paid no questions[00:00:53]
Hear come the doctor's with they drugs [00:00:55]
Trying to do c-sections[00:00:56]
But my baby stay's strong in labor for yay long[00:00:57]
Eight-pound baby boy [00:00:59]
To carry my name on joy [00:01:00]
Huh yeah[00:01:02]
I know how you feel Kweli I know how you feel[00:01:03]
(That's the sound of joy)[00:01:06]
See my brother I know how you feel [00:01:07]
Kweli I know how you feel[00:01:09]
(That's the sound of joy)[00:01:11]
So when you have a seed [00:01:13]
Come in the world say dog that shit's real[00:01:14]
(That's the sound of joy y'all)[00:01:16]
Huh Kweli yo I know how you feel [00:01:18]
Kweli yo I know how you feel[00:01:20]
My baby girl[00:01:21]
June 10th 1999 I been on the grind[00:01:22]
Since the birth of my son [00:01:25]
It's been about way more then rhymes[00:01:26]
Baby on the way my lady glowing today at least[00:01:27]
That's what the midwife said on the phone[00:01:30]
Anyway the music got me going away[00:01:31]
Like everyday but it's a blessing [00:01:33]
So I gotta have patience[00:01:34]
And she got pregnant on a Jamaican vacation[00:01:36]
So it's all good this time well have the baby in a house[00:01:39]
I went the hospital route [00:01:41]
I know what they all about (Never again)[00:01:43]
So I'm out on tour in Baltimore[00:01:44]
Get the call around four [00:01:46]
When the water hit the floor (Damn )[00:01:47]
I gotta rock my show but I gotta go[00:01:48]
Got second thoughts about her not going [00:01:50]
To the hospital[00:01:52]
I left the show early Mos held me down [00:01:53]
Good looking (No doubt)[00:01:55]
Call the car service like [00:01:56]
Take me straight to Brooklyn (Uh huh)[00:01:57]
Got the news in the car stayed sorta calm[00:01:59]
But I cried tears of joy [00:02:00]
When they put my daughter in my arms how precious [00:02:02]
Huh huh[00:02:04]
Said I know how you feel uh [00:02:05]
Said I know how you feel when you[00:02:06]
(My precious joy)[00:02:08]
Said I know how you feel uh [00:02:09]
Kwe I know how you feel[00:02:11]
(I know you do huh my precious joy y'all)[00:02:13]
Huh uh said I know how you feel (yeah) [00:02:15]
Said I know how you feel[00:02:17]
(My precious joy)[00:02:18]
Huh man I know how you feel (yeah) [00:02:19]
Said I know how you feel[00:02:22]
I do it for the seeds y'all [00:02:23]
In they formative years when they need y'all[00:02:25]
We gotta believe [00:02:27]
In what we conceive y'all it's deep y'all[00:02:27]
I give them the truth [00:02:29]
So they approach the situation with ammunition[00:02:30]
I keep nothing away [00:02:31]
They hear everything [00:02:32]
Cause they know how to listen[00:02:33]
Teach them the game [00:02:34]
So they know they position so they can grow[00:02:35]
And make decisions [00:02:37]
That change the world and break old tradition[00:02:38]
They put kids in jail [00:02:39]
For a life they ain't even get to start[00:02:40]
That's murder too and it's breaking my heart [00:02:42]
It's breaking our nation apart[00:02:44]
We gave the youth all the anger it's just[00:02:45]
We ain't taught them how to express it [00:02:47]
And so it's dangerous[00:02:49]
You can't talk to them[00:02:50]
Unless your language is relating to what they going through[00:02:51]
So busy ignoring them [00:02:53]
You can't see what they showing you[00:02:53]
And you wonder [00:02:55]
Why we called baby-daddy's and baby-momma's[00:02:56]
When we grow up [00:02:57]
We can't act like adult mothers and fathers yo[00:02:58]
I'm so blessed to have a boy and a girl [00:03:00]
Everyday they bring joy to my world[00:03:02]
Huh yeah[00:03:04]
I know how you feel Kweli I know how you feel[00:03:06]
(That's the sound of joy)[00:03:09]
Brother Kwe' I know how you feel [00:03:11]
Brother Kwe' I know how you feel[00:03:13]
(Baby girl my precious joy)[00:03:15]
Kweli I know how you feel [00:03:16]
Say bro' I know how you feel[00:03:18]
(Fela be my joy yo)[00:03:20]
Huh if you know how the people feel [00:03:21]
Let me really know how you yo[00:03:23]
I do it for the seeds y'all[00:03:25]