《Slippin’ Away》歌词

歌曲： Slippin’ Away

所属专辑：Us

歌手： Brother Ali

时长： 04:58

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Slippin' Away (爱已不在) - Brother Ali[00:00:00]

I arrived in Minnesota with handcuff bruises[00:00:24]

Summer ninety deuce prepared to cut loose sh*t[00:00:26]

Mom wasn't having that f**k being cool[00:00:29]

With no discussion stuck me in a suburb school[00:00:31]

Now day and night I'm on a bus full of fools[00:00:34]

Who parents didn't want us ended up in the news[00:00:37]

You must be crazy you think any of us appreciate it[00:00:39]

How our parents wanna upgrade us[00:00:42]

All day long we're in a fantasy land[00:00:44]

Moms and dads college plans and minivans[00:00:47]

But when the sun set you fled the success[00:00:50]

To the slum where you rest nothing more nothing less[00:00:52]

School they fantasize about gangsta rap records[00:00:55]

But these are our lives our families are connected[00:00:57]

The Ice Cube summer vacation is taking place[00:01:00]

Right around the way from where I stay[00:01:03]

The mold from the gold and the 'rips from L A [00:01:05]

Brought snow to the cold for a new place to play[00:01:08]

There's a war going on outside you ain't safe from[00:01:10]

See if this education might save 'em[00:01:13]

I've known you your whole life[00:01:17]

You drawn to that street life[00:01:19]

Slipping away slipping away[00:01:22]

Slipping away slipping away[00:01:24]

I've known you your whole life[00:01:27]

You drawn to that street life[00:01:30]

Slipping away slipping away[00:01:32]

Slipping away slipping away[00:01:35]

And so our little city bus crew used to run together[00:01:37]

Eat lunch together girls Double Dutch together[00:01:39]

Fellas humbugging next day be friends[00:01:41]

The only thing we never did was date from withing[00:01:44]

Fellas dated white girls sisters stayed lonely[00:01:47]

Used to kiss me on my cheek and say we were homies[00:01:49]

Alphonso basement we ran the party[00:01:52]

One day on the bus Pumpking stabs Akey[00:01:55]

Sh*t my main man was Ethan[00:01:58]

Used to sell sneakers at a store called Friedman's[00:02:00]

He had two older cousins that were hustlers[00:02:03]

Filas wasn't all he pumping to the customers[00:02:05]

He got a check but he got connects[00:02:08]

So he got some chicks and he got respect[00:02:10]

His boy Ali got hooked up with clothes[00:02:13]

One day slap boxing he broke my nose[00:02:16]

He almost cried man he had a good heart[00:02:18]

The brother's only problem was he wasn't book smart[00:02:21]

He dropped out of school but he kept slanging shoes[00:02:23]

To keep the kids fed he had to sell base too[00:02:26]

I've known you your whole life[00:02:30]

You drawn to that street life[00:02:32]

Slipping away slipping away[00:02:35]

Slipping away slipping away[00:02:37]

I've known you your whole life[00:02:40]

You drawn to that street life[00:02:42]

Slipping away slipping away[00:02:45]

Slipping away slipping away[00:02:47]

Time to time I used to stop in and check on my dude[00:02:50]

Even when we lost touch with the rest of our crew[00:02:52]

We both had babies drama with our old ladies[00:02:55]

But as time went on our connection only grew[00:02:57]

He said "I just can't seem to leave these streets alone man[00:03:00]

Feels like I fell asleep one evening[00:03:03]

And woke up the next day suddenly a grown man[00:03:05]

In a rut with no idea how to leave it[00:03:08]

My parents got too many kids to help me through[00:03:11]

I really don't know what the hell else to do[00:03:13]

I know you gonna really get it cracking with that rap thing[00:03:16]

And when you blow up I'm a come and work for you"[00:03:19]

Ha that's my man I see you when I see you brother[00:03:21]

Keep your head up 'til the next time we see each other[00:03:24]

Rolled out on my first national tour[00:03:26]

Back on the block went back to the store[00:03:29]

Put my hand on the door Ethan wasn't in though[00:03:31]

They said somebody shot 'em through his front window[00:03:34]

Hit 'em in the head and that he hadn't survived[00:03:37]

Matter fact he died 'fore the ambulance arrived[00:03:39]

A man in that life it wasn't no mistake[00:03:42]

The cops called it a stray bullet closed the case[00:03:44]

So there's no justice and there's no closure[00:03:47]

You can't touch this not you no sir[00:03:50]

They buried my brother I was on the road[00:03:53]

By the time I got home the ground was cold[00:03:55]

Got nothing left but a hole in my soul[00:03:58]

Sh*t dude was 23 years old[00:04:00]

I've known you your whole life[00:04:04]

You drawn to that street life[00:04:06]

Slipping away slipping away[00:04:08]

Slipping away slipping away[00:04:11]

I've known you your whole life[00:04:14]

You drawn to that street life[00:04:16]

Slipping away slipping away[00:04:19]

Slipping away slipping away[00:04:22]

Slipping away slipping away[00:04:27]

Slipping away slipping away[00:04:32]

Slipping away slipping away[00:04:38]