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