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作词 : Teyana Taylor/Jimmy McHugh/Shaun Thomas/Dorothy Fields/David Brewster/Jahmal Gwin/Sidney Selby/Corey Thompson |
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作曲 : Teyana Taylor/Jimmy McHugh/Shaun Thomas/Dorothy Fields/David Brewster/Jahmal Gwin/Sidney Selby/Corey Thompson |
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If you ask me, since Harlem, our family's always been like |
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It's been the best of times, it was the worst of times (Worst) |
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I needed a sign |
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2008, my mother passes away (RIP) |
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I'm at rock bottom |
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Dave's with me through my mother's situation (Yeah, I was) |
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But he's still playin' basketball, he's doing his thing (Yeah, I was) |
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Two years later, he gives me a call |
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He's hit rock bottom (Yeah, I did) |
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He's gettin' kicked out of school |
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He has another dream: to rap |
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He tells me he needs to come back to New York |
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And if he has this opportunity, he's gonna make it |
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I knew I was already strugglin', I didn't even want him to come back |
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And be in the streets, I didn't want him to get into any bullshit |
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We didn't really have much, na'mean? We were just together |
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All we had was each other and his dream |
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I look back now, I think of 6E, that front door (Pals) |
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Right by the staircase, perfect place, that back room I grew up in |
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He's been such an inspiration to so many |
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People see the grind and the pain, the struggle he's gone through (Right) |
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That we've been through (Right) |
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But this is for everybody out there (Yeah, it is) |
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Lookin', thinkin', dreamin', everybody needs a sign (Yeah, they do) |
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Sometimes you can't see it yourself |
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You need a sign, need some help |
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Dave East: |
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We know we guilty but we gon' act like we innocent (On God) |
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My Glock was filthy, need disinfectant to get it in (Oh, God) |
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My grandpops was an immigrant, never a citizen (Never) |
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They expect me to vote, told my mother, I needed Ritalin (Crazy) |
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Was born crazy, (Lost) I never felt like I was normal (Never) |
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The sun shine bright after it rain, that's what the storm do (Right) |
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Roll a blunt and wish I could trade places with Freaky (Malik) |
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Until I sit and realize my daughter really need me (On God) |
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I had to cut ties with my closest, bitches is greedy (Greedy) |
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You can see the pain in my eyes as soon as you see me (Look) |
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Aladdin had me tryna make wishes, wasn't no genies (None) |
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Halal if I was talkin' bout lambs, no Lamborghinis (None) |
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We was really starvin', in my aunty crib hearin' Marvin |
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Had to travel the world to realize nowhere like Harlem (Nowhere) |
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I tried to keep my distance from bitches that's scared of problems (Scared) |
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Them bitches realize you food, then anywhere, they'll rob him (Anywhere) |
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You ever tuck in your jewelry? Then you don't need to shine (You don't need it) |
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All the money in the world won't bring you peace of mind (Nope) |
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All them chains don't matter, they hate to see you shine |
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Was lost, prayin' to God, beggin' him, like, "I need a sign" (I need one) |
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Show me how to do it when ain't nothin' workin' (Workin') |
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I just hope that I don't shoot if we meet up in person (God) |
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Now they ask my feature price, they never wanted verses (God) |
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Now I live a different life, can't see my mother workin' (On God) |
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Should I rob 'em? Should I shoot 'em? I just need a sign (I need one) |
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You know I've been goin' through it, just give me a sign (Don't blow it) |
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I promise we all could do it, I just need some time (I promise) |
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Should I continue with this music? Just give me a sign (Tell) |
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Thinkin' 'bout the day when I won't need to rhyme |
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She tryna lie on me or she love me? I just need a sign (I needed one) |
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I close my eyes and pray, like, "I just need a sign" (Pray) |
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I listen to what you tell me, I can't read your mind |
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Teyana Taylor: |
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I need a sign, I need to blind 'em, eh |
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Before the diamonds |
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Though I've been live, I set my timin', eh |
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Ain't no silver lining |
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They can't control me, **** your controllers |
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Lost in the sofa least every mornin' |
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I'm takin' over, **** these emotions, all the signs |
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Hey, bitches callin' like we homies now, not |
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I bet they stop with all that trollin' now, blocked |
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Made that rooftop into a floor for now, it's a sign |
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Now it's Rolls when we rollin' out, drop |
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**** a lease, I gotta buy the block, block |
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**** them people, there's a bottom line, no need to sign |
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My man died before we talked, ain't get to speak in time |
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Them grams had them smokers lookin' like a sneaker line |
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My little man don't wanna rumble, so he keep a 9 |
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Not breakin' it down, keepin' this pot, shit, this peace of mind |
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I'm on my daughter, across the water, I hope she don't see no crime |
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There's problems, I pull up on the bike, I'm on Deebo time |
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I tried to ask my father to help me, told me, "I need to grind" |
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Your funeral packed, but you dead, can't even see the line |
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I hope I see the signs |
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It break your heart when a youngin' dyin', he was nine |
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They say he stop, but we speedin', so we don't see the sign |
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Feel like a war goin' on when all your people dyin' |
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Bitches is numb and they gon' act like they don't see you cryin' |
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You got a chance to get outta here, we don't need you ridin' |
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He just need a sign (He just need a sign) |
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Nobody keep it real with him, he tired of people lyin' |
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He sick of lightin' up candles, too many people dyin' |
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Knowin' you might get up out the hood, that shit'll keep you tryin' |
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I'm used to the jungle, bitch, I been a lion |
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Walk in the booth, kill everything, even my pen is dyin' |
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That shit they tried to teach in school, we ain't consider science |
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You a sucker if you give up, too many niggas tryin' |
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Pocket watchin', you focused on what your bitch buyin' |
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Pocket watchin', you focused on what your bitch buyin' |
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Teyana Taylor: |
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I need a sign, I need to blind 'em, eh |
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Before the diamonds |
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Though I've been live, I set my timing, eh |
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Ain't no silver lining |
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They can't control me, **** your controllers |
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Lost in the sofa least every morning |
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I'm takin' over, **** these emotions, all the signs |
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Hey, bitches callin' like we homies now, not |
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I bet they stop with all that trollin' now, blocked |
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Made that rooftop into a floor for now, it's a sign |
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Now it's Rolls when we rollin' out, drop |
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**** a lease, I gotta buy the block, block |
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**** them people, there's a bottom line, no need to sign, yeah, yeah |
