[ti:N Dey Say] [ar:Nelly] [al:Suit] [00:04.72]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [00:09.48]lets go [00:10.55](ha-ha-haha-ha) [00:14.41]oooh [00:16.02]n dey say [00:17.06]ooh ooh oooh [00:20.37](ha-ha-haha-ha) [00:23.85]oooh [00:25.19]n dey say [00:26.53]ooh ooh oooh [00:30.00]hold up, stop now, let me get a look you [00:32.00]damn girl i aint see u since prom [00:34.35]come to think bout it cant belive it been that long [00:36.66]girl i heard your man locked down now [00:38.08]how long he gone? oh, that long [00:39.98]how the hell he get time like that [00:41.70]3 strikes for possesion ahh he aint coming back [00:44.21]he left you with two kids and bills all around [00:46.70]plus you found out he had another chick across town [00:49.25]its always the darkest right before the sun rise [00:51.55]and you gotta stay strong for the kids in there eyes'n [00:54.08]and please dont despise and go against all brothers [00:56.52]and have a hatred in heart and take it out on another [00:58.92]i hate to sound 2pac-ish lil mama but keep your head up [01:01.39]but your gonna make it i promise you keep your head up [01:03.76]and that, that dont kill you only makes you stronger [01:06.34]and the will to succeed only feed the hunger [01:08.76]for real, for real, for real, (ha-haha-ha-ha) [01:13.03]hey ooh [01:14.81]n dey say ooh oooh ooh [01:19.95](ha-haha-ha-ha) [01:23.04]n dey say ooh oooh ooh [01:28.78]i was at the gas station when a man walked passed [01:30.92]with a sign will work for food, clothes or cash [01:33.42]and he asked if he could pump my gas so i let him [01:35.99]clean the windsheild and throw out the trash so i let him [01:38.32]hey, i even asked the brother his name [01:40.75]where he was from, got kids man and whats they ages [01:43.07]he kinda stared for a second he kinda looked suprised [01:45.49]that anyone would even take an intrest in his life [01:47.91]he said young brother there the only words ive heard in the last year [01:50.65]was a no and get the fuck away from hurr [01:53.03]how could something so simple as general conversation [01:55.46]mean much more than general conversation [01:57.79]hey you could tell life had beaten him down [02:00.22]like he was in the title fight and this might be his last round [02:02.93]sometimes the easiest things we take for granted [02:05.35]until there gone we realized we even had it [02:07.73]for real, for real, for real (ha-haha-ha-ha) [02:13.11]hey ooh [02:13.92]n dey say ooh oooh ooh [02:17.85](ha-haha-ha-ha) [02:22.00]n dey say ooh oooh ooh [02:27.52]i used to think that life had a plan for me [02:29.84]until i realized life had to be planned by me [02:32.27]see thats the key i only deal wit what i can see [02:34.76]cuz over history, mystery brought us nothin but misery [02:37.23]theres more people that done died in the name of the lord [02:39.57]then in any natural disaster, disease or gang wars [02:42.16]before guns there was swords and they was killing each other [02:44.48]aint much changed to this day we still killing each other [02:46.93]killing our brothers while another mother cries for help [02:49.30]man we need to help a brother find himself [02:51.86]feed 'em life 1, 2, 3 [02:54.47]hey theres something every brother should see [02:56.71]and thats for real, [02:57.57]and thats for real, [02:58.84]and thats for real [02:59.00]hey ooh ooh ohh [03:02.76]n dey say ooh ooh ohh [03:07.44](ha-haha-ha-ha) [03:11.80]hey ooh ooh ohh [03:12.94]n dey say ooh ooh ohh [03:17.83](ha-haha-ha-ha)