Ohhh, ohh, oh, oh, oooooh
(Dear God, bring our P.O.W.`s home)
Ohhh, ohh, oh, oh, oooooh
(And bring our brothers on lockdown, home - amen)
[R. Kelly]
Whoa-oh-oh ya-ya-yah
Whoa-oh-oh ya-ya-ya-ya!
[Jay-Z] Geah..
[Chorus: Jay-Z w/ the R. Kelly above repeating in background]
He`s a nigga from the back block
on everybody laptop who used to slang crack rock
HOV`! And this nigga from the Chi`
Who hold a note like the guy who said the British is comin
My nigga Kels! Oh yeah the niggaz is comin
Get out your good dishes or somethin like it`s Thanksgiving nigga
It`s HOV`! And none other than the R
And without further adieu, like Freddie get ready it`s
[R. Kelly]
Whatever happen Lord, don`t send me back
And whenever I did wrong it was your name I cried
I heard you forgave over and over again
But when I found that out I became immune to my sins
Lay wide awake in the middle of my sleep
I see dead people, and sometimes it`s me Lord
I never wanted to be a Thugfather
I only wanted to be a son of a father
RAHH, that`s how it sounds, it`s sad
Worse than the war in Iraq when it`s me against I
I gave up the weed and somehow I`m still high
Three years, still seein the weed in my eyes Lord
Sometimes I don`t know what you want from me
But I do know you know what I want from you
GIVE IT TO ME! C`mon, take away this Hennessy
Take away me runnin the street
Stop people from HATIN me, take away all of this jealousy
And prejudicy
Thought you said it was a better place
I grew up around pimps, hustlers hoes and project gang-sters
Hard to BELIEVE in what I can`t see
I gotta get this money and feed my family
[Jay-Z]
Whatever guillotine guides my life
Dear Lord, don`t let me die tonight
But if I shall before I wake what shall I say?
It`s been a good run from hoodlum to Island estates
How could one, make such foul mistakes
and still be allowed to have a smile on my face?
Hell, whatever the case, I`m glad it wasn`t murder
in a town you never hearda from a nickel-plated burner
Now my life`s straight like a perm
Try to take the spot I earned muh`fucker better learn
It`s HOV`!
[Chorus] - reverse Hov and Kels
[R. Kelly]
Hey boy hear me out, got a few mo` things to say
These niggaz be chasin me like everyday
C`mere - NO! My life on crutches, devils say
I`ll never walk again, but the devil is a liar
cause I believe within, you`re the reason that I`m still here
Even though I don`t act like it
Even though I hear my calling and fight it
Fools do me so wrong, it`s hard to stay righteous
If pimping was a mountain to heaven, I`d hike it
Believe me Lord, I want you
Got money and fame, and still it just won`t do
Sometimes I don`t like who I am
When I look in the mirror my reflection is Uncle Sam
And every night I have these weird dreams
That a creature`s right beside me - wake up and can`t breathe
I feel like it`s twenty of me
Goin 20 different directions on a one-way street Lord
I got houses, money and cars and that
Everything single superstar I, got the whole music industry sewed
But it still don`t matter, when I`m gone and my casket closed, go!
[Jay-Z]
Whatever guillotine guides my life
Dear Lord, don`t let me die tonight
But if I shall before I wake I`d accept my fate
I did what I did my heart was in the right place
I did so I could live to put food on my plate
You musta loved me not to let it end by 3 that day
Well, whatever the case, I`m glad it wasn`t murder
in a town you never hearda from a nickel-plated burner
I guess I`m not finished with my journey
Please forgive me for my sins, shit I`m still trying to learn
Meet HOV`!
[Chorus] - reverse Hov and Kels
[gospel singing]
[R. Kelly]
Wrap your arms around us God
Let there be peace, and no more war
And bring our soldiers home, let us pray
[hey hey hey ad libs, over gunfire, to fade]
