”No Woman, No Cry” Melodie de: Fugees A dedication to all the refugees worldwide One time Say, say, say I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Brooklyn Oba-observing the crookedness as it mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had, oh, good friends we’ve lost along the way In this great future, you can’t forget your past, so dry your tears, I say And to my peeps who passed away No woman, no cry No woman, no cry, say, say, say Oh, hey, little sister, don’t shed no tears No woman, no cry Say, say, say I remember when we used to rock, oh in a project yard in Jersey And little Georgie would make the firelight as stolen cars passed through the night And then we’d hit the corner store for Roots, paper, and brew, brew My drink’s my only remedy […]
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”Ready or Not” (versuri/lyrics) Melodie de: Fugees Ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide Gonna find you and take it slowly Ready or not (uh-huh), here I come, you can’t hide Gonna find you and make you want me (yo) Now that I escape, sleepwalker awake (yeah) Those who could relate know the world ain’t cake Jail bars ain’t golden gates, those who fake, they break When they meet their four hundred-pound mate If I could rule the world (if I ruled the world), everyone would have a gun In the ghetto of course, when giddy-upping on their horse I kick a rhyme drinking moonshine I pour a sip on the concrete for the deceased But, no, don’t weep, Wyclef’s in a state of sleep Thinking ‘bout the robbery that I did last week Money in the bag, banker looked like a drag I want to play with […]