Til We Get There - K'NAAN.mp3

[00:07.34]'Til we get there
[00:12.38]'Til we get there
[00:17.42]'Til we get there
[00:23.36]Yowego, from the poorest and blackest
[00:25.97]of people
[00:27.04]To survive in the streets of Modesho
[00:29.35]The most dangerous armed and lethal,
[00:31.94]yet peaceful
[00:32.91]We no evil,
[00:34.31]I come from the slums that's run down
[00:37.01]Spit native intelligent tongue sound
[00:39.59]Would rather get gunned down
[00:40.99]than dumbed down
[00:42.18]So come down
[00:43.31]Much success to you comrade
[00:45.40]To who I wrong,
[00:46.05]if it's never been said before,
[00:47.79]my bad
[00:48.54]I took a page from the book of Martin Luther
[00:50.99]And decided that it's better to hug ya
[00:53.03]than to shoot ya
[00:54.13]I'm sorry homie
[00:54.83]if it's not what ya use ta
[00:56.19]But the way that we livin'
[00:57.51]these black lives is beautiful
[00:58.91]All the things we've been through
[01:00.41]and the tree we done bloomed
[01:01.60]We probably family but we never knew
[01:02.69]'Til we get there, I'm on your side
[01:07.57]'Til we get there, I'm on your side
[01:12.66]And it can take some time,
[01:15.20] 'til we win this fight
[01:17.70]'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
[01:23.84]That's what's called solidarity
[01:25.16]When we struggle it's therapy,
[01:26.96]after chaos we get clarity
[01:28.92]My enemy's enemy is my man remember?
[01:30.98]I ain't tryin' to be endin' up
[01:32.56]in this man's dilemma
[01:33.81]We only here for a minute,
[01:34.95]it's what you make it so live it
[01:36.95]See, I'm a ryder
[01:37.90]and I'm gon' be remembered
[01:39.20]For those of you not born,
[01:40.26]to those of you not here
[01:42.47]I wish you the best and that's real
[01:44.07]This ain't ya average,
[01:45.27]when they portray us
[01:46.31]they say \"all savage\"
[01:47.76]Cause we have it, blast it, won't stash it
[01:50.41]Cause we fight to the death and manage
[01:52.78]To makes songs of struggle
[01:54.22]and to habits
[01:55.42]And dammit, if I don't get even
[01:57.98]It's chant down Babylon season
[02:00.51]Die for Nee Orleans to Cleveland
[02:03.29]'Til we even, we not believin'
[02:04.40]（'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah）
[02:08.34]'Til we get there, I'm on your side
[02:13.39]And it can take some time,
[02:15.88]'til we win this fight
[02:18.43]'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
[02:24.60]I love when we makin' plays
[02:25.74]I love all our brilliant ways
[02:27.14]I love when we get paid
[02:28.43]and never move away from the hood
[02:30.17]We keep gettin' while the gettin' is good
[02:32.57]You right at home
[02:33.41]in our neck of the woods
[02:34.71]Cause we people,
[02:35.42]momma said
[02:36.13]treat others like you want 'em to treat you
[02:38.03]We just wanna live and be peaceful
[02:40.25]Long as it makes sense,
[02:41.30]I'm a have patience
[02:42.45]Especially with my brothas
[02:43.59]I go back in the day with
[02:45.33]We speak the same language,
[02:46.69]suffer the same dangers
[02:47.73]Cause our children are victims
[02:49.02]of lead paint chips
[02:50.47]Out in L.A. they put the black
[02:51.87]against the Mexicans
[02:53.01]Old rivaling's is throwin' up
[02:54.37]they sets again
[02:55.36]They put the short against the tall
[02:56.85]and the old vers the new
[02:57.95]Pretty soon it's gon' be me against you
[02:59.99]All the things we been through
[03:01.40]and the tree that we bloomed
[03:02.80]I wish you much success and stay true
[03:04.01]'Til we get there, I'm on your side
[03:09.24]'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
[03:13.98]And it can take some time,
[03:16.51] 'til we win this fight
[03:19.09]'Til we get there, I'm on your side
[03:24.07]'Til we get there
[03:29.41]'Til we get there