I Tried (feat. Akon)

May 13th, 2007

Bone Thugs Akon yeah
You know though nothin’ come easy, you gotta try real, real hard
I tried hard, but I guess I gotta try harder.

I tried so hard, can’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but always be a victim of these streets,
It Ain’t my fault cause I, try to get away but trouble follows me,
And still I try so hard, hopin one day they’ll come and rescue me,

But until then, I’ll be posted up right here rain, sleet, hail, snow (hail snow)
But until then, I’ll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin’ dough)

First, let me explain that I’m just a black man,
And I come from the darkside, so I’m havin a hard time stayin on track man,
My mind be racin’, and I don’t even know what I’m chasin yet
Been in and out of relationships, I’m startin to see that it’s me where the complications at
But I’m layin back, prayin’ that, you get that piece of mind of me
I thought I was right, but really I’m wrong, but again I was too blind to see,
I was in the fast lane chasin my dream,
And then it seemed when the fame and cash came, they just got me,
Goin crazyyyy, (lately, lately) lately I been so faded trying to erase it,
But I just can’t cause the drama just grows greater,
And I been in so many collisions by puttin shit off till later.

I tried so hard, can’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but always be a victim of these streets,
It Ain’t my fault cause I, try to get away but trouble follows me,
And still I try so hard, hopin one day they’ll come and rescue me,

But until then, I’ll be posted up right here rain, sleet, hail, snow (hail snow)
But until then, I’ll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin’ dough)

It’s like I’m takin five steps forward, and ten steps back
Tryna get ahead of the game but I can’t seem to get it on track
And I keep runnin away the ones that say they love me the most
How could I create the distance when it’s supposed to be close? And uh,
I just don’t know but I be out here fightin demons and
It’s like the curse that I can’t shake this part of Cleveland and
Lord, would you help me? And stop this pain
I keep inflinctin on my family (family)
Hustlin and gamblin, drinkin’ and scramblin’
And losin sight of what I supposed to be handlin’
It’s hard to manage cause every days a challenge and man
And I’m slippin can’t lose my balance and tryin not to panic

I tried so hard, can’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but always be a victim of these streets,
It Ain’t my fault cause I, try to get away but trouble follows me,
And still I try so hard, hopin one day they’ll come and rescue me,

But until then, I’ll be posted up right here rain, sleet, hail, snow (hail snow)
But until then, I’ll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin’ dough)

I see thangs won’t change (wont change) I’m stuck in the game
As soon as I get out it keeps pullin me back man (pullin me back man)
Got me doin’ dirty dirt, so used to this hustlin money,
That I don’t understand no nine to five work
Studied on the streets, hustlas know what I mean
Thugstas ballin’ before us I’m tryna make that major league
So we never leave never till the sun came up (came up)
Gotta get it nope, no leavin, no grudge (no grudge) today games they play gotta go hard to get what you put in, if you fall off then its all on you (on you) gotta watch what you sign too, try so hard but I won’t act a fool.

I tried so hard, can’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but always be a victim of these streets,
It Ain’t my fault cause I, try to get away but trouble follows me,
And still I try so hard, hopin one day they’ll come and rescue me,

But until then, I’ll be posted up right here rain, sleet, hail, snow (hail snow)
But until then, I’ll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin’ dough)

The Tide

May 12th, 2007

And there’s three, count ‘em three
Children playing on the beach
They were eager to learn,
To be taught and to teach

There’s Veronica
She’s biting her lip
As she watches the waves turn white at the tip
And there’s Vada
Radiating with joy
And luckily she still can’t stand the sight of a boy
And lastly there’s Dade
His hair dances in the wind
And he’s wondering what love is
And why it has to end

And he can’t understand
How everyone goes on breathing when true love ends
His mother whispers quietly…
Heaven’s not a place that you go when you die
It’s that moment in life when you actually feel alive
So live for the moment
And take this advice, live by every word
Love is just a hoax so forget anything that you have heard
And live for the moment now

And there’s three, count ‘em three
Children growing on the beach
They were eager to learn,
To be taught and to teach

There’s Veronica
She’s licking her lips
As she waits for her real, first passionate kiss
And there’s Vada
Can’t admit her jealousy
Of her sister Veronica, and how she’s so pretty (and how she’s so pretty)
Lastly there’s Dade
Still sitting on the dock
Ponders his life, and he skips his rocks
And he wonders when his father will return
But he’s not coming back

And he can’t understand
How everyone goes on breathing when true love ends
His mother whispers quietly…
Heaven’s not a place that you go when you die
It’s that moment in life when you actually feel alive
So live for the moment
And take this advice, live by every word
Love is just a hoax so forget everything that you have heard (forget everything)

And there’s three, count ‘em three
Children missing from the beach
They were eager to learn,
To be taught and to teach

But the sad thing
Is that they never lived passed the age of fifteen
Due to neglect from their mother
Who was bed ridden by her ex-lover, their father
She didn’t even notice, or pay much attention
As the tide came in and swept her three into the ocean
Now all her advice, it seems useless

No, heaven’s not a place that you go when you die
It’s that moment in life when you touch her and you feel alive
So live for the moment
And take this advice, live by every word
Love’s completely real, so forget anything that you’ve heard
And live for the moment now

Bad Day

May 8th, 2007

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion’s gone away
And I don’t need no carryin’ on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You’re faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life’s been way off line
You’re falling to pieces everytime
And I don’t need no carryin’ on

Cause you had a bad day
You’re taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don’t know
You tell me don’t lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don’t lie
You’re coming back down and you really don’t mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don’t need no carryin’ on

You had a bad day
You’re taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don’t know
You tell me don’t lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don’t lie
You’re coming back down and you really don’t mind
You had a bad day

(Oh.. Holiday..)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I’m not wrong

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You’re taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don’t know
You tell me don’t lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You’ve seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day

Common People (feat Joe Jackson)

April 13th, 2007

She came from Greece. She had a thirst for knowledge.
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin’s College.
That’s where I–caught her eye.
She told me that her dad was loaded.
I said, in that case I’ll have a rum and Coca-Cola.
She said fine, and in thirty seconds time she said…
I wanna live like common people.
I wanna do whatever common people do.
I wanna sleep with common people.
I wanna sleep with common people like you.
Well, what else could I do? I said, I’ll see what I can do!

I took her to a supermarket.
I don’t know why, but I had to start it somewhere.
So it started there!
I said, pretend you’ve got no money.
She just laughed and said, oh, you’re so funny!
I said, yeah? Well I can’t see anyone else smiling in here!
Are you sure you want to live like common people?
You want to see whatever common people see?
You want to sleep with common people?
You want to sleep with common people like me?
But she didn’t understand…

…she just smiled and held my hands!
Rent a flat above a shop!
Cut your hair and get a job!
Smoke some fags and play some pool.
Pretend you never went to school.
But still you’ll never get it right.
When you’re lyin’ in bed at night,
Watching roaches climb the wall.
If you call your dad he could stop it all.

You’ll never live like common people!
You’ll never do whatever common people do!
You’ll never fail like common people!
You’ll never watch your life slide out of view,
and dance, and drink, and screw!
Because there’s nothing else to do!

It Hasn’t Happened Yet

April 13th, 2007

I was crossing the snow fields
In front of the capital building

It was Christmas and I was alone

Strange city
Stangers for friends
And i was broke

As the Carillons sang its song
I dreamt of success
I would be the best
I would make my folks proud
I would be happy

It hasn’t happened yet
It hasn’t happened yet
It hasn’t happened

Yes there are nods in my directions
Clap of hands
A knowing smile
But still

I was scared again
I’m scared again

Foot slipped
Devils fall and so did I
Almost

I’m high
On Yosemite
The big grey wall
Fear of falling
Where to put my foot next
Fear of failure
I’m afraid i’m going to fall
Be one with the mountain
I whispered in the air

Fear of failure
Fear of losing my hair
Falling

When is the mountain scared
When do I feel I haven’t failed
I have got to get it together man

It hasn’t happened yet
It hasn’t happened yet
It hasn’t happened

People come up and say hello
Ok i can get to the front of the line
But you have to ignore the looks
And yet

I’m waiting for that feeling of contentment
That ease at night when you put your head down and the rhythm slow to sleep
My heads sways and eyes start awake
I’m there not halfway between sleep and death
But looking into

Eyes wide open
Trying to remember
What I might have done
Should’ve done

At my age i need serenity
I need peace

It hasn’t happened yet
It hasn’t happened yet
It hasn’t happened yet

It hasn’t happened
It hasn’t happened