Mos Def - Sunshine Lyrics
[Intro: Mos Def (Sample)]Intro: Mos Def + (Sample)](Let the sun shine)Yeah yeah its a brand new day y'all (Let the sunshine in)Turn me up in the top a little bit dogLittle do you know, y'all gonna hear this one (The suns shinin')Loud and clear, bright and earlyListen..[Verse 1: Mos Def]I don't hate players, I don't love the gameI'm the shot clock, way above the gameTo be point blank with you mother***** the gameI got all this work on me, I ain't come for playYou can show the little shorties how you pump and fakeBut dog, Not to def, I'm not impressedI'm not amused, I'm not confused, I'm not to dudeI'm grown man business, and I am not in schoolPut your hand down youngin' this is not for youOn my +J.O.+ with beats by Kan-ye yoMy name on the marquee, your name off the payrollStyle fresh, like I'm still a day oldAnd it's been like that since the day yoOn more time than a Roley, or SeikoStep on deck, your neck do what I say soGet up or get out, get down or lay low[Chorus 1: Mos Def + (Sample)](Let the sun shine)Standing in the shadow of a fabulous manBrooklyn nigga I am, Black Dante (Let the sunshine in)That nigga, that dudeBlack People, Lets Move (The suns shinin')Shout out to my man Talib Kweli, yesWe on top-a top-a, shout-a shout-aCheck it out..[Verse 2: Mos Def + (Sample)]Slim nigga that casts a big shadowCherokee red to shoot the long arrowGot more skill, more aim, and more ammoYou can get it all from a big or small barrelLike, hail Mary, full of graceNiggaz come in and shoot up the placeAnd make you pull up your faceThe deck, I'm a pull out the aceFrom the jungles of the empire statewhere it ain't no escape, 247, 718And thats like every night, every dayFrom the place that I settle and stayTo the states, I'm collecting my payBlast off then I'm back to the KHold it down so my family straightRepresent in a family wayPro ball not for amateur playBeen raw since the amateur stageBefore the press had the cameras raised[Chorus 2: Mos Def + (Sample)](Let the sun shine)Like a long time man of the wayYou understanding me straight (Let the sunshine in)Yes, yes, no doubt, excellenceIts what it is, what it isAnd thats what it is, you see? (The suns shinin')Ha, Fire..[Verse 3: Mos Def]'Cause it is deeper, sweeter, richer, crisperStronger reception and sharper pictureRevolve around God, and involve with niggazThese elements I perform my scriptureAnd make Mos Def a classic modern figureBrooklyn it don't matter if you holler or whisperYour coming through clan, 'cause I'm right here wit'chaAin't gotta edit the slang, I got it, I'll get yaYo, brothers and sisters, fathers and mothersThe lovers, the leavers, the doubters, believersThe stayers, the quitters, the *****es, the niggazRebel guerrillas the ghetto civiliansY'all 'gon feel it from the first to the millionthIt's extra, ordinary and plainI walk a thousand paces of light ahead of the gameBy the time you get where I'm standing, I'll be goneY'all make moves, but y'all just move on[Outro: Mos Def + (Sample)](Let the sun shine)I move in, and y'all must move on'Cause I move to strongAnd I know what my feet move for (Let the sunshine in)Made it go without a brand new carMade it fresh without a brand new songAnd give a ***** about what brand you are (The suns shining')I'm concerned what type of man you areWhat your principles and standards areYou understand me y'allBe good to your family y'allNo matter where your families are'Cause everybody needs family y'allRaise a hand, you understand me y'allEverybody needs family y'allBe good to your families dogUnderstand, no matter where your families areEverybody needs family dogRaise a hand, you understand me paThats what it is...thats my manFamily and my family Pencil PeteMy man too, all our loved ones behind the wallsAll of those who still in the struggleMasada Malia, Sundiata, Magic Mel(Let the sun shine)Life is realTo all the real soldiers, black people (Let the sunshine in)We family y'all (The suns shining')Let it be bright..
