[00:18.57]Sometimes I wanna get away from all the confusion[00:22.41]Causin' pollution[00:29.10]I know you wish you could run away, from this institution[00:35.25]Cause there's no solution, to survive[00:40.20]Another day when I'm waking up[00:42.39]I turn my TV on CNN[00:46.32]Another homie done bit the dust, my best friend's back up in the pen[00:51.78]Somebody hit the twin towers, my boy, and the buildings came tumbling down[00:56.91]All we could do was watch in tears[00:58.50]While the people of America wondered how we let it go down[01:02.88]Then, I heard a sound when I turned around[01:05.64]This old man said pray for me (what'd he say?)[01:08.58]Said I've been in the world for 88 long years and go now can you stay for me? (& what u do?)[01:14.76]I looked him in the eyes, and gave him a smile and said mister I don't mean no harm[01:19.95]But you ain't going nowhere, so just pull up a chair[01:23.10]I got greens fresh off the farm (then what happen?)[01:26.73]And with that he pulled a bottle from his pocket and said youngin' ima give it a try (give it a try boy)[01:32.22]I said hold up pops, I ain't forget about the knowledge that you promised so pass it by[01:36.84]and then he said...[01:54.75][Chorus][01:57.51]From dusk to dawn, mom's always tellin me you must move on[02:04.56]Let the past be the last thing to dust you son[02:07.68]And I trust you mom[02:09.00]But the dozen ain't my lust for fun, wanna bust my gun[02:12.75]Wasn't much to some, then you measured up to most started walking down the road[02:17.04]To the treasure up the coast[02:18.51]You just never ****ing know what you gonna see, where ya gonna be, who you gonna meet[02:24.51]It's true you gonna sleepin, slip into silence[02:27.51]Shot guns firein', choppers and sirens[02:30.42]Spotlight shinin, flashin on the glance[02:33.15]At a boy without a chance and the Devil on his ass[02:59.28]I be sayin though, livin my life... wishin' and hopin[03:02.10]I be sayin though, chasin the dreams...[03:05.10]I be sayin though same thing that will make you laugh will make you cry[03:08.55]That's how we know man, why ask why[03:10.95]I be sayin though taken away from the frustration[03:13.92]I be sayin though teach me to use my imagination[03:16.71]I be sayin though same thing that will make you laugh will make you cry[03:20.25]That's how we know man, why ask why[03:22.17][chorus]