Testo Joy - Talib Kweli feat. Mos Def
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Woo, yeah, on top of the world
Yeah, that's how my seeds got me feelin right now
On top of the world
Yeah, you ever felt like you could do anything?
On top of the world
Amani Fela, Iyanla Vaze, I'mma hold y'all down for real
Got you
It was 1996, 4th of July, lookin off in the sky
Dealin with thoughts inside, when somethin caught my eye
It was the silhouette of a beautiful woman, bright with life
Carryin my first seed, lookin like she gon' bear fruit tonight
We at the African street festival and she walkin around
Talkin about the midwife, said, "That bring the baby down"
I'm about to be a father, the sights and sounds
Seem brighter around me, and for starters I know I'mma work harder
Word, we got home at three in the mornin, I was beat
Them contractions started comin as soon as I fell asleep
3:05, Like every five minutes, then the water broke
We oughta go, yellin at the cab because he sorta slow
You know them hospitals all tryin to get paid, no question
Here come the doctors with they drugs, tryin to do C-sections
But my baby stayed strong in labor for yay long
Eight-pound baby boy to carry my name on, joy
Yeah, I know how you feel
Kweli, I know how you feel
That's the sound of joy
See my brother, I know how you feel
Kweli, I know how you feel
That's the sound of joy
When you have a seed, come in the world
Say dawg, that shit is real
That's the sound of joy y'all
Kweli, yo, I know how you feel
Kweli, yo, I know how you feel
My baby girl
June 10th, 1999, I been on the grind
Since the birth of my son, it's been about way more than rhymes
Baby on the way, my lady glow in the day
At least, that's what the midwife said on the phone, anyway
The music got me goin away, like everyday
But it's a blessin, so I gotta have patience (true)
And she got pregnant on a Jamaican vacation
So it's all good, this time we'll have the baby in the house
I went the hospital route, I know what they all about
(Never again) So I'm out on tour in Baltimore
I get the call around four when the water hit the floor
Damn, I gotta rock my show, but I gotta go
Got second thoughts about her not goin to the hospital
I left the show early, Mos held me down, good lookin
Called the car service like, "Take me straight to Brooklyn"
Got the news in the car, stayed sorta calm
But I cried tears of joy when they put my daughter in my arms
Hi precious
I know how you feel, uh
Said I know how you feel
Uh, my precious joy
Said I know how you feel, uh
Kweli, I know how you feel
I know you do, uh, my precious joy y'all
Said I know how you feel, said I know how you feel
My precious joy
Let me know how you feel
Said I know how you feel
I do it for the seeds y'all
In they formative years when they need y'all
We gotta believe in what we conceive y'all, it's deep y'all
I give 'em the truth so they approach the situation with ammunition
I keep nothin away, they hear everything '
Cause they know how to listen
Teach 'em the game so they know they position
So they can grow and make decisions
That change the world and break old traditions
They put kids in jail for a life they ain't even get to start
That's murder too, and it's breakin my heart
It's breakin our nation apart
We gave the youth all the anger
It's just we ain't taught them how to express it and so it's dangerous
You can't talk to 'em unless your language
Is relatin to what they goin through
So busy ignorin 'em, you can't see what they showin you
And you wonder why we call baby daddies and baby mamas
When we grow up, we can act like adult mothers and fathers
Yo, I'm so blessed to have a boy and a girl
Everyday they bring joy to my world
Yeah, know how you feel
Kweli, I know how you feel
It's the sound of joy
Brother Kweli, know how you feel
Brother Kweli, know how you feel
Baby girl, my precious joy
Kweli, I know how you feel
Say brother, know how you feel
You my joy y'all
If you know how to bleed, you feel it
Let me know you know how you, yo
Do it for the seeds y'all
Uh, yeah, do it for the seeds y'all
Yeah, uh, yeah, do it for the seeds y'all
Yeah, uh, yo, do it for the seeds y'all
Yeah, well, uh
If you can't do it, do it in this life
Keep it right, and keep it tight
Shine this light, Black Star'll make the whole function right
From the B-R-double-O, don't show a mind
Love of mine, from the front and behind
Side and all sides, we keeps it live
Black Star, Mos Def make the party vibe
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Writer(s): Curtis Mayfield, Talib Kweli
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