UMI Says (Explicit) - Mos Def

I don't wanna write this down

I wanna tell you how I feel right now

I don't wanna take no time to write this down

I wanna tell you how I feel right now hey

Tomorrow may never come

For you or me

Life is not promised

Tomorrow may never show up

For you and me

This life is not promised

I ain't no perfect man

I'm trying to do the best that I can

With what it is I have

I ain't no perfect man

I'm trying to do the best that I can

With what it is I have

Put my heart and soul into this song

I hope you feel me

From where I am to wherever you are

I mean that sincerely

Tomorrow may never come

For you and me

Life is not promised

Tomorrow may never appear

You better hold this very moment very close to you

Very close to you

So close to you so- close to you

Don't be affraid to let it shine

My umi said shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see

My abi said shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see

My abi said shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see

My umi said shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see

Sometimes I get discouraged

I look around and things are so weak

People are so weak

Sometimes

Sometimes I feel like crying

Sometimes my heart gets heavy

Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away

Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself

Passion takes over me

I feel like a man

Going insane

Losing my brain

Trying to maintain

Doing my thang

Hey hey hey hey hey

Put my heart and soul into this y'all

I hope you feel me

Where I am to wherever you are

Sometimes I don't want to be bothered

Sometimes I just want a quiet life with

Me and my babies me and my lady

Sometimes I don't want to get into no war

Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier

Sometimes I just wanna be a man but

Umi said shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see

My abi said shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see

My dreamers say shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see

My elders say shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see

I want black people to be free to be free to be free

All my people to be free to be free to be free

Oh black people to be free to be free to be free

Oh black people to be free to be free to be free

That's all that matters to me

Black people unite and let's all get down

Gotta have what

Gotta have that love

Peace and understanding

One God one light

One man one voice one mic

Black people unite come on and do it right

Black people unite come on and do it right

Black people unite come on and get down

Gotta have what

Love peace and understanding

One God one voice one life

One man gon' shine my light

Black people unite now hop up and do it right

Black people unite now come on and do it right

Yeah baby that's what I like

Yeah baby that's what I like

Yeah baby that's what I like