(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 dog Little do you know, y'all gonna hear this one (The suns shinin') Loud and clear, bright and early Listen.. I don't hate players, I don't love the game I'm the shot clock, way above the game To be point blank with you ********** the game I got all this work on me, I ain't come for play You can show the little shorties how you pump and fake But dog, Not to def, I'm not impressed I'm not amused, I'm not confused, I'm not the dude I'm grown man business, and I am not in school Put your hand down youngin' this is not for you On my J.O. with beats by Kan-ye yo My name on the marquee, your name off the payroll Style fresh, like I'm still a day old And it's been like that since the day yo On more time than a Roley, or Seiko Step on deck, your neck do what I say so Get up or get out, get down or lay low (Let the sun shine) Standing in the shadow of a fabulous man Brooklyn ***** I am, Black Dante (Let the sunshine in) That *****, that dude Black People, Lets Move (The suns shinin') Shout out to my man Talib Kweli, yes We on top-a top-a, shout-a shout-a Check it out.. Slim ***** that casts a big shadow Cherokee red to shoot the long arrow Got more skill, more aim, and more ammo You can get it all from a big or small barrel Like, hail Mary, full of grace ****** come in and shoot up the place And make you pull up your face The deck, I'm a pull out the ace From the jungles of the empire state Where it ain't no escape, 247, 718 And thats like every night, every day From the place that I settle and stay To the states, I'm collecting my pay Blast off then I'm back to the K Hold it down so my family straight Represent in a family way Pro ball not for amateur play Been raw since the amateur stage Before the press had the cameras raised (Let the sun shine) Like a long time man of the way You understanding me straight (Let the sunshine in) Yes, yes, no doubt, excellence Its what it is, what it is And thats what it is, you see? (The suns shinin') Ha, Fire.. Cause it is deeper, sweeter, richer, crisper Stronger reception and sharper picture Revolve around God, and involve with ****** These elements help evolve my scripture And make Mos Def a classic modern figure Brooklyn it don't matter if you holler or whisper Your coming through clear, cause I'm right here wit'cha Ain't gotta edit your slang, I got it, I get ya Yo, brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers The lovers, the leavers, the doubters, believers The stayers, the quitters, the *******, the ****** Rebel guerrillas to ghetto civilians Y'all 'gon feel it from the first to the millionth It's extra, ordinary and plain I walk a thousand paces of light ahead of the game By the time that you get where I'm standing, I'll be gone Y'all make moves, but y'all just move wrong (Let the sun shine) I move in, and y'all must move on Cause I'm oh too strong And I know what my feet move for (Let the sunshine in) Made it go without a brand new car I was fresh without a brand new song Don't give a **** about what brand you are (The suns shining') I'm concerned what type of man you are What your principles and standards are You understand me y'all Be good to your family y'all No matter where your families are Cause everybody needs family y'all Raise a hand, you understand me y'all Everybody needs family y'all Be good to your families dog Understand, no matter where your families are Everybody needs family dog Raise a hand, you understand me pa Thats what it is...thats my man Family and my family Pencil Pete My man too, all our loved ones behind the walls All of those who still in the struggle Assata, Mumia, Sundiata, my man Jamil (Let the sun shine) Life is real To all the real soldiers, black people (Let the sunshine in) We family y'all (The suns shining') Let it be bright..
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[01:12.919]Slim ***** that casts a big shadow [01:15.176]Cherokee red to shoot the long arrow [01:17.766]Got more skill, more aim, and more ammo [01:20.293]You can get it all from a big or small barrel [01:22.873]Like, hail Mary, full of grace [01:25.431]****** come in and shoot up the place [01:27.347]And make you pull up your face [01:28.795]The deck, I'm a pull out the ace [01:30.743]From the jungles of the empire state [01:32.844]Where it ain't no escape, 247, 718 [01:35.769]And thats like every night, every day [01:38.529]From the place that I settle and stay [01:40.420]To the states, I'm collecting my pay [01:42.563]Blast off then I'm back to the K [01:44.535]Hold it down so my family straight [01:46.437]Represent in a family way [01:48.413]Pro ball not for amateur play [01:50.401]Been raw since the amateur stage [01:52.191]Before the press had the cameras raised [01:54.248](Let the sun shine) [01:55.546]Like a long time man of the way [01:56.743]You understanding me straight (Let the sunshine in) [01:59.176]Yes, yes, no doubt, excellence [02:02.460]Its what it is, what it is [02:03.735]And thats what it is, you see? (The suns shinin') [02:06.088]Ha, Fire.. [02:09.760]Cause it is deeper, sweeter, richer, crisper [02:12.307]Stronger reception and sharper picture [02:14.981]Revolve around God, and involve with ****** [02:17.556]These elements help evolve my scripture [02:20.267]And make Mos Def a classic modern figure [02:22.946]Brooklyn it don't matter if you holler or whisper [02:25.455]Your coming through clear, cause I'm right here wit'cha [02:28.122]Ain't gotta edit your slang, I got it, I get ya [02:30.809]Yo, brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers [02:33.305]The lovers, the leavers, the doubters, believers [02:35.083]The stayers, the quitters, the *******, the ****** [02:37.055]Rebel guerrillas to ghetto civilians [02:39.121]Y'all 'gon feel it from the first to the millionth [02:41.150]It's extra, ordinary and plain [02:43.776]I walk a thousand paces of light ahead of the game [02:46.482]By the time that you get where I'm standing, I'll be gone [02:49.597]Y'all make moves, but y'all just move wrong [02:51.816](Let the sun shine) [02:52.707]I move in, and y'all must move on [02:53.874]Cause I'm oh too strong [02:55.305]And I know what my feet move for (Let the sunshine in) [02:57.122]Made it go without a brand new car [02:58.745]I was fresh without a brand new song [03:00.615]Don't give a **** about what brand you are (The suns shining') [03:02.669]I'm concerned what type of man you are [03:04.391]What your principles and standards are [03:06.143]You understand me y'all [03:08.050]Be good to your family y'all [03:10.106]No matter where your families are [03:11.811]Cause everybody needs family y'all [03:13.776]Raise a hand, you understand me y'all [03:15.806]Everybody needs family y'all [03:17.831]Be good to your families dog [03:19.638]Understand, no matter where your families are [03:22.963]Everybody needs family dog [03:24.750]Raise a hand, you understand me pa [03:27.926]Thats what it is...thats my man [03:31.382]Family and my family Pencil Pete [03:35.753]My man too, all our loved ones behind the walls [03:40.105]All of those who still in the struggle [03:43.237]Assata, Mumia, Sundiata, my man Jamil [03:50.141](Let the sun shine) [03:51.121]Life is real [03:54.290]To all the real soldiers, black people (Let the sunshine in) [03:57.604]We family y'all (The suns shining') [04:03.331]Let it be bright.. 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