Heard 'Em Say

(West, Mr. West) uh, yeah

Uh, yeah, uh, yeah, uh, yeah

And I heard 'em say, nothing's ever promised tomorrow today

From the Chi, like Tim it's a harder way

So this is in the name of love like Robert say

Before you ask me to go get a job today

Can I at least get a raise of the minimum wage?

And I know the government administer AIDS

So I guess we just pray like the minister say

Allahu Akbar and throw in some hot cars

The things we seen on the screen that's not ours

But these niggas from the hood so these dreams not far

Where I'm from, the dope boys is the rock stars

But they can't cop cars without seein' cop cars

I guess they want us all behind bars, I know it

Uh, and I heard 'em say (ooh)

Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today

And I heard 'em say

Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today

But we'll find a way

And nothing lasts forever but be honest, babe

It hurts but it may be the only way

They say people in your life are seasons

And anything that happen is for a reason

And niggas gun clappin' and keep to squeezin'

And gran' keep prayin' and keep believin'

In Jesus, and one day that you see him

'Til then walk in his footsteps and try to be him

The Devil is alive, I feel him breathin'

Claimin' money is the key so keep on dreamin'

And put those lottery tickets just to tease us

My aunt Pam can't put those cigarettes down

So now my lil' cousin smokin' them cigarettes now

His job trying to claim that he too nigger-ish now

Is it 'cause his skin blacker than licorice now?

I can't figure it out, I'm sick of it now, uh, uh

And I heard 'em say (ooh)

Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today

And I heard 'em say

Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today

But we'll find a way

And nothing lasts forever but be honest, babe

It hurts but it may be the only way

With every worthless word we got more far away