| [anthony hamilton] | |
| [nelly] | |
| [chorus - anthony hamilton] | |
| [nelly] | |
| [echoes] | |
| [chorus] | |
| [anthony hamilton] | |
| [chorus - fades out w/ ad libs] | |
| [06:18.245] | nelly - nobody knows (feat. anthony hamilton) |
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| [09:27.679] | iiiiiiiii didn't know, there'd be troubles along the way |
| [08:00.807] | nobody told me nothin, nobody told me nothin, nothin |
| [12:37.219] | well, well, ohh, ohhhh, ohhhhhh, oahh-ohhhh |
| [05:00.660] | well, ay-heyyy, ay-hey, we-ell |
| [08:02.926] | uh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh |
| [02:17.867] | |
| [10:50.318] | i went through, 8 different schools in, 12 different years |
| [06:49.987] | that's 30 different teachers, over ten thousand different peers |
| [02:53.402] | and i done fought in e'ryone, been suspended e'rytime |
| [02:56.587] | besides a few a felony, done committed e'ry crime |
| [06:34.230] | but never braggin on, just want you to see me what i done done |
| [03:40.280] | i'm never proud of it, so i don't have to go back there again |
| [15:28.423] | and uhh, i used to go like house to house (man) |
| [05:54.805] | sleepin on couch to couch (you know) |
| [16:20.841] | walk around stickin out my hands, lookin for a handout |
| [07:48.455] | only thing i handed out was more bills |
| [08:53.060] | only thing pulled me out was my will |
| [12:37.147] | god told me the sun don't chill |
| [03:22.094] | determined to make use of one of these skills |
| [11:45.894] | either that or go beat the block |
| [00:08.561] | ain't no way you can beat the cops |
| [08:14.897] | ain't no way i can beat the clock |
| [06:03.115] | just a matter of time shut down your shop |
| [04:57.570] | ohh, you stay up day and nights, livin this way of life |
| [01:12.836] | i was +young and restless+ |
| [14:57.517] | +all my children+ came and then i had a +guiding light+ (hey) |
| [09:51.236] | no more of that sittin mayne (c'mon) sittin and waitin |
| [05:08.865] | and thinkin somebody comin to take me up off them streets |
| [14:56.855] | but now i know.. |
| [02:48.669] | |
| [04:31.263] | nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah |
| [04:25.927] | i don't believe, i've made it this far |
| [07:58.231] | my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know |
| [09:49.475] | nobody told me that the road would be easy (whoaaaaaa, that the road) |
| [13:55.273] | i can't believe, i've made it this far (whoo, yeahhh) |
| [08:27.457] | my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know |
| [12:47.946] | |
| [06:44.296] | i can tell you right now, i'm sayin |
| [13:09.257] | i could sit here and count on one hand |
| [05:58.321] | how many people seen me graduate |
| [02:52.381] | i know a few that did but a bunch that ain't (hey) |
| [12:21.155] | same folks showin up in swarms, waitin for me to go on |
| [06:55.616] | wantin to see ali perform, wasn't so po' before |
| [04:44.532] | i became this household name |
| [16:07.895] | i was playin them little league games |
| [03:18.094] | nobody curred if i go 0-for-3 |
| [10:45.472] | nobody out hurr rootin for me but my momma |
| [17:26.495] | supported me in e'rything, "why she get e'rything?" |
| [17:11.116] | some people got the nerve to ask |
| [16:22.091] | y'all can kiss my ass, and that's my momma |
| [00:25.160] | got a sister that need my help (hey) and i gave peace all with wealth |
| [11:54.102] | give anything that i have, just to see her in perfect health |
| [06:20.879] | now we out hurr complainin, "i got work to do" (ohh) |
| [10:17.214] | how bad you think you got it, somebody else got it worse than you (hey) |
| [03:17.432] | i done had them down and ups and, don't plan on comin back down (no) |
| [05:44.263] | don't plan on leavin hurr no time soon, but i got too comfortable now |
| [03:54.957] | wouldn't have no knowledge of wealth, without no knowledge of self |
| [03:05.461] | and i'ma keep walkin this road - my mind, body and soul |
| [16:57.446] | i know |
| [02:23.218] | |
| [15:45.185] | nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah |
| [02:20.007] | i don't believe, i've made it this far |
| [09:09.786] | my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know |
| [08:52.510] | nobody told me that the road would be easy (whoaaaaaa, that the road) |
| [11:42.676] | i can't believe, i've made it this far (whoo, yeahhh) |
| [12:20.678] | my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know |
| [13:38.290] | |
| [12:15.447] | i didn't knowwwww |
| [03:12.636] | there'd be troubles along the way (i didn't know there'd be troubles) |
| [06:06.648] | nobody told me nothin (nobody told me nothin) |
| [03:16.360] | that would help me to ease my pain (to help ease my pain, yeah) |
| [08:36.313] | i've been walkin this roooooad, for forever and a day (forever and a day) |
| [14:36.633] | now i've been searchin somethin (whoa-ohhh) |
| [04:30.784] | for someone to help me find my way (somebody help me, find my way) |
| [12:22.838] | and now i know |
| [00:20.960] | |
| [03:45.225][12:42.823] | nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah |
| [01:59.558][04:48.143] | i don't believe, i've made it this far |
| [02:59.798][01:59.268] | my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know |
| [04:41.000][02:25.294] | nobody told me that the road would be easy (whoaaaaaa, that the road) |
| [10:53.598][11:40.654] | i can't believe, i've made it this far (whoo, yeahhh) |
| [10:29.427] | my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know |
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| [08:14.613] | end |
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