[ti:long gone]
[ar:akon]
[00:01.51]
[00:10.63]
[00:30.96]i  used  to  tell  my  homie
[00:32.69]slow  down  time  after  time
[00:34.62]but  he  never  would  listen
[00:36.42]until  he  got  some  time
[00:38.37]the  life  that  he  was  living
[00:40.15]i  knew  it  wasn  t  right
[00:42.05]the  judge  gave  him  that  sentence
[00:43.87]and  put  him  up  for  life
[00:46.06]you  don  t  miss  the  water
[00:48.32]til  the  well  runs  dry
[00:50.05]don  t  miss  the  living  til  they  die
[00:53.48]don  t  know  the  reason
[00:55.37]don  t  know  why
[00:57.92]we  just  let  life  pass  us  by
[01:00.66]chorus
[01:00.87]cause  you  never  know （never  know）
[01:03.08]what  you  got （what  you  got）
[01:05.18]until  it  s  gone （gone  away）
[01:08.13]away  away  away  away
[01:13.21]long  long  gone
[01:15.61]cause  you  never  know （never  know）
[01:17.92]what  you  got （what  you  got）
[01:20.00]until  it  s  gone  away
[01:22.93]away  away  away  away
[01:27.91]long  long  gone
[01:29.24]rock  city
[01:29.60]see  my  best  friend  used  to  stay  with  me
[01:31.64]each  and  every  day  he  d  chill  with  me
[01:33.53]always  told  me  to  pray  for  me
[01:35.31]but  i  always  thought  that  he  ll  be  fine
[01:38.42]now  i  got  to  watch  his  mother  cry
[01:42.60]cos  she  loved  him  child
[01:45.76]don  t  miss  the  water
[01:47.39]til  the  well  runs  dry
[01:49.18]don  t  miss  the  living  til  they  die
[01:52.83]don  t  know  the  reason  don  t  know  why
[01:57.12]we  just  let  life  pass  us  by
[01:59.56]chorus
[01:59.77]cause  you  never  know （never  know）
[02:02.21]what  you  got （what  you  got）
[02:04.26]until  it  s  gone  away
[02:07.27]away  away  away  away
[02:12.42]long  long  gone
[02:14.73]cause  you  never  know （never  know）
[02:16.97]what  you  got （what  you  got）
[02:19.11]until  it  s  gone  away
[02:22.07]away  away  away  away
[02:27.07]long  long  gone
[02:29.52]so  don  t  you  take  for  granted
[02:31.70]the  life  you  ve  been  handed
[02:33.38]be  thankful  and  grateful
[02:36.03]cause  life  goes  on
[02:41.83]with  or  without  you
[02:44.33]plus  there  s  so  many  people  worse  off  than  you
[02:48.10]with  no  chance  of  changing
[02:56.52]it  s  truly  up  to  you
[02:59.16]chorus
[02:59.32]cause  you  never  know （never  know）
[03:01.33]what  you  got （what  you  got）
[03:03.47]until  it  s  gone  away
[03:06.32]away  away  away  away
[03:11.27]long  long  gone
[03:13.77]cause  you  never  know （never  know）
[03:16.12]what  you  got （what  you  got）
[03:18.16]until  it  s  gone  away
[03:21.14]away  away  away  away
[03:26.18]long  long  gone