: Yeah, yeaaayh, yeah heh, yeah heh, yeah heh... See the road to hell, is paved with good intentions Can't you tell, the way they have to mention Have
: Adam lives in theory Trying to turn stone into bread Masquerading like he got it figured out Cut off from the sunshine, only smart in his own head
: {Singing Chorus} Everybody knows that they've guilty Everybody knows that they've lied Everybody knows that they've guilty Resting on their conscience
: Oh Jerusalem yeah, oh Jerusalem, oh Jerusalem, oh Jerusalem... Realizing that there's no place else to go And there's nobody I know who can help me
: I just want you around I just want you around I just want you around I just want you around Thought that I had lost you I can hardly make a sound
: {sing songy Chorus intro} It's the mystery of Inequity... Said it's the misery of Inequity... Said it's the history of Inequity... When it all... All
: {Lauryn Hill Talking} ...I've written it about the whole Amadou Diallo situation... ...It was such a hot time in the city at that point, I was afraid
: It could all be so simple But you'd rather make it hard Loving you is like a battle And we both end up with scars Tell me, who I have to be To get
: I gotta find peace of mind I know another cord... I gotta find peace of mind See, this what that voice in your head says When you try to get peace
: {Singing Chorus} I get out, I get out of all your boxes I get out, you can't hold me in these chains I'll get out Father free me from this bondage
: Come on baby, light my fire Everything you drop is so tired Music is supposed to inspire How come we ain't getting no higher? Now tell me your philosophy
witness First handed I'm candid You can't stand it Respect demanded And get flown around the planet Rock Hard like granite or steel People feel Lauryn Hill
I'm truly genuine Don't be a hardrock when you're really a gem Babygirl, respect is just a minimum Niggas f***ed up and you still defending them Now Lauryn
: Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah yey Why, why, why, why, why, why, why Why, Why, heh They've got so much things to say right now They've got so much things
just a little girl Skinny legs, a press and curl My mother always thought I'd be a star But way before my record deal, The streets that nurtured Lauryn Hill
: {Verse 1} Moving down the streams of my lifetime Pulls the fascination in my sleeve Cooling off the fire of my longing Boiling off my cold within
: Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us Although them again we will never, never, never trust Dem noh know weh dem
: Everything is everything What is meant to be, will be After winter, must come spring Change, it comes eventually {2x} I wrote these words for everyone
