heard 'em say

Singer:kanye west

wake up

mr. west

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 on the minimum wage?

and i know the government administer aids

so i guess we just pray like the minister say

allahu akbar

and throw 'em some hot cars

the things we see 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

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 last 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 clapping 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 them lottery tickets just to tease us

my aunt pam can't put them cigarettes down

so now my little cousin's smoking them cigarettes now

his job try to claim that he too niggerish now

is it 'cause his skin blacker than licorice now?

i can't figure it out. i'm sick of it now

uh

and i heard 'em say

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 last forever but be honest babe

it hurts but it may be the only way)

with every worthless word we get more far away

and nothing's ever promised tomorrow today

and nothing last forever but be honest babe

it hurts but it may be the only way