Heard 'Em Say

Album: Late Registration (2005)
Charted: 22 26
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  • (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
    And nothing's ever promised tomorrow today
    And nothing lasts forever but be honest, babe
    It hurts but it may be the only way
    Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Writer/s: Adam Levine, Gerry Goffin, Kanye West, Michael Masser
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • Fatima from Norfolk, Valove this one. Great song about how others have such a huge impact on our lives and the choices we make.
  • Andrew from Evansville, InActually Big T, this song was made in 2005, two years prior to Maroon 5's album. The chorus was recycled by Maroon 5 for "Nothing Lasts Forever".
  • Big T from Brisbane, Australiathis song actually samples the maroon 5 song 'Nothing Lasts Forever' as its chorus. the songs from maroon 5's latest album 'It Wont Be Soon Before Long'
  • Nikki from Chicago, IlBoth of you are correct, there are two versions of this video, the first one was the animated one, then he made the one in Macys as a homeless father. There is a lot of wisdom in this song, it's a great song.
  • Courtney from Conway, ArThere must be a new version of the video. I saw one where West and two children are homeless and let into a department store my the security guard (Levine). Its a cute little video with pretty great camera stuff
  • Kaitlin from Cornwall, OntOh I absolutely LOVE this song! Adam Levine was like, an AWESOME choice to have sing the chorus. It makes it sound so... pretty. This is one of the only Kanye songs that dosent drive me nuts.
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