Stronger

Album: Graduation (2007)
Charted: 1 1
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  • Work it, make it, do it
    Makes us harder, better, faster, stronger

    N-n-now that that don't kill me
    Can only make me stronger
    I need you to hurry up now
    'Cause I can't wait much longer
    I know I got to be right now
    'Cause I can't get much wronger
    Man, I've been waiting all night now
    That's how long I been on ya
    (Work it harder, make it better)
    (Do it faster, makes us stronger)
    I need you right now
    (More than ever, hour after hour, work)
    I need you right now

    Let's get lost tonight
    You could be my black Kate Moss tonight
    Play secretary, I'm the boss tonight
    And you don't give a fuck what they all say, right?
    Awesome, the Christian in Christian Dior
    Damn, they don't make 'em like this anymore
    I ask, 'cause I'm not sure
    Do anybody make real shit anymore?
    Bow in the presence of greatness
    'Cause right now thou hast forsaken us
    You should be honored by my lateness
    That I would even show up to this fake shit
    So go ahead, go nuts, go apeshit
    'Specially in my Pastelle, on my Bape shit
    Act like you can't tell who made this
    New Gospel, homie, take six and take this, haters

    N-n-now that that don't kill me
    Can only make me stronger
    I need you to hurry up now
    'Cause I can't wait much longer
    I know I got to be right now
    'Cause I can't get much wronger
    Man, I've been waiting all night now
    That's how long I been on ya
    (Work it harder, make it better)
    (Do it faster, makes us stronger)
    I need you right now
    (More than ever, hour after hour, work)
    I need you right now (me likey)

    I don't know if you got a man or not
    If you made plans or not
    If God put me in your plans or not
    I'm trippin', this drink got me sayin' a lot
    But I know that God put you in front of me
    So how the hell could you front on me?
    It's a thousand yous, there's only one of me
    I'm trippin', I'm caught up in the moment, right?
    'Cause it's Louis Vuitton Don night
    So we gonna do everything that Kan' like
    Heard they'd do anything for a Klondike
    Well, I'd do anything for a blonde dyke
    And she'll do anything for the limelight
    And we'll do anything when the time's right
    Uh, baby you're makin' it (harder, better, faster, stronger)

    N-n-now that that don't kill me (oh, oh)
    Can only make me stronger (oh)
    I need you to hurry up now (oh)
    'Cause I can't wait much longer (oh)
    I know I got to be right now (oh)
    'Cause I can't get much wronger (oh)
    Man I've been waiting all night now
    That's how long I been on ya
    (Work it harder, make it better)
    (Do it faster, makes us stronger)
    I need you right now
    (More than ever, hour after hour)
    (Work is never over) I need you right now

    You know how long I've been on ya?
    Since Prince was on Apollonia
    Since O.J. had Isotoners
    Don't act like I never told ya

    Don't act like I (never) told ya, uh
    Don't act like I (never) told ya
    Don't act like I (never) told ya
    Don't act like I (never) told ya
    Uh, baby, you're makin' it (harder, better, faster, stronger)

    N-n-now that that don't kill me
    Can only make me stronger
    I need you to hurry up now
    'Cause I can't wait much longer
    I know I got to be right now
    'Cause I can't get much wronger
    Man, I've been waiting all night now
    That's how long I been on ya
    (Work it harder, make it better)
    (Do it faster, makes us stronger)
    I need you right now
    (More than ever, hour after hour)
    (Work is never over) I need you right now
    (Work it harder, make it better)
    (Do it faster, makes us stronger)
    I need you right now
    (More than ever, hour after hour)
    (Work is never over) I need you right now

    You know how long I've been on ya?
    Since Prince was on Apollonia
    Since O.J. had Isotoners
    Don't act like I never told ya
    (Told ya, told ya, never told ya)
    (Told ya, told ya, never told ya)
    (Told ya, told ya, never told ya)
    (Told ya, told ya, never told ya)

    (Never over, never over)
    (Never over, never over)
    (Never over, never over)
    (Never over)
    (Harder, better, faster, stronger)

    (Work it harder, make it better)
    (Do it faster, makes us stronger)
    (More than ever, hour after hour)
    (Work is never over)
    (Work it harder, make it better)
    (Do it faster, makes us stronger)
    (More than ever, hour after hour)
    (Work is never over)
    (Work it harder, make it better)
    (Do it faster, makes us stronger)
    (More than ever, hour after hour)
    (Work is never over)
    (Work it harder, make it better)
    (Do it faster, makes us stronger)
    (More than ever, hour after hour)
    (Work is never over) Writer/s: Edwin Birdsong, Guy Christo, Kanye West, Michael Dean, Thomas Bangalter
    Publisher: Blanco Y Negro Publishing, S.L., BMG Rights Management, Capitol CMG Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Comments: 14

  • Bruce Carlen from Mdthere's a real beauty in music that is hard to capture without real talent, real feeling as opposed to contrived, wait am i awake .sorry
  • Jeffhardyfan21 from Easton, PaWhen I first listened to this song on Music Choice Y2K, I immediately knew this was my favorite song ever. When I heard the first ten seconds of the song, I instantly fell in love with this song. Kanye is such a great artist and has one of the most beautiful wives ever. He is a major influencer of mine.
  • Thatsarahlewis from Atlanta, GaThis song is about Kanye’s dick, plain and simple (
  • AnonymousI love that song Stronger By Mr West It's a Jam I love that and congratulations to Hype Williams well done.
  • Elizabeth from Anytownusa, Ili like the version of daft hands on youtube
  • Tessa from Washingtonville, PaCool song, me and my friends turn it up real loud in the car. Good Song to listen to when you want to do the head bob, and the shoulda pop. ( I like Kanye's teddy bear.)
  • Darrion from Houston, TxDude, this is the coolest song in the history of freakin awesome songs!! GO KANYE!!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥
  • Loren from Cleveland, OhAlso in the line "Go nuts, go ape s**t, especially in my Pastelle and all my Bape s**t." Kanye refers to his clothing brand Past Tell Museum that is due to release some time during 2009.
  • Merima from Sweden, SwedenReally like this, the text has a mening and is not just a waist.
  • Isabella from Minneapolis, MnSo, is this song saying,

    "Ok, haters, you are making me stronger by making my work harder..."

    Is that right?
  • Wik from Brooklyn, NyWrong, this song is sooo right. Daft Punk though so too; even played background for West during he Grammys
  • Carlota from Ankara, Turkeythis is kinda random... but i saw somebody on Miss America who played violin with Kanye West! haha.
  • Carlota from Ankara, TurkeyI like this song! A lot! I really don't know why though. I used to hate this song and cry whenever it came on because somebody I know died to this song.
  • Nikki from Chicago, IlKanye told MTV that he dreamed of opening the 2007 VMA's with this song all while he was recording it in the studio. MTV turned down his request and Kanye was insulted when they let Britney Spears open the show, especially because she hadn't released an album in years. We all saw the end result to that decision.
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