Ain't It the Same - Uncle Lucius

Nah, it ain't the same Being a man today Nah, it ain't the same, nah, it ain't the same Being a man today Nah, it ain't the same Waking up to this disarray This uncertainness only seems to serve the misery Maya place on me, mother take from me All of this false shit, I do not need it I believe in magic because I've seen it Nothing new, the ego, you know already how it goes I've got a strong mind, strong girl From my head to my toe, back to my ego These earthly habits, they've got to gеt going I've let go of desirеs, but I have truly let go of the fires That burn them and fuel them It's so hard to be human With a battling mind I have lost all devotion over time I'm on the path of remembrance And I'm remembering fine, having nothing that's mine Only borrowing time, my kind Chatting to God, unworthy of His time With all these doubts in my mind Cannot cast aside, left to struggle in my rhymes Nah, it ain't the same being a man today Nah, it ain't the same, nah, it ain't the same Being a man today Nah, it ain't the same (nah, it ain't the same) Being a man today (being a man today) Inner battles dwell like city kids beneath the poverty line I'm feeding my senses Food for thought is money well spent-ed 'Cause most of our so-called knowledge is rented, invented Depends-es on flippant friends-es Social scenarios, hollow like Cheerios You hear me though Never thought I'd be coming out your stereo But there we go, maktub, y'all It's written, you know Nah, it ain't the same Being a man today Nah, it ain't the same, nah, it ain't the same Being a man today Nah, it ain't the same (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Being a man today (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) No, it ain't the same Being a man today No, it ain't the same No, it ain't the same No, it ain't the same (I say man, I mean human and woman) (And you man and you man) (And me man, said, we man, yeah, we man, yeah) (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Being a man today Being a man today Being a man today (Yeah, man, yeah, man) Being a man today (yeah, man, yeah, man) Being a man today (yeah, man, yeah, man) Being a man today Being a man today It ain't the same, nah, it ain't the same, yeah No, it ain't the same Being a man today No, it ain't the same (Man made, man made) Being a man today Inner battles dwell like city kids beneath the poverty line I'm feeding my senses

He saw the lightening flash across the bright blue sky Saw the rain creep across the road Well he stopped and said that's the Devil beating his wife Some old tale the old folks told It's a five mile walk between here and a town On a road lined with sugarcane They won't notice if it goes anywhere Here lately it's like they've forgotten his name He just can't forget the way That the days seem so much brighter And thе breeze could blow the troubles away You could see angеls dancin' in the flame This old place seems so much bigger Now he sees it all a different way Nothin's really changed but it ain't the same He's been back from overseas about thirty days He returns standin' proud and true Yeah the new's worn off of his welcome home Like the heat burnin' off the dew Empty bottles that mean the bills ain't gettin' paid Same holes knocked in the walls Mama don't fight back like in her younger days Going over the edge well it's a hell of a fall Can he just go back a page? Yeah the days seem so much brighter And the breeze could blow the troubles away You could see angels dancin' in the flame This old place seems so much bigger Now he sees it all a different way Nothin's really changed but it ain't the same He don't know what he's headed for But the buses run right on time Anywhere's better than stayin' here With the ghosts runnin' through his mind Things that he's seen and done Are so much for any mother's son To [let?] down or try to run away from Can he run? Yeah the days seem so much brighter And the breeze could blow your troubles away You could see angels dancin' in the flame This old place seems so much bigger Now he sees it all a different way Nothin's really changed it just ain't the same

Lately we don't even conversate Baby tell me what the deal is Been outta town since you've been outta state Can't find someone that I can build with Can't find someone who's even worth my time And girl I think its such a shame Cos' ever since you've been outta state The city ain't been the same Girl the city ain't the... No lie I'm not prepared to move on Never thought I'd find an angel like you Oh nah oh nah I'm not prepared to move on All I wanted was an angel like you Oh nah oh nah I'm not prepared to move Never thought I'd find an angel like you Oh nah oh nah I'm not prepared to move on Summer's finally fading and there goes my bae On another vacation turning up with him Never know a good thing Til its gone now And she's gone now mm Is there a way that I can get to you Or is it too late to make amends (Ooo hoo) Just hate the fact that you're gone now girl No lie I'm not prepared to move on Never thought I'd find an angel like you Oh nah oh nah I'm not prepared to move on All I wanted was an angel like you Oh nah oh nah I'm not prepared to move Never thought I'd find an angel like you Oh nah oh nah I'm not prepared to move on Lately we don't even conversate Baby tell me what the deal is Been outta town since you've been outta state Can't find someone that I can build with (Ooh oh) No lie no lie I'm not prepared to move on Never thought I'd find an angel like you Oh nah oh nah I'm not prepared to move on

If only there could be another way to do this 'Cause it feels like murder to put your heart through this I know I always said that I could never hurt you Well this is the very, very last time I'm ever going to But I know that I'll be happier And I know you will too Said, "I know that I'll be happier" And I know you will too Eventually Eventually Wish I could turn you back into a stranger 'Cause if I was never in your life, you wouldn't have to change this But I know that I'll be happier And I know you will too Said, "I know that I'll be happier" And I know you will too Eventually Eventually And I know just what I've got to do And it's got to be soon 'Cause I know that I'll be happier And I know you will too Eventually Eventually Eventually Eventually Eventually Eventually Eventually

We are two ships passing How long will this last We haven't had the time to work it out Sitting in the backseat Who knows where our paths meet And you keep shouting we've gotta work it out You gotta believe me when I say I know (Gotta work it out, it out) You aren't riding on this wave alone (Gotta work it out, it out) Gotta believe me when I say I know (Gotta work it out, it out) I already know I know I know I know Yell all that you want to I'll yell it right back to you Back and forth until we've tired out Temper into tempest Washes off the madness But we're still left with figuring shit out You gotta believe me when I say I know (Gotta work it out, it out) You aren't riding on this wave alone (Gotta work it out, it out) Gotta believe me when I say I know (Gotta work it out, it out) I already know I know I know I know The seeds of what you say all beg for reason Plant them deep so we can disregard them Just get out of your pretty little head You're just waking up to get back into bed The seeds of what you say all beg for reason Plant them deeply so we can release them Been listening to every word you said You're just waking up to get back into bed You know I'm riding on this wave alone You know I'm riding on this wave alone You aren't riding on this wave alone I already know I know I know I know Gotta believe me when I say I know Already know I know I know I know Alright Already know I know I know I know

My love is like a hit and run, but I come back Blue eyes and summer fun, a heart attack It was never enough The summer of love It was nothing It was never enough The summer of love It was, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Feels like second nature All this bad behaviour Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah! I know I shouldn't want to But every time I'm with you I feel like I could fall apart Like dancing with a broken heart Your love is like a smoking gun, right in my path Earthquakes and butterflies, do you feel that? It was never enough The summer of love It was nothing It was never enough The summer of love It was, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Feels like second nature All this bad behaviour Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah! I know I shouldn't want to But every time I'm with you I feel like I could fall apart (I feel like I could fall apart) Like dancing with a broken heart I just can't get enough I just can't get enough I just can't get enough I just can't get enough I just can't get enough I just can't get enough I just can't get Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Feels like second nature All this bad behavior Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah! I know I shouldn't want to But every time I'm with you Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Feels like second nature Just a brush with danger Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah! I know I shouldn't want to But every time I'm with you I feel like I could fall apart (I feel like I could fall apart) Like dancing with a broken heart I feel like falling I feel like, I feel like I could fall apart I feel like falling I feel like, like dancing with a broken heart (dancing with a broken heart)