Six beers, five guys And if I remember right It was a Wednesday when we got our buzz off A second-hand six pack Half smoked, soft pack Light it up, boys take a drag And when I fought that cough off everyone else thought I was so damn cool My head was spinning like a Tilt-A-Whirl Yeah, man it really rocked my world Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way One girl, and 45 bucks was all it took that night Hit the steak house, make-out in the movies Way up in the back Credits roll, on pace To make it all the way to second base Tried to play it cool like it was nothing new And she didn't have clue And my head was spinning like a Tilt-A-Whirl Yeah, man she really rocked my world Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way A long, long way A long way

I was coming home, in a yellow bus But the bus broke down, and stranded us Coming home in a yellow bus But the bus broke down and stranded us It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I hopped a train, coming down the line The caboose came loose, I got left behind Hopped a train coming down the line The caboose came loose I got left behind It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I found a boat, by the riverbank But we hit a rock, and it promptly sank Found a boat by the riverbank But we hit a rock and it promptly sank It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I got picked up, by a submarine But they left me off, in the Phillipines Got picked up by a submarine But they left me off in the Phillipines It was a long, long, long, long, long way home Then I took a jet, but I couldn't pay So they threw me out, of the cargo bay Took a jet but I couldn't pay So they threw me out of the cargo bay It was a long, long, long, long, long way home Oh my parachute, kept me safe from harm But I landed in a tree, on the neighbor's farm Parachute kept me safe from harm But I landed in a tree on the neighbor's farm It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I jumped on a horse, but it threw a shoe And I had to walk, back home to you Jumped a horse but it threw a shoe And I had to walk back home to you It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I'm sorry mom, that I'm home so late And the dinner's cold, and I made you wait Sorry mom that I'm home so late And the dinner's cold and I made you wait It's just a long, long, long, long, long way home

Yessir, know what I'm sayin'? (Hey!) Young nigga Metro make magic Know what I'm sayin'? For the streets, know what I'm sayin'? (Hey!) Came a long way from The choppa and the car (Raa!) When I'm on the North They treat me like I'm Escobar (Nawf) I was kicking doors Never thought of being a star (Hey) Now I pull up in the Rolls With the baddest of them all (Bad) I pour a four, now I sittin' on Mars (Mars) I lift the doors when I'm pulling out garage (Skrt) You got exposed Rapping hard they pulled your card (Who?) We selled the dope Never thought rapping would go far (Dope) I done exploded Turned rapping to an art (Boom) Swimming with the sharks (Shark) Trapping when it's dark (Dark) Better be smart (Smart) Money make a nigga aim at your body part (Rah) Money make a nigga change Make him lose his heart (Change) Me and Metro bring the pain then We top the chart (Pain) 3400 Club Drive where we started I was seventeen with a .15 carbon (B-r-r-rah), I turned into a goblin (Rah) I was having dreams of getting Rich off of robbin' (Robbin') Fucked around, my grandma Got sick couldn't solve it (Who) Two years later I got rich and I'm ballin' (Woo) Gotta keep that fire like my Shadows it's gone follow me (Rah) I won't let this fame or these Chains break my family (Nah) I was in them chains up in Vanguard settlement (Chains) Fuck it, put that ring on my main bitch You stuck with me (Fuck it) I'ma call the gang, say my name They gone plug for me (Rah) Came a long way from the Choppa and the car (Raa!) When I'm on the North they Treat me like I'm Escobar (Nawf) I was kicking doors Never thought of being a star (Hey) Now I pull up in the Rolls With the baddest of them all (Bad) I pour a four, now I sittin' on Mars (Mars) I lift the doors when I'm pulling out garage (Skrt) You got exposed Rapping hard they pulled your card (Who?) We selled the dope Never thought rapping would go far (Dope) Real shit, did that real shit (Real) In the field shit (Real) We ain't tryna kill shit (Nah) Pay my mama bill shit (Mama) Never miss a meal shit (Woo) Tryna pass through the cash Through the generations (Woo) I've been meditating (Meditatin') Pressure what I'm facing (Pressure) Gotta get this paper, ain't no Time for conversation (Paper) I'ma get some strain and I'ma pull up with the nation (Strain) Do you know the feeling you When you dodging shell cases (Who?) Get this shit on film Yeah my bitch is not a basic (Nah) We was in the bando Had it beatin' like the basses (Bando) Fuck her with a mask on Freddy Krueger, Jason (Mask) Bullet-proof tint, President Don't leave no traces (Traces) Drippin' in Balenciaga sock with no laces (Drippin') No I never flop I do numbers like The Matrix (Never) Bitch, don't call the cops when This choppa get to baking (Woo) Pull up on the opps Then we chop 'em, then we rake 'em (Opps) Ain't no pump faking (Nah) Came a long way from the Choppa and the car (Raa!) When I'm on the North they Treat me like I'm Escobar (Nawf) I was kicking doors Never thought of being a star (Hey) Now I pull up in the Rolls with the baddest of them all (Bad) I pour a four, now I sittin' on Mars (Mars) I lift the doors when I'm pulling out garage (Skrt) You got exposed, rapping hard They pulled your card (Who?) We selled the dope Never thought rapping would go far (Dope)

September '77 Port Elizabeth weather fine It was business as usual In police room 619 Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead You can blow out a candle But you can never blow out a fire Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead And the eyes of the world are watching you now They're watching you now, watching you now Watching you now, watching you now They're watching you now You gotta waken up, you gotta face up I think you gotta open up The eyes of the world are watching you now You gotta waken up, you gotta face up You know you can never turn away Never turn away Words And Music

Somewhere out there, darkened cellar There's game called "Mystery" There is a man, he stands blindfolded, that's his world, you'll never see. Somewhere out there, you'll never see Somewhere out there, a girl called Sugar, dreams of bringing her fortune in But every night she stands blindfolded, that's the way it's all been Somewhere out there, you'll never see It's somewhere out there, you'll never see The Saints are singing now, so we'll feel better The Saints are looking down, so we must know The Saints won't ever get to read this letter Because the Saints became blindfolded long ago Somewhere out there, in the desert There's a game called Liberty There is a kid, who stands blindfolded, that his world, you'll never see Somewhere out there, a darkened cellar There's game called "Mystery" There's a man who stands blindfolded, that's his world, you'll never see. Somewhere out there, you'll never see The Saints are singing now, so we'll feel better The Saints are looking down, so we must know The Saints won't ever get to read this letter Because the Saints became blindfolded long ago The Saints are singing now, so we'll feel better The Saints are looking down, so you must know The Saints won't ever get to read this letter Because the Saints became blindfolded long ago It's somewhere out there, you'll never see It's somewhere out there, you'll never see Somewhere out there, you'll never see Somewhere out there, Somewhere out there, You'll never see

Magic Now I believe in forces I need the truth, the reason why Was so amazed, such a lucky child And then something died Like everybody it hurt inside And I would walk to the city with my wounded pride But everybody is too busy and you're wondering why There's a hole inside I need a pill, not an alibi Now it's all coming together And it breaks like a storm This is our kind of weather Now it's all coming together 'Cause now that I believe in magic I believe in your lips I believe things coming away Now I believe in forces I believe it's all said Nothing here can make me sway And now that I believe in magic Nothing can confound us Nothing can explain away Now I believe in forces I believe in your steps Taking me some other way Lost inhibition, I'd lose my mind Reality was no friend of mine So I thought I knew But everybody's just kidding you And I remember when I stumbled on a slippery stone I was in the jungle and I couldn't get home Was in a zoo Without a single clue Now it's all coming together And it breaks like a storm This is our kind of weather 'Cause now that I believe in magic I believe in forces I believe in magic I believe in your lips I believe things coming away Now I believe in forces I believe it's all said Nothing here can make me sway And now that I believe in magic Nothing can confound us Nothing can explain away Now I believe in forces I believe in your steps Taking me some other way I believe in magic I believe in forces I believe in magic I believe things coming away Now I believe in forces I believe in magic Nothing can confound us Nothing can explain away I believe in forces

Wonder times Every day, I wake up feels like any other You're the one who set the test, and I need you like no other Through summer time, winter time, most wonder time when you were there Was you who made me reach out You who made me see You're the one who turn this game into reality Tryna find this state of mind some future time, and we're still late Extend our future and still I see I still belong, hoping endlessly Through summer time, winter time, most wonder time when you were there Ooh, and it still feels nostalgic Ooh, I still feel this heart beat reach out for the best always Look out for the sign Turn my back, close my eyes on all that makes me black Go back to wonder time Your world of broken pieces memories go on Every day's another chance, every dream is a song Another time, a future time, a wonder time, and we'll go there Still, in the future, there's so much more to see There's no place we don't belong, moving endlessly Through summer time, winter time, most wonder time, and we're still there Ooh, still feel nostalgic Ooh, and yet there's so much happening Reach out for the best always, look out for the signs Turn my back, close my eyes on all that makes me black Go back to wonder time (wonder time, wonder time) Go back to wonder time (wonder time, wonder time) Wonder time (wonder time, wonder time) We're still there I still remember I still recall I still remember Going back to wonder time Wonder time Go back to wonder time Wonder time I still remember I still recall Way back in wonder time Oh, wonder time