Minute By Minute - Michael McDonald

Hey, don't worry, I've been lied to I've been here many times before Girl, don't you worry, I know where I stand I don't need this love, I don't need your hand I know I could turn, blink, and you'd be gone Then I must be prepared any time to carry on But minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on (I'll be holding on) Oh, minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on You will stay just to watch me, darlin' Wilt away on lies from you Can't stop the habit of livin' on the run I take it all for granted like you're the only one Livin' on my own Sometimes that sounds nice You think I'm your fool Well, you may just be right 'Cause minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on (I'll be holding on) Oh, minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on I'll be holding on Call my name and I'll be gone You'll reach out and I won't be there Just my luck you'll realize You should spend your life with someone You should spend your life with someone Minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on Yeah, minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on (Yeah baby) Minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on Minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on Yeah, baby

月のあかりを頼りにして 「時間」のない夜に旅立つ 痺れたフラッシュを横目にして 寝ないで向かうよ Last minute on the other side Last minute as a passerby 重ねたリップの感触が 翌朝になっても残って 暴れるクラッシュを聴きながら 寝ないで待つよ Last minute on the other side Last minute as a passerby Last minute on the other side Last minute as a passerby あなたに出逢えたら 心が騒ぐでしょう 言葉にならずとも どこかで伝うでしょう 月のあかりを頼りにして 徒然なる海に飛び込む 潰れたパンプキン聴きながら 寝ないで向かうよ Last minute on the other side Last minute as a passerby あなたに出逢えたら 心から泣くでしょう 面影はなくとも どこかでわかるでしょう ららら ららら... あなたに出逢えたら 心が騒ぐでしょう 「さよなら」その日まで 「いつまでも」遊びましょう ららら ららら...

Life goes on in the streets of my hood when you die But some cry and gets by, while others choose to wonder why His life was took at such an early age A young nigga who lived in a rage died by the gage He used to hustle on the street corners His mom would always beg him to quit but he didn't wanna As he got older, he got even worse 'Til a real nigga showed him the purpose of a hearse A cold night in his hood, he had a tangle The brother he was squabblin' with, had broke his ankle Laid him out in the driveway Some people knew he wouldn't survive but hey I ain't the one to speak up on another's All I can do is try to open his eyes and help the brother He chose the wrong way and that's the route he took Born and brought up as an angel but he died as a crook He had a baby that he couldn't raise And she will never see her father again 'cause he's in a grave I always think about [unverified] "My daddy was a dopeman, so I'ma be a dope dealer" How will the family explain it? "My daughter had a baby for a 'caine head!" He ain't around to see her walk Dry her eyes when she cries, pick her up when she falls Just the thought of a kid livin' fly fucks me up When his girl has to raise a bastard child It gets deeper, he used to punch her and beat her She was loyal to his ass but accused as a cheater She had a good deck but she picked the wrong card Had a kid, now she's realizin' life is hard A big time dope dealer's all she wanted Who drove a Jag or a Benz so she could flaunt it The situation's got me guessin' But the answer remains to be a question He lived his life in a lie I guess you only get a minute to pray, and a second to die It was crazy how it happened Some niggaz rolled by in the Riviera cappin' All I could see was a pistol spittin' rounds And the boy was just screamin' as he fell to the ground A woman yelled, get an ambulance But I knew he was dead, he didn't stand a chance You shoulda seen him, he was scared A bullet goes to his chest and one to his head He just laid there in silence and all I heard was the sirens Paramedics pulled up Followed by a law man and then came a firetruck Put his ass on the stretcher But if he survives, I'm willin' to betcha He'll be out for revenge They patched him up within a week he was back at it again Went to his brother on the North side Grab your shit, it's a hit, we're gonna take a long ride Packed it up in the trunk AK-47, M-11 and a pump Rolled by [unverified] on Scott Street School was lettin' out "Yo, you ain't gonna shoot yet?" "Watch me!" Opened his trunk and grabbed a shotgun He shot him Put his tooly on the front seat Continued his mission, as he headed down the street The kids was just starin' at each other J.D. rolled by and smoked black's brother Reached in his coat and grabbed a 'port Full speed down Reed, shot his mom on the porch On his way down Cullard His brother was just dazed in a shock, "Why you do it?" "Why you shot his moms Jay? Shit" "He, he, he, he, he hah man fuck that bitch" Went to the store to use the pay phone Called up Mack, "Aiyyo J.D. Homey" Hung it up and rolled down Dagger Headin' for the nigga he was after By the time he arrived at the scene Malcolm was ready for anything He tried to sneak around the back way Never thought of bein' taken out on that day Black boy, black coat Stood around the corner as he passed slit his throat He didn't fall so he fired One to the middle of his skull, he's expired A whole army came out Twenty-seven niggaz all strapped out of one house That how it happens in the acre One nigga died in the park in the paper Shit gets deeper but why? I guess you only get a minute to pray and a second to die

Pour Out your water That I might take a sip Your love consumes me Every drip It is like Honey On my lips Pour Out your water That I might take a sip Your words Are a lamp unto my feet When I walk down these Dark and Lonely streets You are all I need Pour Out your mercy And clear this busy mind Your love is like eden A slice of apple pie It is like sugar on my toung So Pour Out your mercy Clear my busy mind Your words Are a lamp unto my feet When I walk down these Dark and Lonely streets You are all I need