Somebody Bigger Than You and I (feat. Bobby Brown, Faith Evans, Johnny Gil, Monica & Ralph Tresvant) - Whitney Houston

And the question remains, Why was he gunned down in the streets of Los Angeles And who was responsible? I'm feelin' some type of way Can somebody explain why? (who shot ya) Why they took your life away and left filled with some much pain I gotta make it on my own, like who's gon' hold me down, down (who shot ya) Your life was so refound, can't nobody wear your crown They took your life in vain but your memories still remain It's a misery to me, I'll give anything to know who shot ya And I swear to god I know somebody knows who shot ya Somebody knows We were havin' a good time up in the party Even though we wasn't really speakin' at the time And we never got to have a conversation That still weighs heavy on my mind Busy ignorin' each other We didn't know if we be over In just a matter of time (neighbors call the cops, said they heard mad shots) I felt so helpless and frustrated and I damn near lost my mind And I still don't have the answers even after all this time I'm feelin' some type of way Can somebody explain why? (who shot ya) Why they took your life away and left filled with some much pain I gotta make it on my own, like who's gon' hold me down, down (who shot ya) Your life was so refound, can't nobody wear your crown They took your life in vain but your memories still remain It's a misery to me, I'll give anything to know who shot ya And I swear to god I know somebody knows who shot ya Somebody knows Can't believe it's been this long Twenty years have come and gone There is so much we need to know (Old school, new school need to learn though) And until I get some kind of resolution I cannot choose to let go (yeah) No help from the police Only hang on to the memories Whoever did it better stay low-key 'Cause it's hard to creep them Brooklyn streets I felt so helpless and frustrated and I damn near lost my mind (damn near lost my mind) And I still don't have the answers even after all this time I'm feelin' some type of way Can somebody explain why? (who shot ya) Why they took your life away and left filled with some much pain I gotta make it on my own, like who's gon' hold me down, down (who shot ya) Your life was so refound, can't nobody wear your crown They took your life in vain but your memories still remain It's a misery to me, I'll give anything to know who shot ya And I swear to god I know somebody knows who shot ya Somebody knows I don't even know where to start and it's very hard to address it A conversation still that most niggas don't want to mess with Continue his blessings I send to you and Mama Wallace To this day I carry a picture of BIG in my wallet While I give you these bars, I try not to lose my composure It has been twenty years and yes you still lookin' for closure Still can't try over bein' a baby, not havin' my father My heart continues to go after CJ and T'yanna Tryna avoid truckin' 'bout it, not to revisit the drama Let me remind the shooter that the most gangster nigga is karma Big Poppa, yes, we will rep your legacy proper And now downtown to provide the answers in your honor Frank and Pac, I hope y'all had the chance to talk in heaven fellas About the truth that really led to why y'all both ain't here to tell us Y'all probably up there talkin' about who really fuckin' did it Maybe you a sinners should sign with some honest answers in it I walk to Tillery park where we use to smoke with Flex and Even after all this time, we could never fully accept it From Western house Brooklyn to bein' one of the great To the last time we linked up, I shed a tear at your wake The Notorious B.I.G. was silenced forever, and Los Angeles are searching for his killer

I know that my saviour lives and at the end he will stand on this earth My flesh may be destroyed but from this body i will see god Yes i will see him for myself and i long for that moment... Gran'ma, i really miss you and it ain't been the same I drop a tear when i hear ur name Mary ella holloway why you gotta be so far away? You used to say "Don't worry, it's gone be ok" But it ain't. It's like, when you left, you took the Lord wit you Why could not i come when he came to get you? Damn, i really miss you i had to say it again I remember the time when i was like, ten And crept up in the neighbor's yard, yeah, bein hardheaded You told me that i would get it, you said it! and boy did i get it! But after you spanked me, you hugged me Kissed me on my forehead and told me that you loved me And I saw that it hurt you more than it hurt me I thought how bad could this hurt be? I know now that's why i'm dead outta luv Whut i wouldn't give for one more hug From gran'ma Baby, it's gone be Ok" (Baby its gon be okay) She usta tell me that... "Baby, it's gone be Ok" (Everything will be alright) I really miss hearin' But i'm about to say a couple of family members gone hate me But i'm gonna let you know whut's been goin on lately You know since you left a lot of things bout your kids done changed Yah jackie's still crazy and i don't know what's up with james Ain't seen jerry in a while, you know he walks like you And rene's back in jail, you know she talk like you But Q is doin real good now, she workin' Rhonda's still runnin around, trickin, jerkin' Buckeye's buggin', he gone lost his mind And jarvus back outta jail, doin' fine And collie he gone changed it's not all about hisself And my father... well... that's sumthin else... And butt he's my dogg he done owe his grandma ground My great gran'ma makin a lout of trips outta town But that's a good thing, if only i could hear you say once more Oh Lord, the comfort it would bring You left behind a mother, eleven kids and eleven grand kids And since then two of your grand kids then had kids I had a boy named Tacoma, Xavier's brotha That's right... it was Xavieur made you a great grandmother Uhhh i thank you for the best times of my life I thank you for when you first met her, accepted, and luvvin my wife I thank you for those Sunday dinners, they were vital I thank you for my life (WHUT!) i thank you for my bible (UHH!) I thank you for the song that you sang in the morning "AMAZING GRACE" While I'm yawnin' I thank you for the two beatings that you gave me Cuz i know somewhere along the line, those two beatins saved me When you died, i cried like a baby AHH! I begged the lord to take me UHHH Cuz no-one else could give me whut u gave me And like when everything comes to an end I pray that i go to heaven to see you again Amen Amazing grace How sweet thy sound That saved a wretch like me... I once was lost But now am found Was blind But now i see, yeah

Hello? Hey baby what's wrong? What you need me to come over? I'll be right over as soon as I can As a matter of fact I'm on my way right now Don't worry about anything Cause I'm here for you baby I'm here for you It's me Ralph open the door Oh why are you crying? Look let me wipe your face Lets sit down, come here You don't have to worry about it babe I'm here now What was the problem? I told you you need to be with me You're wasting your time You want somebody just because they're giving you the little materialistic things Driving you around in fancy cars that's not, it can't, that's not gonna make it baby You need someone who's really there at heart When you're gonna understand? When you're gonna trust that I'm the man that you need? Oh man, oh baby, if you only knew what I can offer you I wanna show you all the things you're really missing I wanna give you the true meaning of love I mean I can give you cars I can give you money I can give you whatever it is you want But I can also give you what you probably won't find anywhere else Yeah that's what I'm saying Can I hold you? Come on let me hold you baby Yeah I know that's better right? You feel better already don't you? Yeah I feel better He's always letting your self down I won't let you down I promise Is there anything else I can do for you? You see you need someone who's there like a gentleman If anybody can fit the description baby I can Someone who cares and dares to give himself completely You got it in me You need a man with sensitivity Cause I'm not the one to give you run arounds To scheme, sell you dreams, lifting you up and letting you down So what can I do to make you see The man you N-E-E-D is R-I-Z-Z I'm trying my best to get through to you There's no limitations to the things I would do for you My heart is on an edge and it's hard to believe That I have so much love to offer and no one to receive So if you're willing to take a chance girl, i'm ready to let you have it It's right in front of your eyes, but you gotta reach it in order to grab it Just let me know if you want it baby 'cause i'm your type of guy Mr. S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-I-T-Y Is there anything else I can do for you? No? Well, I think i'm gonna leave then It's getting kind of late No? Aww. Thats kinda sweet of you. But i don't want you to get the wrong impression You know, think I'm gonna take advantage or anything Well, I could fix you something to drink Would you like that? Or I can make us something to eat? I'm not the best chef in the world but i think i could whip up something for us Would you like that? Well, you're not hungry? Well, what do you want then? Oops! Listen baby, i think i better go There'll be plenty of time for that Some other time But, I'll stay and hold you all night if you want No, I won't go I promise you I won't go I told you I'm here for you No matter how long No matter how far No matter how hard it gets I'm here for you

What you wanna do (yeah) I got that old thing back (you know) What you wanna see Baby siting and relaxing What you wanna do I got that old thing back (you know) What you wanna see Baby siting and relaxing Uh, yeah, Bad Boy baby Ralph Tresvant Biggie Smalls, listen Uh, yeah, babe Oh, listen to me Oh, yeah To sex, I'm similar to the thriller in Manila Honeys call me, "Bigga the Condom Filler" Whether it's stiff tongue or stiff dick Biggie squeeze it to make shit fit, now check this shit I got the pack of Rough Riders, in the back of the Pathfinder You know the epilogue by James Todd Smith I get swift with the lyrical gift Hit you with the dick, make your kidneys shift Here we go, here we go, but I'm not Domino I got the funk flow to make your drawers drop slow So recognize the dick size in these Karl Kani jeans I wear 13s, know what I mean? I fuck around and hit you with the Hennessey dick Mess around and go blind, don't get to see shit The next batter, here to shatter your bladder, it doesn't matter Skinny or fat, or light-skinned, or black, baby I drop these Boniqua mommies screamin', "Ay papi!" I love it when they call me Big Poppa I only smoke blunts if they rolled propa Look, I gotcha caught up with the drunk flow Fuck taekwondo, I tote the .44 For niggas gettin' mad 'cause they bitch chose me A big black motherfucker with G, you see All I do is separate the game from the truth Big bang boots from the Bronx to Bolivia Gettin' Physical like Olivia Newt Tricks suck my clique dick all day with no trivia So gimme a hoe, a bankroll and a bag of weed I'm guaranteed to fuck her 'til her nose bleed Even if your new man's a certified mack You'll get that H-town in ya, you'll want that old thing back What you wanna do (yeah) I got that old thing back (you know) What you wanna see Baby siting and relaxing What you wanna do (yeah) I got that old thing back (you know) What you wanna see Baby siting and relaxing That old thing back, like B-I double G-I-E With some new R-U-L-E Notorious known to bustin' in ya E-Y-E (baby, baby) Bitches know they love to hate me I come, you come, we come, with back some maybe How close we came to coming together is crazy How come you ain't misses with similar your faces When ya comin' y'all be cryin' like I'm killin' y'all bitches And notice a bigger picture than the camera rollin' 'Cause I only be knowin' how the shit's unfolding Back shots to the rear, got the mac unloading Got a reload, like every so often You sayin' I got my swagger back I'm lookin' like bitch, my swagger never left It's so hard pressed, to be impressed by these new rappers They actors, and the fact is, you want that old thing back (shit) (what you wanna do) What you wanna do (yeah) I got that old thing back (you know) What you wanna see Baby siting and relaxing What you wanna do (yeah) I got that old thing back (you know) What you wanna see Baby siting and relaxing Is my mind playin' tricks, like Scarface and Bushwick Willie D, havin' nightmares of girls killin' me She mad because what we had didn't last I'm glad because her cousin let me hit the ass Fuck the past, let's dwell on the 500 SL The E and J and ginger ale The way my pockets swell to the rim, with Benjamins Another hon's in the crib, please send her in I fuck nonstop, lick my lips alot, used to lick the clits alot But lickin' clits had to stop 'Cause y'all don't know how to act when the tongue go down below Peep the funk flow, really though I got the cleanest meanest penis You never seen this stroke of genius So take off your Tim' boots and your bodysuit I mean the spandex and hit my man next Sex get rougher when it come to the nut buster Pussy crusher, black nasty motherfucker I don't chase 'em, I replace 'em And if I'm caressin' 'em, I'm undressin' 'em Fuck what you heard, who's the best in New York For fillin' fantasies without that nigga Mr. Walk Or tattoo I got you wrapped around my dick And when I'm done I got to split, shit What you wanna do (yeah) I got that old thing back (you know) What you wanna see Baby siting and relaxing What you wanna do (yeah) I got that old thing back (you know) What you wanna see Baby siting and relaxing Yeah, Bad Boy baby Ralph Tresvant Biggie Smalls, listen Uh, yeah, babe Oh, listen to me Oh, yeah

If I changed my mind If I changed my faith Every time a stop light signaled Each time I made mistakes I don't think that I would be where I am today I live my life without regrets What you see is, what you see is What you see is what you get and I'm Unashamed of the life I lead Unashamed of the strength on my knees The choices I've made, of the love that I've saved Of things I've done, my belief in the one Unashamed of the words of my friends I know who they are make mistakes, make amends Follow my instincts, my star, on my sleeve I wear my heart Unashamed, unashamed Adding up my life, it totals all my dreams I'm counting all my blessings and the gifts I have received Still there's always someone, something to overcome Took all my life to understand that I am what I am, who I am Unashamed Unashamed of the life I lead Unashamed of the strength on my knees The choices I've made, of the love that I've saved Of things I've done, my belief in the one Unashamed of the words of my friends I know who they are make mistakes, make amends Follow my instincts, my star, on my sleeve I wear my heart Unashamed Do you wanna know how it goes? Do you wanna control how I feel? Do you wanna stay in my life? Then listen here and listen good You got to get it, got to get it, got to get it right Unashamed Unashamed of the life I lead Unashamed of the strength on my knees The choices I've made, of the love that I've saved Of things I've done, my belief in the one Unashamed of the words of my friends I know who they are make mistakes, make amends Follow my instincts, my star, on my sleeve I wear my heart Unashamed Unashamed of the life I lead Unashamed of the strength on my knees The choices I've made, of the love that I've saved Of things I've done, my belief in the one Unashamed of the words of my friends I know who they are make mistakes, make amends Follow my instincts, my star, on my sleeve I wear my heart Unashamed

Got me a postcard and a twenty dollar bill I told you I'd meet you in Memphis if you bring me those pills And I got high and I got dry for far too long And the gypsy train to Houston is gonna take me along They called me the wild card And they called me their fool I told them I'd bring 'em that money If they'd get me back to you And I got cash and I got robbed for all I own And the gypsy train to Houston is gonna take me back home I got clean and I got a steady job No longer was I running from the emblems of the law And I got clean and I got mean to the bone And the gypsy train to Houston won't leave me alone And the gypsy train to Houston won't leave me alone

Bark at the branch, and stick it to the man Flavor for a friend, wherever ya been? Long overdo, and trying to the true Say, whoever knew? The news is blue Most days are mostly the same, and I can't remember their names I can't remember anything Can't quit coughing, slow to soften, lights less often Stay when your wanted, or say what you wanted to know Say what you wanted, or stay when you're wanted to go If you're a loser, I guess I'm losing it all (a lot like a loser that's no good at losing at all)