Travellin man Intro: Yeah yo yo what time the plane leavin? Ahhh alright, I see you at the airport *samples of "r-r-r-r-rock on"* Chorus: Memories dont live like people do They always remember you Whether things are good or bad, its just the memories Memories dont live like people do-o Baby dont forget me, Im a travellin man Movin through places, space and time Gotta lotta things I got to do God willin Im comin back to you My baby boo Im a travellin man Movin through places, space and time(space and tiiiime) Gotta lotta things I got to do But God willin Im comin back to you Baby boo Im leavin Verse 1: Well go head and leave The call heard round the world from the wives of mcs These cats is playin all that half a pound A garment bag we snatch it down Aint got the state but we could probly run a blacker town Scenarios like this is tear jerkers For the modern mc I aint a blue collar worker cuz this thing called rhymin no different from coal minin We both on assignment to unearth the diamond When you start climbin And then I start shinin You be strugglin and strivin And they think you prime-timin Matain and keep silence make note and observation This confrontation This is the daily operation A concentration Stay focused on my recitation bout to reach my destination with the balls of hesitation Baby make the preperation cuz this aint no recreation This is pro ball! And we lettin you know yall At the show yall Doin this for dough yall Get the phone call And Im ready to blow yall bout to go yall Been a pleasure to know yall And Im lettin you know that... Chorus: Memories dont live like people do They always remember you Wether things are good or bad, its just the memories Memories dont live like people do-o Baby dont forget me, Im a travellin man Movin through places, space and time Gotta lotta things I got to do G-d willin Im comin back to you My baby boo Im a travellin man Movin through places, space and time(space and tiiiime) Gotta lotta things I got to do But inshallah Im comin back to you Baby boo Im leavin Verse 2: But God willin Ill be back home To drop these heavy ass bags up off my backbone Around the world with a catalog of rap songs My baby girl is walkin, been away for that long But no you havent well least thats how it seem to me My home town is like a whole different scenery The old timers on the stoop leaning leisurely The new jacks up in the bar smokin greenery Easily taken for granted when you up in it but its sweet scented When you been down for a minute Move around city damage Break it down with the vintage The innovative Classical b-boy image Collect the winners cuz thats the reason that we came here This thing is not a game here The fortune not the fame here From new york to the cakalaks Cali in the caddilacs Chicago know we innovate Infiltrate virginia state Dc make me say your name Philly know we penatrate Georgia make us generate Like suns as they create the pace They celebrate to my jams in foreign lands Even your mans in japan know who I am Minasan, like everybody out in nippon Say ichiban, may God have well where your getting from Phenomenom, scuse me thats a phone call Its the show yall Tryin to get this dough yall bout to blow yall Been a pleasure to know yall And Im lettin you know that... Chorus: Memories dont live like people do They always remember you Wether things are good or bad, its just the memories Memories dont live like people do-o Baby dont forget me, Im a travellin man Movin through places, space and time Gotta lotta things I got to do But inshallah Im comin back to you My baby boo Im a travellin man Movin through places, space and time(space and tiiiime) Gotta lotta things I got to do But g-d willin Im comin back to you Back to you Im leeaaavvvvinnn! Ill be back to you Im leeaaavvvvinnn! Ill be back to you All over the world we go Dc all over the world we go Va all over the world we go The ? cakalaks? all over the world we go London all over the world we go Japan we go over the world we go Paris we go over the world we go (beat playing in background and samples of *samples of "r-r-r-rock on"*) 1-2, 1-2...all aboard!
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