Lupe Fiasco - The show goes on
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[Chorus]
AlrigGht, already the sDhow goes on
alrigEmht, till the morning we drDeam so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
just Amremember when you come up
the sDhow goes on!
[Verse]
GHave you ever had the feeling that Dyou was being had
Dont that sEmh_t that make you mad
They tDreat you like a slave, with Cchains all on your soul,
and put Dwhips up on your back, they be Clying through they teeth
hope youD slip up off your path
I dont sGwitch up I just laugh
put my Dkicks up on they desk
unafEmfected by they threats than Dget busy on they a_s
see thats hCow that ChiTown made me
Thats hoDw my daddy raised me
that gClittering may not be gold, dont leDt no body play me
Gif you are my homeboy, you Dnever have to pay me
Go Emon and put your hands up, when Dtimes are hard you stand up
CL-U-P the man, cause a bDrand that the fans trust
so Ceven if they ban us theyll nDever slow my plans up!
[Chorus]
AlrigGht, already the sDhow goes on
alrigEmht, till the morning we drDeam so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
just Amremember when you come up
the sDhow goes on!
[Verse]
GOne in the air for the people that aint here
DTwo in the air for the father thats there
EmThree in the air for the kids in the ghetto
DFour for the kids who dont wanna be there
CNone for the n-ggas trying to hold them back
DFive in the air for the teacher not scared to
Ctell those kids thats living in the ghetto that the
Dn-ggas holdin back that the World is theirs!
GYeah yeah, the World is yours, DI was once that little boy
EmTerrified of the World
DNow Im on a World tour
CI will give up everything, Ceven start a world war
Cfor these ghetto girls and boys im rDapping round’ the World for!
GAfrica to New York, DHaiti then I detour, EmOakland out to Auckland
DGaza Strip to Detroit,
Csay hip-hop only destroy
Dtell em look at me, boy!
Ci hope your son dont have a gun aDnd that would be a D-boy
[Chorus]
AlrigGht, already the sDhow goes on
alrigEmht, till the morning we drDeam so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
just Amremember when you come up
the sDhow goes on!
[Verse]
So no Gmatter what you been through
no Dmatter what you into
no mEmatter what you see when you lDook outside your window
Cbrown grass or green grass
Dpicket fence or barbed wire
CNever ever put them down
Dyou just lift your arms higher
Graise em till your arms tired
DLet em know youre there
That you Emstruggling and survivin that you gDonna persevere
Yeah, Caint no body leavin, nDo body goin home
even iCf they turn the lights out the Dshow is goin on!
[Chorus]
AlrigGht, already the sDhow goes on
alrigEmht, till the morning we drDeam so long
anybCody ever wonder, when tDhey would see the sun up
just Amremember when you come up
the sDhow goes on!