[ti:Tie My Hands]
[ar:Robin Thicke]
[al:Something Else]
[00:-2.00]Robin Thicke - Tie My Hands (Feat. Lil Wayne)
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[00:21.79]We are at war
[00:25.83]With the universe
[00:31.23]The sky is falling
[00:35.22]and the only thing that can save us now
[00:38.91]is sensitivity and compassion
[00:42.74]
[00:54.35]But I know one thing's for sure
[00:58.32]I'm gonna get my kicks before it all burns down
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[01:04.46]yeah, Some say tragedy is hard to get over
[01:07.17]But some time that tragedy means its over, soulja
[01:10.35]from the academy, league of rollers
[01:12.41]I deny being down though they seem to hold us
[01:15.15]my shoulders are strong, i prove them wrong
[01:17.52]I ain't doing nothin but movin on, let the truth be known
[01:20.92]But they talk that freedom matters,
[01:23.09]and didn't even leave a ladder, damn
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[01:26.51]I work at the corner store
[01:28.97]We all got problems problems
[01:31.67]Who was gon fight alone
[01:34.19]No one's gon save us now
[01:37.02]How you feel, you're not alone
[01:39.46]We're all just jealous jealous
[01:42.34]We don't reach the sky no more
[01:44.88]We just can't overcome no
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[01:47.65]You tie my hands
[01:49.35]What am I gonna be
[01:51.83]What have I done so bad
[01:54.50]What is my destiny
[01:57.59]You tie my hands
[01:59.84]What am I supposed to see
[02:02.50]What have I done so bad
[02:05.15]What am I gonna be
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[02:08.58]I, knock on the door, hope isn't home,
[02:11.31]fates not around, the lucks all gone
[02:13.97]don't ask me whats wrong, ask me whats right
[02:16.90]and ima tell you whats life
[02:18.56]and did you know?
[02:19.59]I lost everything, but I ain't the only one
[02:22.28]first came the hurricane, then the morning sun
[02:24.89]Excuse me if I'm on one, and don't trip if i light one,
[02:29.69]i walk a tight one, they try to tell me keep my eyes open
[02:33.01]my whole city under water, some people still floatin
[02:36.46]and they wonder why black people still voting,
[02:39.00]cause your presidents still chokin
[02:41.05]Take away the football team, the basketball team
[02:43.86]now all we got is me to represent New Orleans, shit
[02:47.04]no governor, no help from the mayor
[02:49.03]just a steady beatin heart, and a wish and a prayer
[02:51.88]lets pray
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[02:52.94]These friends they come and go
[02:55.03]but I got family family
[02:57.55]These kids so fast they grow
[03:00.43]They learn so quickly now
[03:02.91]But there's no where to go,
[03:05.64]but there's future future
[03:08.18]Don't make this seem so low
[03:11.03]And we can't overcome
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[03:13.80]You tie my hands, what am i gonna be
[03:17.63]What have i done so bad, what is my destiny
[03:23.15]You tie my hands, what am I going to see
[03:28.45]What have I done so bad, what am I gonna be
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[03:34.45]and if you come from under that water then theres fresh air
[03:37.13]just breathe baby, gods got a blessing to spare
[03:39.77]yes, i know the process has so much stress
[03:42.41]but its the progress that feels the best
[03:44.48]cause i came from the projects straight to success
[03:47.02]and your next, so try they cant steal your pride its inside
[03:50.77]then find it and keep on grinding
[03:53.20]cause in every dark cloud theres a silver lining
[03:55.90]I know...
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[03:58.70]yeah, yeah... yeah
[04:03.22]see... Right now we just riding on love
[04:07.65]And shine in the dark, we aint tryna do nothing be at the heart
[04:13.35]We need love, that's all now
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[04:16.67]You tie my hands, what am i gonna be
[04:22.08]What have i done so bad, what is my destiny
[04:27.32]You tie my hands, what am I going to see
[04:32.65]What have I done so bad, what am I gonna be
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[04:38.54]It's just the epitome of my soul
[04:42.94]And I must be me
[04:45.72]We got spirit y'all
[04:48.47]We go spirit
[04:51.05]We got soul y'all
[04:53.60]We got soul
[04:56.26]They don't want us to see, But we already know
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