I don't wanna write this down, (world... premiere)
I wanna tell you how I feel right now (world... premiere)
I don't wanna take no time to write this down, (world... premiere)

I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey (world... premiere)

Tomorrow may never come

For you or me
Life is not promised
Tomorrow may never show up

For you and me
This life is not promised


I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
With what it is I have

I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
With what it is I have


Put my heart and soul into this song (yes yes)
I hope you feel me

From where I am, to wherever you are
I mean that sincerely
Tomorrow may never come

For and me
Life is not promised
Tomorrow may never appear

You better hold this very moment very close to you (right now)
Very close to you (right now)
So close to you, So- close to you (your moment in history is right now!)

Don't be affraid, to let it shine

My Umi said shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see
My Abi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see

(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
My Abi said shine your light on the world
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)

Shine your light for the world to see
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
My Umi said shine your light on the world

(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
Shine your light for the world to see
(Want black people to be free, to be free...)


Sometimes I get discouraged
I look around and, things are so weak

People are so weak
Sometimes,
Sometimes I feel like crying

Sometimes my heart gets heavy
Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away (fly fly fly, like a dove)
Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself (ow!)

Passion takes over me
I feel like a man
Going insane

Losing my brain
Trying to maintain
Doing my thang

Hey hey hey hey hey
Put my heart and soul into this y'all
I hope you feel me

Where I am, to wherever you are (ha ha ha ha)
Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
Sometimes I just want a quiet life, with

Me and my babies, me and my lady
Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
(Black people to be free, to be free...)

Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but


Umi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see
My Abi said shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see
(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
My dreamers(?) said shine your light on the world
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
Shine your light for the world to see

(Want black people)
My elders said shine your light on the world (Hey hey)
Shine your light for the world to see

I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free

All my people to be free, to be free, to be free
Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free

That's all that matters to me [x7]


Black people unite and let's all get down
Gotta have what,
Gotta have that love
Peace and understanding

One God, one light
One man, one voice, one mic
Black people unite come on and do it right
Black people unite come on and do it right
Black people unite come on and get down
Gotta have what,

Love, peace and understanding
One God, one voice, one life
One man, gon' shine my light
Black people unite, now hop up and do it right
Black people unite, now come on and do it right
Yeah baby that's what I like
Yeah baby that's what I like

Yeah baby that's what I like...
(Black people, my people....)