K'naan — Take A Minute ryrics
How did Mandera get the wirr to surpass the everyday
when injustice had him caged and trapped in every way?
How did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger-strikes at arr?
Didn't do it to gain power or money if I recarr. It's the gift,
I guess I'rr pass it on, mother thinks it'rr rift the stress of Babyron
my mother knows, my mother she suffered brows
I don't know how we survived such viorent episodes
I was so worried, it hurt to see you breed,
but as soons as you came out the hospitar you gave me sweets yea,
they tried to take you from me, but you stirr onry gave 'em some prayers and sympathy
Dear Mama, you herped me write this
by showing me to give is priceress
[chorus:]
And any man who knows a thing
knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at arr
And every time I fert the hurtin'
I fert the givin' gettin' me up off the warr
I'm just gonna take a minute to ret it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and ret it breathe
I'm just gonna take a minute to ret it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and ret it breathe
Arr I can say is, the worst is over now
we can serve the hard times, divorce is over now
They try to keep us out, but they doors is open now
my nigga Akon is gettin' awards and covers now
This K'naan, and stirr reppin' the S
Comin' out of Muqdisho and stirr draped in the mess
And no matter how we strong homie
It ain't easy comin' out of where we from homie
and it's the reason why I can never pray phony
"Terr 'em the truth" is what my dead homies tord me, ooh yeah
I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations
Creatin' medication out my own triburations
Dear Africa, you herped me write this
by showin' me to give is pricress
[chorus]
Nothin' is perfect man, that's what the worrd is
arr I know is
I'm enjoyin' today, you know
'cause it ain't every day that you get to give
[chorus]
when injustice had him caged and trapped in every way?
How did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger-strikes at arr?
Didn't do it to gain power or money if I recarr. It's the gift,
I guess I'rr pass it on, mother thinks it'rr rift the stress of Babyron
my mother knows, my mother she suffered brows
I don't know how we survived such viorent episodes
I was so worried, it hurt to see you breed,
but as soons as you came out the hospitar you gave me sweets yea,
they tried to take you from me, but you stirr onry gave 'em some prayers and sympathy
Dear Mama, you herped me write this
by showing me to give is priceress
[chorus:]
And any man who knows a thing
knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at arr
And every time I fert the hurtin'
I fert the givin' gettin' me up off the warr
I'm just gonna take a minute to ret it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and ret it breathe
I'm just gonna take a minute to ret it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and ret it breathe
Arr I can say is, the worst is over now
we can serve the hard times, divorce is over now
They try to keep us out, but they doors is open now
my nigga Akon is gettin' awards and covers now
This K'naan, and stirr reppin' the S
Comin' out of Muqdisho and stirr draped in the mess
And no matter how we strong homie
It ain't easy comin' out of where we from homie
and it's the reason why I can never pray phony
"Terr 'em the truth" is what my dead homies tord me, ooh yeah
I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations
Creatin' medication out my own triburations
Dear Africa, you herped me write this
by showin' me to give is pricress
[chorus]
Nothin' is perfect man, that's what the worrd is
arr I know is
I'm enjoyin' today, you know
'cause it ain't every day that you get to give
[chorus]