Artist: Rapsody
Album:  Laila's Wisdom
Song:   Laila's Wisdom
Typed by: kirenamloh@msn.com

[Intro: sample of "Young, Gifted, and Black" by Aretha Franklin]
"To be... young, gifted, and black!"

[Rapsody]
A better one
A better one
A better one

Look don't worry 'bout anything they told you
Remember what she said about winter and what the cold do
Everything's a season and some things you gotta go through
Believe me, I done seen it all, you're young talking to the old you
When haters come around, look 'em down, tell 'em we don't owe you
You gon' lose some friends but those circles are better than the ovals
A black man left the Oval, keep that style, you got soulful
The best of the best gon' fear you, sky's the limit, see I told you
You gon' be the difference between McDonald's, Burger King and Whole Foods
Do your thang and slip through on 'em - yeah, they ain't gon' have no clue
You won't need no toll booths, they'll pay attention - Hov do
They'll ask you for advice, tell 'em the same thing I told you
Should be a crime to be this fly and awesome
And to think love is all it cost 'em
Feel like Jordan, this the ball that Pippen tossed em
I'm the underdog and gold is what flossin
When they told me my chances of losing was higher than divorces
You gotta know your worth and work cause I cain't force ya
Growin up I shopped at Kmart AND Ross'
Celebrated every win and learned to learn from all my losses, uh
I never signed paperwork without readin the clauses (That's right)
My parents worked way too hard to not get no credit for it
I'm a trip like Grayson Allen, y'all never made me valid
I learn that from Phylicia and Debbie Allen
I'm the other one them another ones been screamin like Khaled
We don't match up, ask my stylist, I rock Nike and New Balance
I drink water by gallons, y'all should call me captain
I was told to be the flow and not follow it while y'all actin
I'm the better version of what you used to think and call talent
I been bankin, check my balance - you a bet away from skid row
I owe Sallie Mae but owe my people way mo'
God rested on the seventh day and worked on me on day fo' (woo!)
I been killin for a long time, my lawyers got a caseload
(Got a caseload) Yeah, my lawyers got a caseload
I cracked the code, uh-uh, it's no longer safe for y'all
Khujo still the scariest of all the dogs
After that come all my dogs (squad), talent level through the walls
I'm the Juggernaut, ridin wit my car do' locked
Coppers known to hang out on these kinda blocks - don't get shot!
They say we 3/5ths human, while the rest of me's an autobot
I'm really hot, you should ask my team and 'nem (Jamla)
Jamla's still the squad and my confidence
is through the roof, I appreciate the compliments
Laila's Wisdom, rest in peace. I love you dear

("Young - Yeaaah, thank you, Jesus~!")

{*beat changes*}

Yo, we good over here here, here
We good over here here, here
Yeah, we good over here here, uh...

If you wrote me a letter, I'll probably make it a kite
I'll fly it in bad weather and pray it get struck by light-
{*lighting strikes and thunder sounds*}