UMI Says

[00:18.81] I don't wanna write this down
[00:20.69] I wanna tell you how I feel right now
[00:24.70] I don't wanna take no time to write this down
[00:27.41] I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey
[00:31.58] Tomorrow may never come
[00:35.32] For you or me
[00:36.63] Life is not promised
[00:39.61] Tomorrow may never show up
[00:43.17] For you and me
[00:44.56] This life is not promised
[00:47.98] I ain't no perfect man
[00:50.13] I'm trying to do, the best that I can
[00:53.43] With what it is I have
[00:56.32] I ain't no perfect man
[00:58.09] I'm trying to do, the best that I can
[01:01.29] With what it is I have
[01:04.48] Put my heart and soul into this song (yes, yes)
[01:08.14] I hope you feel me
[01:11.42] From where I am to wherever you are
[01:16.84] I mean that sincerely
[01:19.44] Tomorrow may never come (nah)
[01:22.56] For you and me
[01:24.09] Life is not promised
[01:27.17] Tomorrow may never appear
[01:30.45] You better hold this very moment (this very moment)
[01:33.24] Very close to you (right now)
[01:35.28] Very close to you (right now)
[01:37.61] So close to you, So, close to you (your moment in history is right now)
[01:45.29] Don't be afraid, to let it shine
[01:50.51] My Umi said shine your light on the world
[01:54.31] Shine your light for the world to see
[01:58.28] My Abi said shine your light on the world
[02:02.21] Shine your light for the world to see
[02:06.30] (I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[02:07.80] My Abi said shine your light on the world
[02:09.88] (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[02:10.66] Shine your light for the world to see
[02:12.95] (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[02:14.11] My Umi said shine your light on the world
[02:15.99] (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[02:18.15] Shine your light for the world to see
[02:21.45] (Want black people to be free, to be free)
[02:22.51] Sometimes I get discouraged
[02:26.56] I look around and, things are so weak
[02:30.36] People are so weak
[02:31.92] Sometimes
[02:34.53] Sometimes I feel like crying
[02:38.36] Sometimes my heart gets heavy
[02:42.58] Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away (fly fly fly like a dove)
[02:46.92] Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself (ow)
[02:51.56] Passion takes over me
[02:55.23] I feel like a man
[02:56.83] Going insane
[02:57.30] Losing my brain
[02:58.02] Trying to maintain
[02:58.84] Doing my thing
[02:59.47] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[03:02.43] Put my heart and soul into this y'all
[03:07.03] I hope you feel me
[03:07.64] Where I am to wherever you are
[03:11.25] Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
[03:13.92] Sometimes I just want a quiet life with
[03:16.06] Me and my babies, me and my lady
[03:18.49] Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
[03:21.01] (Black people to be free, to be free)
[03:21.55] Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
[03:24.15] Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but (to be free, to be free)
[03:25.75] Umi said shine your light on the world
[03:29.59] Shine your light for the world to see
[03:33.49] My Abi said shine your light on the world
[03:37.46] Shine your light for the world to see
[03:40.35] (I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[03:41.34] My G-ma said shine your light on the world
[03:45.34] (Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
[03:45.70] Shine your light for the world to see
[03:48.69] (Want black people)
[03:49.42] My elders said shine your light on the world (hey, hey)
[03:53.43] Shine your light for the world to see (hey, hey)
[03:56.56] I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free
[04:00.40] All my people to be free, to be free, to be free
[04:04.31] Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
[04:08.34] Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
[04:10.47] That's all that matters to me
[04:12.15] That's all that matters to me
[04:14.11] That's all that matters to me
[04:16.05] That's all that matters to me
[04:18.06] That's all that matters to me
[04:20.00] That's all that matters to me
[04:21.98] That's all that matters to me (to be free, to be free, to be free)
[04:24.07] Black people unite and let's all get down (to be free, hey)
[04:26.11] Gotta have what?
[04:26.97] Gotta have that love
[04:28.08] Peace and understanding
[04:29.20] One God, one light
[04:30.13] One man, one voice, one mic
[04:32.05] Black people unite come on and do it right
[04:34.05] Black people unite come on and do it right
[04:35.85] Black people unite come on and get down
[04:38.01] Gotta have what? (Black people)
[04:39.00] Love, peace and understanding (black people)
[04:40.03] One God, one voice, one life (black people)
[04:41.95] One man, gon' shine my light (black people)
[04:43.86] Black people unite, now hop up and do it right (to be free, to be free)
[04:46.06] Black people unite, now come on and do it right (to be free)
[04:47.90] Yeah, baby, that's what I like (black people)
[04:49.34] (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) my people
[04:50.92] (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) black people
[04:52.52] (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) my people
[04:53.76] (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) black people
[04:55.37] (Yeah, baby, that's what I like) my people
[04:59.26] My people, my people