Godfather of Harlem
If I Should Die Tonight
[Chorus: Swizz Beatz]
If I should die tonight (Tonight)
Die tonight, yeah, yeah
In the middle of the war tonight (Pow, pow, pow)
I just, I just, I just wanna say
I love you (Yeah)
I thank you, I thank you
If I should die tonight

[Verse 1: Ronald Isley]
Another day, another dollar
It's another problem, I gotta hustle harder
I've been through the stars and dark nights
I fight just to see the sunlight
They knocked me down so many times
Then I rise

[Pre-Chorus: Ronald Isley]
I've been up, I've been down, I've been in between
I done seen things, I've been living dreams
Hit the bells that I could in my life
With the cards that I was given, push it to the limit
And so I, I, I know I can let my life
Speak for me, speak for me

[Chorus: Swizz Beatz]
If I should die tonight (Tonight)
Die tonight, yeah, yeah
In the middle of the war tonight (Pow, pow, pow)
I just, I just, I just wanna say
I love you (Yeah)
I thank you, I thank you
If I should die tonight
[Verse 2: Ronald Isley]
Down through the years
I faced my fears, I shed some tears
But I'm still here
I lost friends along the way
It hurts you so much when people change
But you know I'm still climbing, I'm still shining

[Pre-Chorus: Ronald Isley]
I've been up, I've been down, I've been in between
I done seen things, I've been living dreams
Hit the bells that I could in my life
Every day's a lesson, it's a blessing
And so I, I, I know I can let my life
Speak for me, speak for me

[Chorus: Swizz Beatz & Ronald Isley]
If I should die tonight (Tonight)
Die tonight (Tonight, tonight), yeah, yeah (Yeah)
In the middle of the war tonight (Pow, pow, pow, in the middle, the middle)
I just, I just, I just wanna say
I love you (Yeah, I love you)
I thank you, I thank you
If I should die tonight (Woah-oh, I love you)