[Verse 1: Maxwell]
There's a moving inner peace that I love to see
Gotta raise my soul to tell you how I feel
Gotta listen to the tears that people cry for me
In a world that's so wild, fear creeps

[Pre-Chorus: Maxwell]
'Cause when I get up to hear you, tears just fill my eyes
Now I know I got to let the selfishness subside
Tell 'em y'all

[Chorus: Maxwell]
Help somebody, help somebody
Show 'em what it is, give a little bit more
Oh, help somebody, help somebody
Show 'em what it is, let 'em know

[Post-Chorus: Maxwell]
If you see the future, ask it if I'm there
Ask it if I'm there

[Verse 2: Maxwell]
Ask it to tell you did I ever make a stand (Help somebody)
Ask if you may care to mention, did I learn from everything? (Help somebody)
And even if it takes a sea of eternity to know (Help somebody)
I'll wait a century, a buried mess of bones, help me (Help somebody)
[Pre-Chorus]
Help me to give myself the way that you've given you (Help somebody)
Oh, help me to be the helping hand that makes a dream come true
Choir, sing

[Chorus: Maxwell]
Help somebody, help somebody (Ooh, ooh)
Show 'em what it is, give a little bit more
Ooh, help somebody, help somebody
Show 'em what it is, let 'em know

[Bridge: Maxwell]
If I'm there, yea, oh
Tell me if I'm there
Do you see me there?
Do you see me there?

[Chorus: Maxwell]
People, help somebody, help somebody
Show 'em what it is, give a little bit more
Oh, help somebody, help somebody
Show 'em what it is, let 'em know

[Post-Chorus: Maxwell]
If you see the future, ask it if I'm there
Ask it if I'm there
[Interlude: Nas]
Yeah, yeah
My degree's like Ivy League in the street
I succeeded, the ghetto was my Garden of Eden
It was hard to defeat him, the Beast
He tried to turn the god in to a heathen, check it

[Verse 3: Nas]
See the Black Madonna picture, that lady holding a baby?
As I looked in her eyes, what I saw did amaze me
New Orleans under water, screaming, "Somebody save me"
Immigrants at the border treated wronger than Dalo-Faelid
In India, there's plenty of poor crying babies
Back at the home front, jobs wanted like crazy
Me, I'm never selfish, indeed help the helpless
Looking at the sky for Almighty, can you help us?
I can't stress what I can't control
Heart of a street hustler, Panther soul
As I sit on the throne
What's not in the stars, I just let it go
Favorite Golf linen clothes
So I pray to God ... that a new plan unfolds
I got a saying and it goes
"I started in the projects, now look what I accomplished"
There's ain't nobody helped me, it's nonsense
I'm just honored to be in this position
The best feeling that I ever had is when I'm giving
Listen