[Verse 1: Common]
Now you know you just can't lose her
Be the sweetest little queen
I remember in a crowd of a friendly crowd
Friends that couldn't feel like we cried
Life had passed and loved had died
And your eyes used to cry and you'd say
You didn't care about grown ups anymore
And friends that couldn't feel like we cried
Life had passed and loved had died
Why do I cry?

[Verse 2: Yasiin Bey]
I've had those doubts and I need you now
But it's hard to hold on when love's gone
Don't let the light fade away
Don't let the storm keep us both in the dark
Don't lеt the doubt let us stumble

[Verse 3: Kanye West & 2 Chainz]
A good man needs a good song
I'vе even got a song, you might like to know it
You want to know it there's something
Walking on your shoulder
You're thinking of a way to make me happy
I should've a chance to give my love a try
I should've a chance to give my love a try
I was watching you from a window
It was Saturday dressed to kill
And I was watching you down
I watched you stumble that first day
And all the colors run spinnin'
I was watching you from a window
It was Saturday dressed to kill
And I was watching you down
And all the colors ran spinnin' (2 Chainz)
[Verse 4: 2 Chainz]
I'll be there to step in and do your job
And then I'm free to leave once it's clear
That you understand what our lives are all about
No one ever took you more than I do
'Cause you left when I hit my sixties high
And though I love your pictures on my wall
I'd rather be a dog or a human than a skyscraper
In my Mercedes sitting in the back
If you go too far I'll back away
There's a little address on the door
Just enough room for me and you
And how did I come to be
Who could tell me a secret?
Who could lock me up in Hell?
How and why did it feel?
'Cause I've been here before, yeah

[Chorus: Yasiin Bey]
Who could tell me a secret?
Who could lock me up in Hell?
'Cause I've been here before
I've come and been myself
And I've come and been myself
And I've come and been myself
And I've come and been myself
I just need my crown (My crown), ooh, my crown
I just need my crown (My crown), ooh, my crown
I just need my crown (My crown), ooh, my crown, yeah
[Interlude: Malik Yusef]
That's all I gotta say
I was just too damn bored to catch fire
I was made for the like
That's all I gotta say
The more you know, the more I can see
So take a good look at what you say
It's not a game and I can't help it (Help, help it)

[Verse 5: Common]
You've got the places to run and holler
I feel it in the air that you felt it all in
When you've made your time and your way
I feel it in the air that you feel it all in
When you've made your time and your way
And you are the king of the road
So don't, don't let down my guard
Don't, don't let my love traffic
Don't, don't let down my guard
I'm driving a four horse town
You drive like a four horse town
I want to drive through your hair
And grab your hand and kiss
Why do I need this time on the wheel
I know your money and our music
So drive like a four horse town
Drive like a four horse town
I want to drive through your hair
And grab your hand and grab my hand
Why do I need this time on the wheel
[Bridge: Kanye West & Gene Ludlum]
A force of love
It doesn't matter who I hurt
I want to be your property
Now I've got a lot to learn
It'll take our life on the wind
I can be a falling star (Ooh)

[Chorus: Yasiin Bey]
And I've come and been myself
And I've come and been myself
And I've come and been myself
I just need my crown (My crown), ooh, my crown
I just need my crown (My crown), ooh, my crown
I just need my crown (My crown), ooh, my crown, yeah

[Outro: Gene Ludlum]
I'd have a heart of stone if I'd only see you again (See you again)
The sun is hardly ever up to par (Hardly ever)
And the stars are drifting by the drain (Drain, drain)
From your eyes, when you look me in the eye (Eye)
The wind is whistling, the moon is rising (Rising)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, love, love, love, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I was in love with a man so far away
There's just enough reason to believe
One more simple sign to believe
But I'll leave it up to you, ooh