Common — Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. - The Sound of Illadelph

[Intro: Common, Macy Gray] (Oh no) Yeah (Geto Heaven, Geto Heaven) God bless (Hmm, oh, right) Let the spirit fall fresh Need a little Geto Heaven Need a little Geto Heaven, time to get some Geto Heaven Feel good, y'all, ha Geto Heaven, need a little Geto Heaven Yeah, keep on (Heaven) Yo (Geto Heaven) [Verse 1: Common with Macy Gray] Search for a love, throughout the ghetto Young girls is thick, righteousness is narrow I got my third, eye on the sparrow Want my peoples straight and to rock sweet apparel The mother of my child, we not together Baby, it's your back, I got forever The weather, talks to us Henrock, the Holy Spirit walks through us Blunted eyes of the youth search for a guide A thug is a lost man in disguise The rise and fall, of a nation Even when the buildings tumble, I still stand tall I walk through the valley with a life preserver Feeling at times that I might just murder Yo, that ain't what I was sent for I want folks to say his life, it meant more Than any car, any rock, or any broad He found Geto Heaven in himself and God (Found Geto Heaven in himself and God) Found Geto Heaven in himself and God, y'all [Chorus: Macy Gray] Geto Heaven (Need a little) Need a little Geto Heaven (Heaven) Geto Heaven (Need a little) Time we get some Geto Heaven Geto... [Verse 2: Common] Love, your happiness don't begin with a man Strong woman, why should you depend on a man? I understand you want a man that's resourceful If he pay your bills, he feel like he bought you Talking to a friend, about what love is Her man didn't love her, 'cause he didn't love his Hugged her from afar, said what I felt You'll never find a man, 'til you find yourself Time helps mistakes, you can learn from One man F'd up, men you shouldn't turn from You want a certain type of guy, gotta reach a certain point too At that destination, a king will anoint you Going through the storm, many bodies seem warm That relationship died, for you to be born, you're worth more Than anything you could cop at a store For you to grow, he had to go, so what you stoppin' him for? Not even I could ignore being alone is hard Find heaven in yourself and God Find heaven in yourself and God, girl (Find heaven in yourself and God) [Chorus: Macy Gray] Geto Heaven (Need a little) Need a little Geto Heaven (Ah) Geto Heaven (Need a little) Time we get some Geto Heaven Geto... [Bridge: Macy Gray] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la Need a little Geto Heaven [Verse 3: Common with Macy Gray] This music is so much bigger than me As far as happy, it's like a trigger to me Dealing with crab rappers, groupie broads Record execs, at times it do be hard To choose words, be heard across waters Doing something you like to support daughters Keeping your guys from collecting court orders Conveying messages the ancestors brought us Thought of things to say to become the end thing for the day Somehow, that didn't seem the way for me to make it Music is a gift that is sacred I opened it, used it, hoping you could grow to it Whether servant or a surgeon, you gon' go through it Can't imagine going through it without soul music It's like Donnie Hath' helped me see Lonnie's path On my behalf, let's take whole steps towards hotep And show depth, as we make people nod Find heaven in this music and God, yeah (Find heaven in this music and God, y'all) Find heaven in this music and God Check it, it's Geto Heaven, baby [Chorus: Macy Gray] Geto Heaven (Need a little) Need a little Geto Heaven (I need a little) Geto Heaven (Geto Heaven) Time we get some Geto Heaven (It's time we get some) Geto Heaven (Need a little) Need a little Geto Heaven Geto Heaven Time we get some Geto Heaven (It's time we get some) Geto Heaven (Heaven) Need a little Geto Heaven (Geto Heaven, it's time we get some) Geto Heaven Time we get some Geto Heaven (Need it, got to have some) [Outro: Macy Gray] Geto Heaven Need a little Geto Heaven Geto Heaven (Geto Heaven) Time we get some Geto Heaven