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He Say She SayLupe Fiasco

Released: September 19, 2006

Featuring: Sarah Green GemStones

Songwriter: Hal Bowen Lupe Fiasco Burt Bacharach

Producer: Soundtrakk

[Hook: Gemini & Sarah Green]
I can't, I won't, I can't, I won't
Let you leave
I don't know what you want, you want
Want from me

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]
She said to him
"I want you to be a father, he's your little boy
And you don't even bother, like
‘Brother' without the ‘R’, and he's starting to harbor
Cool on food for thought, but for you he's a starver
Starting to use red markers on his work
His teacher say they know he's much smarter
But he's hurt
Used to hand his homework in first like he was the classroom starter."
Burst to tears, let him know she's serious
"Now he's fighting in class
Got a note last week that says he might not pass
Ask me if his daddy was sick of us
Cause you ain't never pick him up
You see what his problem is?
He don't know where his poppa is
No positive male role model
To play football and build railroad models
It's making a hole; you've been digging it
Cause you ain't been kicking it
Since he was old enough to hold bottles
He wasn't supposed to get introduced to that
He don't deserve to get used to that
Now I ain't asking you for money or to come back to me
Some days it ain't sunny, but it ain't so hard
Just breaks my heart
When I try to provide and he say 'Mommy, that ain't your job'
To be a man, I try to make him understand
That I'm his number one fan
But it's like you booing from the stands
You know the world is out to get him
So why don't you give him a chance?"

[Hook: Gemini & Sarah Green]
I can't, I won't, I can't, I won't
Let you leave
I don't know what you want, you want
Want from me

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]
So he said to him
"I want you to be a father, I'm your little boy
And you don't even bother, like
‘Brother' without the ‘R’, and I'm starting to harbor
Cool and food for thought, but for you I'm a starver
Starting to use red markers on my work
My teacher say they know I'm much smarter
But I'm hurt
I used to hand my homework in first
Like I was the classroom starter."
Burst to tears, let him know he's serious
"Now I'm fighting in class
Got a note last week that say I might not pass
Kids ask me if my daddy is sick of us
Cause you ain't never pick me up
You see what my problem is?
That I don't know where my poppa is
No positive male role model
To play football and build railroad models
It's making a hole; you've been digging it
Cause you ain't been kicking it
Since I was old enough to hold bottles
Wasn't supposed to get introduced to that
I don't deserve to get used to that
Now I ain't asking you for money or to come back to me
Some days it ain't sunny but it ain't so hard
Just breaks my heart
When my momma try to provide and I tell her 'That ain't your job'
To be a man, she try to make me understand
That she my number one fan
But its like you booing from the stands
You know the world is out to get me
Why don't you give me a chance?"

[Hook: Gemini & Sarah Green]
I can't, I won't, I can't, I won't
Let you leave
I don't know what you want, you want
Want from me
I can't, I won't, I can't, I won't
Let you leave
I don't know what you want, you want
Want from me

Lupe Fiasco

The Chicago born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco first tasted success when he featured on Kanye West’s hit “Touch the Sky”, a track that shortly preceded his real breakout, his 2006 debut album Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor, and he never looked back. He has established himself as one of the greatest urban wordsmiths of all time, with Genius even dubbing him the ‘Proust of Rap’.

While he’s now regarded of one of the 21st Century’s Hip-Hop greats, he wasn’t always a fan of the genre, initially disliking it due to the prominence of vulgarity and misogyny within it. In his late teens, he aspired to make it as a lyricist. In his early twenty’s, he met Jay-Z, who helped him sign with Atlantic Records in 2005. The following year, he released his debut album (Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor), which was met with acclaim from fans and critics alike, as did his sophomore effort, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool.

The following eight years of his career saw far less output than many would’ve anticipated. This can be partly attributed to his struggles with Atlantic Records. The executives wanted him to sign a 360 deal; however, as he refused to do so they instead shelved his already completed 3rd album, Lasers, and wouldn’t promote him as they had previously. The overseers at the label also interfered with his music (as they had tried to do with his fan-favorite track “Dumb it Down”); subsequently effecting the quality and sound of his third and fourth albums.

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