Common

[Jennifer Hudson]
Guess I gotta forget all about this issue
And try to live my life just like it is
Whooa
But I want everyobody to remember me (everybody)
I will come back 10 years ago (well, hey)
Said I want everybody to remember me
When I go back 10 years and years ago
When I get my second chance
[Lupe Fiasco]
When I get my second chance I'm gon redeem myself
When I bring myself, me and my team my help
Ain't no "I" in that but I'm in that so I am packed
So theres ten to millions inside of that
Ain't one man army, one man army I am that
Bring it back like a typer-writer, writing that
I attack like a lightening strike with a lions wrath
With a vipers bite come alive with that
Put your life on that
Like everything I do though
All my old wounds have healed but they still feel like they new though
And everytime I see 'em I start to think of you yo
First I wasn't focused, wasn't willing and my goon's
So performance was just lackin at those moments that were crucial
Now my heart is razor sharp and confidence is MUCHO
Big, things I can't forgive, things I can't forget
Things I can't relive, the agony is asking me, defeat is sweet to sin
But I put that on my city we will never miss again

[Chorus]
Never miss the city of the wind that I'm in
City of the wind that I'm in
We can do it now
We can do it now
We can do it now
We can do it we can do we can do it now
Second chance, second win, do it again
Yeah eah, eeeeah
Yeah we do it again
We can do it now
Lets do it again
We can do it now
Do it now
[Common]
The rise of the phoenix, sweat falls
Time has it's meaning, I evolve
Hit the ground and bounce back up, just like B-Ball
Muhammad Ali jaw, I knew that I would be all
(?) where I came from, the same place that (?) from
My name hung, from the rafters before an aftermath of a master
Wishing I could have the moment to grab the trophy and glass of champagne
My locker rooms a cold place, LA got no gates
You mighta seen this man cry, that was just my old face
My soul waits redemption and intervention from a higher dimension
Inspire mission, no more hoping or wishing, conditions'll change
(?) and say Barack on the range
I'm from the Chi' too, now I'm Barack in the game
Came back and overcame, overstood the rain
More than just the fame, married to the game
Now I hold the reign

[Chorus]

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is a Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Common’s inspired mix of poetic flow and hip-hop soul has helped him earn his status as one of the most respected rappers in the game.

After being a ball boy for his hometown Chicago Bulls as a teen and attending Florida A&M University for business administration, Common Sense kicked in and he left school to become a rapper. He gained national attention after being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine in 1991. He released his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar? through Relativity Records in 1992, followed by his breakthrough second album Resurrection in 1994, which features his hip-hop classic single “I Used To Love H.E.R.”

As his career began to take off, he was sued by the music group Common Sense over the name, leading Common to drop the “Sense” and allude to the change in the title of his third album, One Day It’ll All Make Sense (1997). He has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Like Water For Chocolate (2000), which features his J Dilla-produced hit single “The Light”, and Be (2005), which was released under fellow Chicago musician Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. He also joined musicians Karriem Riggins and Robert Glasper to form the group August Greene, and the trio released their self-titled album in 2018.

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