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TomorrowThe Roots

Released: April 26, 2014

Featuring: Raheem DeVaughn

Songwriter: Raheem DeVaughn Ray Angry

Producer: Richard Nichols Ray Angry Black Thought ?uestlove

[Verse 1: Raheem DeVaughn]
Send a message to God in Heaven
Tell him, I'm thankful to be alive
Cause you sleep from 11 to 7
And work hard from 9 to 5
Cause can't nobody last forever
And everybody has to die
And everybody needs protection
I pray it don't pass me by

[Hook: Raheem DeVaughn]
Cause everybody needs an angel
And everybody needs to smile
And everybody has an angle
And everybody wants tomorrow right now

[Verse 2: Raheem DeVaughn]
Some say that happiness will never find you
Until you find yourself
Some say that happiness is all around you
It ain't how you measure your wealth
No, I say it's free to be yourself
We all fall short sometimes
It costs nothing
It costs nothing to help sometimes

[Hook: Raheem DeVaughn]
Cause everybody needs an angel
And everybody needs to smile
And everybody has an angle
And everybody wants tomorrow right now
But everybody needs an angel
And everybody needs to smile
And everybody has an angle
And everybody wants tomorrow right now

[Outro: Raheem DeVaughn]
And everybody wants tomorrow right now
And everybody wants tomorrow right now
Now... now... now

The Roots

The world’s premiere hip-hop band, The Roots were formed in Philadelphia in 1987 by MC Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and drummer and bandleader Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Since those early days, the band has weathered changes in personnel and record labels while performing hundreds of shows a year and releasing a string of well-regarded (if not always top-selling) albums.

While the musicianship of Thompson and the other band members, as well as their seemingly limitless repertoire, gets most of the attention, real hip-hop fans know that the rapping skills of Black Thought (along with former group member Malik B.) are the group’s hidden weapon. Thought, one of the few MCs brave enough to go toe to toe with Big Pun, handles any groove the band throws at him with aplomb, style, and flash.

Today, The Roots are seen by millions every night as the house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a move that has given the group the chance to indulge its not-insignificant comic side.

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