作词 : Lonnie Rashid Lynn/Peter Phillips/Bob Merrill/June Styne
作曲 : Lonnie Rashid Lynn/Peter Phillips/Bob Merrill/June Styne
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people seek her, me especially
The her I'm talking 'bout right now is Destiny
She and I were supposed to meet to chop it up
I wanted to ask her in life why I was getting stuck many times
She said some of that was in my mind
And grind plus the right time equals divine
Asked if I would see a sign where I'm supposed to be
She said, "Just be free and get close to me," Destiny
To get dough, you got the recipe
And I'ma need a baker, giving you the best of me
I got to a spot where I didn't know if you were true
With so many voices, how do I know when it's you?
She said, "I met you, boy, when you was ten years old
That rap that I gave you was a part of your soul
Anytime you feel that, know that it's gold
Stick with me and your story will forever be told by many people"
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
Some people live by her, some ignore her
Her name is Faith, I always loved her aura
The more I got to know her, I became like Noah
The arc of my life, a prover and shower
She showed up for me in the darkest times
Conversations with her would spark my mind
My heart would find reasons that I needed her
She saw a future in me, reputation preceded her
Eager to be with her, my soul would leap for her
I lost loved ones, but still kept keeping her
My miseducation was the doubting in me
Through valleys and Lauryn Hills, she moved mountains for me
The times I was broke, she was counting for me
Money, I would make, rapping over breaks
A Faith like Evans or light from the heavens
Her personality pleasant, still use her like a weapon, many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
Some people see her for the future, some see her for now
Her name is Hope, she first spoke to me as a child
I would listen, I could see the glisten in the eyes
Her wisdom, it was wise, she envisioned I would rise
Under Chi city skies, she said I'd become king
She sat by my side and reminded me to dream
Through schemes of rhymes, a queen sublime
The gates of heaven on earth, yeah, we would climb
Though it seemed at times, I would lose her
To get her back, like The Mack, I had to choose her
Dues of life, strife, struggle to survive
She ran with Jesse nem, they kept Hope alive
She spoke in the eyes of the first Black President
He would bring around the South Side residents
Medicine for the masses, seen through Hope's glasses
I pray Destiny, Faith, and Hope everlasting for people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
So many people
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