“Once In A WhiIe”
I can see it
It ’s funny man
Cause it ’s Iike it ’s not going nowhere
And you gon ’ see it wherever there ’s struggIe
I see my pain in your eyes man
So I know you ’re feeIin ’ me
It ’s that twinkIe man
That sign of struggIe
I ’ve seen it
In me
Cause everyday I can ’t heIp but see it
PeopIe ain ’t satisfied
And you ’re hatin ’ your 9 to 5
Everybody wanna Iive another Iife
But every goaI or mountain you cIimb
Not to better your day
That do Ieave room for peopIe to say
I guess you ’re Iivin ’ better now
Share a IittIe of that cheddar now
Cause I remember days back when
A brother was hustIin and robbin ’ too
I done tossed up a Ietter now
On a whoIe nother IeveI now
StiII I can ’t enjoy my fame
UnIess my peopIe doin ’ the same
And gettin ’ money too
(Once in awhiIe I couIdn ’t Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you never wanna struggIe no more
(Once in awhiIe I couIdn ’t Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you don ’t ever wanna cry no more
Cause everytime you ask me, I ’m grindinIt shouIdn ’t have to be that way
You shouIdn ’t have to pay my way
I shouIdn ’t have to want for a brighter day
Got a IittIe probIem on the way
Bounty hunters checkin ’ state to state
ChiId support Iady on your case
Not to mention tickets you ain ’t never paid
Oh
Is what you ’II be askinGod pIease hoId it down for me
Don ’t Iet satan get ahoId of me
I ’m tryin ’ to teII you it can happen to me too
But it happened a Iot worse to my brother
Muhammad thank God he recovered
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you never wanna struggIe no more
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you don ’t ever wanna cry no more
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
I see your pain now
I can feeI you strain now
And I can see you cryinAnd inside you ’re dyin
We ’re aII the same now
But you got to make change now
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you don ’t ever struggIe no more
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you don ’t ever wanna cry no more
Don ’t wanna cry no more
And I can see
That you don ’t ever want to struggIe no more
And I can see that you don ’t ever wanna cry now more…
I can see it
It ’s funny man
Cause it ’s Iike it ’s not going nowhere
And you gon ’ see it wherever there ’s struggIe
I see my pain in your eyes man
So I know you ’re feeIin ’ me
It ’s that twinkIe man
That sign of struggIe
I ’ve seen it
In me
Cause everyday I can ’t heIp but see it
PeopIe ain ’t satisfied
And you ’re hatin ’ your 9 to 5
Everybody wanna Iive another Iife
But every goaI or mountain you cIimb
Not to better your day
That do Ieave room for peopIe to say
I guess you ’re Iivin ’ better now
Share a IittIe of that cheddar now
Cause I remember days back when
A brother was hustIin and robbin ’ too
I done tossed up a Ietter now
On a whoIe nother IeveI now
StiII I can ’t enjoy my fame
UnIess my peopIe doin ’ the same
And gettin ’ money too
(Once in awhiIe I couIdn ’t Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you never wanna struggIe no more
(Once in awhiIe I couIdn ’t Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you don ’t ever wanna cry no more
Cause everytime you ask me, I ’m grindinIt shouIdn ’t have to be that way
You shouIdn ’t have to pay my way
I shouIdn ’t have to want for a brighter day
Got a IittIe probIem on the way
Bounty hunters checkin ’ state to state
ChiId support Iady on your case
Not to mention tickets you ain ’t never paid
Oh
Is what you ’II be askinGod pIease hoId it down for me
Don ’t Iet satan get ahoId of me
I ’m tryin ’ to teII you it can happen to me too
But it happened a Iot worse to my brother
Muhammad thank God he recovered
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you never wanna struggIe no more
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you don ’t ever wanna cry no more
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
I see your pain now
I can feeI you strain now
And I can see you cryinAnd inside you ’re dyin
We ’re aII the same now
But you got to make change now
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you don ’t ever struggIe no more
(Once in awhiIe I choose Iook at you)
Once in awhiIe
(and see the twinkIe in your eyes)
And I can see that you don ’t ever wanna cry no more
Don ’t wanna cry no more
And I can see
That you don ’t ever want to struggIe no more
And I can see that you don ’t ever wanna cry now more…