[1st Verse] 
Victory won, in a world of hennessy and guns 
Too young for the marches but I remember these drums 
The stark reality of wars and battles, we 
Fought for ours, parted in ghetto tragedy 
I talk to my aunt named Mattie Lee 
And recognized importance of family 
Hand me a joint, good music, and room to breathe 
Those that doubt Com' will soon believe 
Can't judge the weave, my lady had one 
I'm more like a fool for soul and passion 
The price of gas rises 
And street life is pumpin' fast lives, and 
I watched Crash and realized that we're all survivors 
No religion or race could ever describe us 
My guys do dirt, move dirt, but never really talk about it 
Forever begins, jus' because I thought about it 
 
[Chorus] 
Living 
Once Again 
We... 
 
Living 
Then you're gone [x4] 
 
[2nd Verse] 
Ashes and snow falls, I wonder when the roll call for heaven gon' come 
Forever gon' come 
It's a cold world and I can never go numb 
Look fear in the eyes, say I'm never gon' run 
Sooner than later, I know the cheddar gon' come 
For now I write the world letters to better the young 
On tree by jury, together we hung 
Now we let our chains hang, and gang bang to maintain 
Afghanistan goin' through the same thing 
It trickles down, at each other we aim pain 
I shoot for stars, peace and exclusive cars 
Through the wire I learned to earn hard 
Watched gangstas turn God in the midst of War 
No matter how much I elevate, I kiss the floor 
It was in the wind when she said Dilla was gone 
That's when I knew we lived forever through song 
 
[Chorus x2] 
 
[Common's Father] 
Origin is forever 
Well, well well, 
We are back in the studio again 
Look at that 
Hey, I don't need no cue cards 
They got the engineers holdin' up cue cards 
What that say 
Oh they say; "just talk, don't sing" 
Son, I bet you feel like you and I've been here 
Forever 
30 years old red eyes, 
Beholding red eyes 
I see my world's tears 
Yeah, origin is forever 
Every peak will have 2 values 
Hopeful eyes in the comfort 
Of true protection and admiration of the chime 
That's forever 
Forever is to strive 
A place of endearment 
Forever, 
Forever is what I leave 
My I-self contribution 
Damn, what I'm gon' leave? 
Ok... 
I leave my one and only grain of spiritual sand 
 
To universal scales of humanity 
All humanity 
Forever is finding a solution to a solution 
Tsunamis, Hurricanes 
Following the trails of the African slave ships 
War, War, and more War 
Floods, Columbine, Global Warming, Earthquakes 
Another somebody's done me wrong, son 
Virginia Tech, there's not a hole but to Heck 
We're still, did you place your one grain of spiritual sand forever? 
Confusion need a solution 
Blend and stir, stir and blend the part of humanity 
Sift the ingredients of acknowledgment, apology, amendment, atone 
We gonna work with the four A's here 
Forever part 
Common good is forever 
God's memory is forever.... |