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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kanye West
Kanye West
Vocals
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Sampled Artist
TNGHT
TNGHT
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kanye West
Kanye West
Songwriter
Ross Birchard
Ross Birchard
Songwriter
Lewis Allen
Lewis Allen
Songwriter
Elon Rutberg
Elon Rutberg
Songwriter
Cydel Young
Cydel Young
Songwriter
Lunice Fermin Pierre II
Lunice Fermin Pierre II
Songwriter
Malik Yusef
Malik Yusef
Songwriter
Michael G. Dean
Michael G. Dean
Songwriter
Tony Williams
Tony Williams
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kanye West
Kanye West
Producer
Hudson Mohawke
Hudson Mohawke
Producer
Lunice
Lunice
Producer
Carlos Broady
Carlos Broady
Producer
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
Producer
Noah Goldstein
Noah Goldstein
Recording Engineer
Anthony Kilhoffer
Anthony Kilhoffer
Recording Engineer
Marc Portheau
Marc Portheau
Assistant Recording Engineer
Khoi Huynh
Khoi Huynh
Assistant Recording Engineer
Raoul Le Pennec
Raoul Le Pennec
Assistant Recording Engineer
Nabil Essemlani
Nabil Essemlani
Assistant Recording Engineer
Damien Prost
Damien Prost
Assistant Recording Engineer
David Rowland
David Rowland
Assistant Recording Engineer
Sean Oakley
Sean Oakley
Assistant Recording Engineer
Eric Lynn
Eric Lynn
Assistant Recording Engineer
88-Keys
88-Keys
Producer
Arca
Arca
Producer
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
David Covell
David Covell
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Josh Smith
Josh Smith
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Kenta Yonesaka
Kenta Yonesaka
Assistant Recording Engineer
Vlado Meller
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees
Blood on the leaves
[Verse 2]
I just need to clear my mind now
It's been racin' since the summertime
Now I'm holdin' down the summer now
And all I want is what I can't buy now
'Cause I ain't got the money on me right now
And I told you to wait
Yeah, I told you to wait
So I'ma need a little more time now
'Cause I ain't got the money on me right now
And I thought you could wait
Yeah, I thought you could wait
These bitches surroundin' me
All want something out me
Then they talk about me
Would be lost without me
We could've been somebody
Thought you'd be different 'bout it
Now I know you not it
So let's get on with it
[Verse 3]
We could've been somebody
'Stead you had to tell somebody
Let's take it back to the first party
When you tried your first molly
And came out of your body
And came out of your body
Running naked down the lobby
And you was screamin' that you love me
Before the limelight tore ya
Before the limelight stole ya
Remember we were so young
When I would hold you
Before the blood on the leaves
I know there ain't wrong with me
Something strange's happenin'
[Verse 4]
You could've been somebody
We could've, ugh, we could've been somebody
Or was it on the first party
When we tried our first molly
And came out of our body
And came out of our body
Before they call lawyers
Before you tried to destroy us
How you gon' lie to the lawyer?
It's like I don't even know ya
I gotta bring it back to the 'nolia
[Verse 5]
Fuck them other **** 'cause I'm down with my ****
Fuck them other **** 'cause I'm down with my ****
Fuck them other **** 'cause I'm down with my ****
I ride with my ****, I'd die for my
[Verse 6]
To all my second-string bitches, tryin' get a baby
Tryin' get a baby, now you talkin' crazy
I don't give a damn if you used to talk to Jay-Z
He ain't with you, he with Beyoncé, you need to stop actin' lazy
She Instagram herself like "Bad Bitch Alert"
He Instagram his watch like "Mad Rich Alert"
He only wanna see that ass in reverse
Two-thousand-dollar bag with no cash in your purse
Now you sittin' courtside, wifey on the other side
Gotta keep 'em separated, I call that apartheid
Then she said she pregnant-ated, that's the night your heart died
Then you gotta go and tell your girl and report that
Main reason 'cause your pastor said you can't abort that
Now your driver say that new Benz, you can't afford that
All that cocaine on the table, you can't snort that
That go into that, all that money that the court got
All in on that alimony, uh
Yeah-yeah, she got you, homie, yeah
Till death, but do your part, uh
Unholy matrimony
[Verse 7]
That summer night holdin' long and long
'Din long
No waiting for the summer rose and, and breathe
And breathe and breathe
And breathe and breathe
And breathe and breathe
And live and learn
And live and learn
And livin' and livin' like I'm lonely
Lonely, lonely
And livin' all I have
And livin'
And live
And live
Written by: Antony Von Williams, Awood Magic Johnson Jr., Calvin Cordazor Broadus, Corey Miller, Craig S. Lawson, Cydel Young, Elon Rutberg, Kanye West, Lewis Allen, Lunice Fermin Pierre II, MIKE DEAN, Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones, Michael G. Dean, Ross Birchard, Tony Williams
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