UMI Says

I don't want to write this down

I want to tell you how I feel right now

I don't want to take no time to write this down

I want to tell you how I feel right now

How I feel right now

Yeah, mhm, hey

Tomorrow may never come

For you or me

This life is not promised (Promised)

Tomorrow may never show up

For you or me

This life is not promised (Promised)

I ain't no perfect man

I'm tryna do the best that I can

With what it is I have

I ain't no perfect man

I'm tryna do the best that I can

With what it is I have

Put my heart and my soul in this song

You feel me?

From where I am to wherever you are

I mean that sincerely, yeah

To see my people not shine, I swear that it kills me

If you got a light, got to be bright

Remember the times they tried to conceal me, yeah

Tomorrow may never come

For you or me

This life is not promised (Promised)

Tomorrow may never appear

You better hold this very moment (Very moment)

Very close to you right now

(Very close to, very close to you)

(So close to you, so)

(Don't be afraid, let it shine)

Let it shine (Shine)

Let it shine

My umi said, "Shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see"

My abi said, "Shine your light on the world

Shine your light for the world to see"

I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free

(My umi said, "Shine your light on the world")

I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free

(Shine your light for the world to see)

All my people to be free, to be free, to be free

(My abi said, "Shine your light on the world")

I want black people to be free, to be free, to be

(Shine your light for the world to see)

All my people to be free, to

Yeah

(Shine your light for the world to see)

(My Abu said, "Shine your light for the world to see")

(Shine your light for the world to see)

Sometimes I get discouraged

I look around and things are weak

I know this world produce some evils

But won't let my heart skip a beat

Sometimes I just want to fly away

Skip the stress for brighter days

I turn my everyday into a holiday

Turn Sundays into Father's Day

I never want to jump into war (War)

But something going on outside (Side)

These people that's running the world (World)

Run off money and loads of pride (Pride)

I'm saying, just open your eyes

It's all right in front of you, see?

When my daughter grow up and hear this song

The message is "Be what you want to be"

Be the change that you really want to see

I just hope and believe for that

Jump through hoops and achieve for that

Pick up my sword, probably bleed for that

(That's all that matters to me)

(That's all that matters to me)

(That's all that matters to me)

(That's all that matters to me)

(That's all that matters to me)

(That's all that matters to me)

(That's all that matters to me)

(That's all that matters to me)