Listen to Pawn It All by Alicia Keys

Pawn It All

Alicia Keys

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Alicia Keys

Background Vocals

Mark Batson

Keyboards

Harold Lilly

Background Vocals

Musicman Ty

Bass

Swizz Beatz

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Alicia Keys

Songwriter

Mark Batson

Songwriter

Kasseem Dean

Songwriter

Harold Lilly

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Alicia Keys

Producer

Mark Batson

Producer

The Il'Luminaries

The Il'Luminaries

Producer

Ann Mincieli

Recording Engineer

Val Brathwaite

Assistant Engineer

Ramon Rivas

Assistant Engineer

Brendan Morawski

Brendan Morawski

Assistant Engineer

Tony Maserati

Mixing Engineer

Justin Hergett

Assistant Mixing Engineer

John Cranfield

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Dave Kutch

Mastering Engineer

Kevin Peterson

Assistant Mastering Engineer

Kez Khou

Assistant Engineer

Swizz Beatz

Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Yeah

Uh, yeah

Uh, yeah

Uh, yeah

Uh

Uh, yeah

Uh, yeah

What, uh

[Chorus]

I would pawn you my watch

I would pawn you my chain

I would pawn you this golden diamond ring

'Cause I need it so bad

I would give you everything

Just so I can start my life over again

[Verse 1]

Sometimes you gotta let it go

Just to make it possible

Sometimes you gotta do it

Be willing to lose it

Freedom has no price, you know

Thinkin', how we gonna make it now?

How we gonna feed the babies now?

We gon' make it through it

God gon' see to it

Just get up and do it now

[Chorus]

I would pawn you my watch

I would pawn you my chain

I would pawn you this golden diamond ring

I would pawn you this golden diamond

'Cause I need it

So bad

I will give you everything

Just so I can start my life over again

So I can start mine over

[Bridge]

Get on up

Get on up

Get on up

Get on up

[Verse 2]

See, I learn the hard way

Now I'm doin' it my way

'Cause life is too short to fall in New York

Can't get up and get away

So I gotta let it all go

Start back from zero

'Cause I give it up

I don't give a fuck

'Cause love is my hero

[Chorus]

I would pawn you my watch

I would pawn you my chain

My chain

I will pawn you this golden diamond ring

Pawn you this golden ring

'Cause I need it so bad

So bad

I would give you everything

Just so I can start my life over again

I can start all over

[Chorus]

I would pawn you my watch

I would pawn you my chain

I would pawn you this golden diamond ring

'Cause I need it so bad

I would give you everything

Just so I can start my life over again

[Outro]

Get on up

Get on up

Get on up

Get on up

Get on up

So baby

Written by: Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly, Mark Batson, Swizz Beatz

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