Family Affair - Mary J. Blige

Penny for your thoughts, I know what you want I can read your mind even from behind And fuck what's in your phone, let me take you home I wanna take you home 'Cause it's so rare that I'm here, don't plan on staying too long So you should come here, sit yo' ass on this throne This a special affair, better act like you know who I am, who I am I bet this patron make you feel nice and comfortable Tryna act nice, girl your cover's blown But you already knew that, you already knew that, you already knew that We can burn one We can burn one Laying in the dark, I might break your heart I can get you high if you wanna climb 'Cause fuck leaving alone, let me take you home I wanna take you home 'Cause it's so rare that I'm here, don't plan on staying too long So you should come here, sit yo' ass on this throne This a special affair, better act like you know who I am, who I am I bet this patron make you feel nice and comfortable Tryna act nice, girl your cover's blown But you already knew that, you already knew that, you already knew that I bet this patron make you feel nice and comfortable Tryna act nice, girl your cover's blown But you already knew that, you already knew that, you already knew that We can burn one We can burn one I bet this patron I bet this patron

They're there for your first year, they give you your first beer When you get your heart broke, they're there for your worst year Don't get you at all, but your apple don't fall too far from 'em They own too much wicker and drink too much liquor You'd wash your hands of them, but blood's always thicker You might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'em But you love 'em Family is family, in church or in prison You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys Yeah, friends come in handy, but family is family They're there when you're married, divorced and remarried You fall out of touch, but then someone gets buried And you're right back together like no time has ever gone by Can't live with or without 'em; you might talk about 'em But if someone else does, well, then you'll knock 'em out 'cause When it's all said and done, they're the only ones that you got Family is family, in church or in prison You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys Yeah, friends come in handy, but family is family Yeah, family is funny, they'll ask you for money Even though they know you ain't got no money They show up at Christmas, get up in your business They might not be fancy, but family is family You might look just like 'em; that don't mean you're like 'em But you love 'em

The end of the after The weight of a war The kindness gone to bed The weight of your laughter Alive in the hall Did he hear, did he hear The fumbled words you said? Living without her Living at all Seems to slow me down Living forever Hell, I don't know Do I care, do I care The thunder's rumbled sound Now I watch her Running 'round in love again Now I talk about you When I'm with our mutual friends The end of the after The weight of a war The kindness gone to bed The threat of your laughter Alive after all Did he hear, did he hear The fumbled words you said? Living without her Living at all Seems to slow me down Living forever Pale light on all Do I care, do I care The thunder's rumbled sound Now I watch her Running 'round in love again Now I talk about you When I'm with our mutual friends Now I watch her Running 'round in love again Now I talk about you When I'm with our mutual friends This is it? Well this is desert Go to him What the hell, love? What the hell, love? This is it? Well this is desert And go to him What the hell, love? What the hell? This is it What the hell, love? What the hell, love?

As a child, I knew That the stars could only get brighter And we would get closer Get closer, mmm As a child, I knew That the stars could only get brighter That we could get closer Leaving this darkness behind Now that I'm older The stars should lie upon my face When I find myself alone Find myself alone, ooh Now that I'm older The stars should lie upon my face And when I find myself alone I feel like I, I am blind Feel it Feel it Feel it Feel it Like I am blind I wish the stars could shine now For they are closer, they are near But they will not present my present They will not present my present I wish the light could shine now For it is closer, it is near But it will not present my present And it makes my past and future painfully clear To hear you now To see you now I can look outside myself And I must examine my breath and look inside, ooh To see you now To hear you now I can look outside myself And I must examine my breath and look inside Because I feel blind Because I feel blind I feel it I feel it I feel it Like I, I'm blind Ooh, the movie will Mmm, and feel it Ooh, I feel it Feel it Feel it, feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it Ooh, I feel it I feel it I feel it

Family I know water, that's Thicker than blood, that's Deeper than love with my friends People come, and Some people go, and Some people ride to the end When I am blind In my mind I swear they be my rescue My lifeline I don't know what I'd do if I If I'd survive My brothers and my sisters In my life Yeah I know some people, they would die for me We run together, they're my family When I get up, they gon' be high with me I'll say, "Forever my family" Family I'll say, "Forever my family" Family I'll say, "Forever my family" Stolen dreams took our Our childish days, still Ain't nothing changed now we're grown We're still young, still got Our mindless ways, and our Timeless phase, kicking songs When I am blind In my mind I swear they be my rescue My lifeline I don't know what I'd do if I If I'd survive My brothers and my sisters In my life Yeah I know some people, they would die for me We run together, they're my family When I get up they gon' be high with me I'll say, "Forever my family" Family I'll say, "Forever my family" Family I'll say, "Forever my family" I know some people, they would die for me We run together, they're my family When I get up, they gon' be high with me I'll say, "Forever my family"

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع