| And you sing Paris city
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| And you sing New York City
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| Jazz Liberatorz
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| With the live motivator
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| Check it out, y’all
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| (Yeah) From the five to the mind
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| The mind to the hand
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| The hand to the pen
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| That transcribe the plan
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| Will stick to fly paper
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| But never quite land
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| My last destination
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| From bus, train, to plane
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| To radio station
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| I occupy minds
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| That’s my occupation
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| My childhood, a baptism, indoctrination
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| All the way through to my high education
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| Reward for my patience
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| I’m lovin' my callin'
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| Callin' my loved ones from extra long distance
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| Across many seas
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| I wish y’all were here, the things that we’d see
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| The witness I bear, as light as hot air
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| But since you’re not here
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| I lay a foundation that brings me back
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| With you, reward for your patience
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| You can say I’m workin' on a vacation
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| And you could sing New York City
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| You could sing (You should sing)
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| You could say, matter of fact
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| You can say I’m workin' on a vacation
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| (Right Now)
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| You could say and be true right now (right here)
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| You should say (You could say)
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| (No, you ain’t)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| (Here you are)
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| You can say I’m workin' on your vacation
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| As time flies by, the calendar changes
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| Months, days, and years
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| Add-ons, re-arrangements
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| There’s so much divine
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| That ain’t nothing sacred
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| We can’t turn the clock back
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| So why try to fake it?
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| I grow with the movement
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| But still I stand and retrace the steps
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| We call walkin' round
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| I look forward to a vintage
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| Spit over jazz riffs and choose
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| Ancient strings over synthage
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| The mood the beat brings
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| Pluck at your heart strings
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| So, for now, I choose words that won’t harm ya
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| Disarm ya, to slide off the armor
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| Let your mind ponder on things that calm ya
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| Then, let it wander
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| Way past beyond the
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| Stress that your life brings
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| Things that fustrate ya
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| Gettin' all worked up
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| Battlin' and debatin'
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| Shut up and take a vacation
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You should say)
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| You could say (You might say)
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| You could say (As they say)
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| You could say (And they say Paris City)
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| Won’t you say?
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| You can say I’m workin' on a vacation
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| From Harlem (Jay Live)
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| (And be true)
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| Jazz Liberatorz
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| You could say (Outta Paris)
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| You can say I’m workin' on a vacation
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| Back to the grime
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| Nose to the grindstone
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| Back to the wall, ear to the ground
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| Feet to the pedal
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| To pedal this tracks
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| To this time, I’ll choose one to help me relax
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| From these lips to God’s ears (and then He grows)
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| From a boy to a man and then he goes
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| Transcribe His own plan
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| It might be flows
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| Like father, like son
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| Whatever He does
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| As long as something gets done
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| That’s civilized, righteous, and shines like one
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| From star to star, it’s just space and time
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| And his actions won’t be replacing mine
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| You see, wisdom is personal
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| Like every verse from the curse to the jewel
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| Whether it’s rehearsed or I’m just breakin' food
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| And the mic is a tool
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| To break and rewrite the rules
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| From my first day to my last night
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| And with my lights out
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| And my work is through
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| You can rest assured that I’ll be rest assured
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| That the best of my works
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| Have worked
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| And laid a foundation
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| Now, that’s a vacation
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| And you could sing New York City
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| You could sing (You should sing)
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| You could say, matter of fact
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| You can say I’m workin' on a vacation
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| (Right Now)
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| You could say and be true right now (right here)
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| You should say (You could say)
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| (Jay Live)
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| You could say (You could say)
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| You can say I’m workin' on your vacation
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| Thank you for this special gift you’ve given me
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| Listen to my words and my melody
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| I hope I can return the same thing
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| Listen to my, Listen to my melody
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| My melody
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| My melody
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| My melody
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| Listen to my melody
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| My melody
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| My melody
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| My melody, oh, oh |