Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song 15 Minutes Away , by - K'NAAN. Release date: 31.12.2009
Song language: English
15 Minutes Away |
| Yeah, I am sendin' this one out to |
| Everyone who has had to wait on a money transfer |
| Yeah, it’s kinda whack when they charge you like ten percent on the dollar |
| But you know how good it feels when they say |
| You can pick it up today |
| It’s just fifteen minutes away |
| The worst thing is the waitin', man |
| It’s spiritually drainin', I guess I could repaint |
| But don’t think I’m complainin' |
| I’m in my small apartment |
| This month has been the hardest |
| I couldn’t afford some omelettes |
| I’m broken like an empty promise |
| Sometimes when I’m in a meeting |
| And everyone else is eating |
| I feel so awkward askin', so I pretend like I am fastin' |
| My girl had paid my payments |
| She wants to save my anus |
| She says my love’s contagious |
| But my pride is so outrageous |
| She sent me Western Union, so I can make it through’n |
| It felt so good when she said write down this eleven digits |
| I go out to receive it, I’m desperate and I need it |
| Feels like an angel speakin', I can hardly believe it |
| You finally got a caller |
| You met him in Sao Paula |
| A tourist with a dollar |
| He’s some kind of a balla |
| Two babies in a scroller |
| And still he wants to holla |
| He likes your Pepsi cola |
| But you ain’t runnin' low-la |
| Brazilians make it easy |
| For bellas or fo sheezy |
| The sun would make him dizzy |
| Working for something mezlee |
| These girls will make you trust em |
| Because sweetness in the custom |
| But everyday they hustlin' |
| Every day they hustlin' |
| John calls her with the number |
| Home with her local lover |
| Who was it that picked up the phone? |
| Oh, that was just my brother |
| She goes out to receive it |
| She’s desperate and she needs it |
| It’s like an angel speaking |
| She can hardly believe it |
| I got my conformation |
| The Western Union agent said grandma’s destination |
| Had violent inclination, but now I’m proudly pacin' |
| And walking to the station, heavy perspiration |
| But you can’t tell me nothin' |
| I got my biz in order |
| I made it cross the border |
| Such dazzle, such a horror |
| His life is like an opera |
| Grandma I never forget you |
| Worry, I’ll never let you |
| Soon as I leave the venue, this money I will send you |
| I still haven’t gone astray, don’t drink or smoke and sway |
| Though sometimes I don’t pray |
| It feels so good to say, go out and receive it |
| Cause I just know you need it |
| Your boy has grow up decent, grandma can you believe it |