[anthony hamilton]
[nelly]
[chorus - anthony hamilton]
[nelly]
[echoes]
[chorus]
[anthony hamilton]
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[06:18.245]nelly - nobody knows (feat. anthony hamilton)
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[09:27.679]iiiiiiiii didn't know, there'd be troubles along the way
[08:00.807]nobody told me nothin, nobody told me nothin, nothin
[12:37.219]well, well, ohh, ohhhh, ohhhhhh, oahh-ohhhh
[05:00.660]well, ay-heyyy, ay-hey, we-ell
[08:02.926]uh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh
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[10:50.318]i went through, 8 different schools in, 12 different years
[06:49.987]that's 30 different teachers, over ten thousand different peers
[02:53.402]and i done fought in e'ryone, been suspended e'rytime
[02:56.587]besides a few a felony, done committed e'ry crime
[06:34.230]but never braggin on, just want you to see me what i done done
[03:40.280]i'm never proud of it, so i don't have to go back there again
[15:28.423]and uhh, i used to go like house to house (man)
[05:54.805]sleepin on couch to couch (you know)
[16:20.841]walk around stickin out my hands, lookin for a handout
[07:48.455]only thing i handed out was more bills
[08:53.060]only thing pulled me out was my will
[12:37.147]god told me the sun don't chill
[03:22.094]determined to make use of one of these skills
[11:45.894]either that or go beat the block
[00:08.561]ain't no way you can beat the cops
[08:14.897]ain't no way i can beat the clock
[06:03.115]just a matter of time shut down your shop
[04:57.570]ohh, you stay up day and nights, livin this way of life
[01:12.836]i was +young and restless+
[14:57.517]+all my children+ came and then i had a +guiding light+ (hey)
[09:51.236]no more of that sittin mayne (c'mon) sittin and waitin
[05:08.865]and thinkin somebody comin to take me up off them streets
[14:56.855]but now i know..
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[04:31.263]nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[04:25.927]i don't believe, i've made it this far
[07:58.231]my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
[09:49.475]nobody told me that the road would be easy (whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[13:55.273]i can't believe, i've made it this far (whoo, yeahhh)
[08:27.457]my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
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[06:44.296]i can tell you right now, i'm sayin
[13:09.257]i could sit here and count on one hand
[05:58.321]how many people seen me graduate
[02:52.381]i know a few that did but a bunch that ain't (hey)
[12:21.155]same folks showin up in swarms, waitin for me to go on
[06:55.616]wantin to see ali perform, wasn't so po' before
[04:44.532]i became this household name
[16:07.895]i was playin them little league games
[03:18.094]nobody curred if i go 0-for-3
[10:45.472]nobody out hurr rootin for me but my momma
[17:26.495]supported me in e'rything, "why she get e'rything?"
[17:11.116]some people got the nerve to ask
[16:22.091]y'all can kiss my ass, and that's my momma
[00:25.160]got a sister that need my help (hey) and i gave peace all with wealth
[11:54.102]give anything that i have, just to see her in perfect health
[06:20.879]now we out hurr complainin, "i got work to do" (ohh)
[10:17.214]how bad you think you got it, somebody else got it worse than you (hey)
[03:17.432]i done had them down and ups and, don't plan on comin back down (no)
[05:44.263]don't plan on leavin hurr no time soon, but i got too comfortable now
[03:54.957]wouldn't have no knowledge of wealth, without no knowledge of self
[03:05.461]and i'ma keep walkin this road - my mind, body and soul
[16:57.446]i know
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[15:45.185]nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[02:20.007]i don't believe, i've made it this far
[09:09.786]my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
[08:52.510]nobody told me that the road would be easy (whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[11:42.676]i can't believe, i've made it this far (whoo, yeahhh)
[12:20.678]my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
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[12:15.447]i didn't knowwwww
[03:12.636]there'd be troubles along the way (i didn't know there'd be troubles)
[06:06.648]nobody told me nothin (nobody told me nothin)
[03:16.360]that would help me to ease my pain (to help ease my pain, yeah)
[08:36.313]i've been walkin this roooooad, for forever and a day (forever and a day)
[14:36.633]now i've been searchin somethin (whoa-ohhh)
[04:30.784]for someone to help me find my way (somebody help me, find my way)
[12:22.838]and now i know
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[03:45.225][12:42.823]nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[01:59.558][04:48.143]i don't believe, i've made it this far
[02:59.798][01:59.268]my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
[04:41.000][02:25.294]nobody told me that the road would be easy (whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[10:53.598][11:40.654]i can't believe, i've made it this far (whoo, yeahhh)
[10:29.427]my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
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