Things We Say

[Hook: Blu & Aloe Blacc]

Man if

Man if what

What if we can just

Just what

Just blink yourself away

And this

And this what

What if this is just

Just what

Just dreams from yesterday

Man it's

Man it's what

Whatever we make

Make what

Is what we make in the scenes we play

It's kinda crazy I guess, when words become flesh

And brings

Brings life to the things we say

To the things we say

[Verse 1: Aloe Blacc]

To the things we say

Maybe it don't ever happen so simply

Cause sometimes when you be writing a narrative to your life

And somebody will throw a hyphen up in your way

I mean it's cool for me to speak a bunch of "live that life"

When I ain't ever had to sleep under a bridge at night

Food spoiling in the fridge, all alone in the crib with no kids

Now come on, what gives me that right

See I'm tripping if I'm thinking this simply positive thinking

To stop a hooker from hooking to alcoholic from drinking it

Maybe it could be what I know

That it takes more than water for a flower to grow

And a diamond might gleam and glow

But without sunlight, that little shining won't dream and show

So set sail if you catch my drift

No knit, thumbs up, come and catch a lift

You can Plead the Fifth

But a baby who don't cry, don't eat, gotta be careful what you feed em with

And in a way we all babies, still growing up

Sucking down the milk with the guilt, keep us throwing up

And at the same time, it's like we all parents

Let us help each other grow with the dreams that we sharing

Man if

Man if what

What if we could just

Just what, just what, just, just what

[Hook: Blu & Aloe Blacc]

Man if

Man if what

What if we can just

Just what

Just blink yourself away

And this

And this what

What if this is just

Just what

Just dreams from yesterday

Man it's

Man it's what

Whatever we make

Make what

Is what we make in the scenes we play

It's kinda crazy I guess, when words become flesh

And brings

Brings life to the things we say

To the things we say

[Verse 2: Blu]

To the things we say

I guess I gotta start rapping bout bling today

In order to get a check

Cause if words manifest in the flesh, then I gotta sing for pay

So I'ma scream out C.R.E.A.M til I leave the bank

And keep repeating the hook like a mean delay

Like a mean delay, cause what I mean to say

Is make your dreams reality in the scenes you play

It could be cold as December or spring in May

And yet my hunger to succeed won't leave my veins

Til my jerseys buy worthies or I leave the game early

Cause a birdie said God needs me to stay

Bye, until then I got hope to supply on

I'm like dope, sometimes I gotta smoke to get by and not choke

Cause I wish I could flow through life

And that's why I close my eyes when I'm choking the mic

To block out all the hype like chicks on the jock

They ain't even hear a word, but they'll say your shit's hot when it's not

It's cold hearted and driven by starving

So I talk about love when my heart done hearted

From sleeping on the floors in my homeboy's apartment

And often, I drift off and get lost up in my thoughts

And when I open my eyes, I see coffins

That's why I rap about ballin', dawg

[Hook: Blu & Aloe Blacc]

Man if

Man if what

What if we can just

Just what

Just blink yourself away

And this

And this what

What if this is just

Just what

Just dreams from yesterday

Man it's

Man it's what

Whatever we make

Make what

Is what we make in the scenes we play

It's kinda crazy I guess, when words become flesh

And brings

Brings life to the things we say

To the things we say