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Rasool Lyrics

Artist: Jill Scott
Album: Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds 2

His name was Rasool/ Carmel complected boy from the 22/ Rough on the outside/ But inside he was cool/
Rasool was a king/ But also a fool/
Back on the block again with the same crew/
Tariq from the west side / Little John form the avenue /
Always seen 'em bout a quarter to two/ Shaking hands with everybody/
But at the same time sharing the blues/ And ooh he passed it on /
Shaking hands till what was in his pockets was gone/
Heâ‚¬â„¢d be outside in the cold with his bubble goose on / But inside /
Somehow I knew he wasnâ‚¬â„¢t warm/ Around 10:30 on that dreary night/
His boyz said they were hungry and
wanted to get a bite/ Now they didnâ‚¬â„¢t send a runner/
Rasool knew it wasnâ‚¬â„¢t right / But he stayed anyway tryin' to get the chain he liked /
And oh how the shots rang in the streets/ Hittin' everybody in the surrounding vicinity / Children of children /
One young father to be / And Rasool lay dead on my north Philly Street /
At fifteen years old/ It was the first death Iâ‚¬â„¢d seen / But in years to come there'd be many many brothers slained/ Tryin' to win at the game/But the game ainâ‚¬â„¢t designed for no kind of winning /
And oh this is a friend of Rasool/ Begging you to think about what you do and who you call your crew/
The very choices you make/ May make a Rasool out of you/
Now you donâ‚¬â„¢t want that do you?/ You don't want that do you....

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