WABE MixTape LIVE
WABE MixTape LIVE
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WABE MixTape LIVE is a showcase of live music featuring Atlanta artists.
WABE MixTape LIVE is a showcase of live music featuring Atlanta artists who entered NPR’S Tiny Desk Contest.
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WABE MixTape LIVE
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(SOFT MUSIC AND CONVERSATION) (SOFT MUSIC AND CONVERSATION) - I AM ALIAH SHEFFIELD.
THE FIRST ALBUM THAT I EVER BOUGHT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP WAS MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL.
AND I PLAYED IT UNTIL THE CD DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I GREW UP LISTENING TO, LIKE, A LOT OF PATTI LABELLE, AND WHATEVER MY MOTHER WAS LISTENING TO WHEN SHE WAS CLEANING, WHICH WAS LIKE A LOT OF SOUL MUSIC AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO PLAY A SONG I WROTE CALLED EARTH IS GHETTO IT'S FOR THE PEOPLE, PHYSICALLY IN FRONT OF PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE LIKE MARCH, 2020.
THIS IS MY FIRST, LIKE, IN-PERSON PERFORMANCE SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED.
(LIGHT APPLAUSE) ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE ♪ ♪ CAN YOU BEAM ME UP ♪ ♪ I'M OUT ON THE STREET ♪ ♪ BY THE CORNER STORE ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW, THE ONE ON 15TH ♪ ♪ GOT A BRIGHT SHIRT ON ♪ ♪ SO EASY TO SEE ♪ ♪ I BEEN DOWN HERE STRANDED ♪ ♪ INDEFINITELY ♪ ♪ I CAN'T LEAVE MY PLANET ♪ ♪ BUT I WANT TO LEAVE ♪ ♪ YOU SHOULD SEE THESE PEOPLE ♪ ♪ IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE ♪ ♪ HOW THEY TREAT EACH OTHER ♪ ♪ IT'S HARD TO CONCEIVE, OHH ♪ ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE, OHH ♪ ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE... ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE ♪ ♪ THEY HAVE THEIR HUNGRY STARVING ♪ ♪ NOTHING TO EAT ♪ ♪ AND THE HOMELESS LIVING ♪ ♪ OUT ON THE STREET ♪ ♪ AND THE SICK ARE DYING ♪ ♪ CROOKED POLICE ♪ ♪ POLITICIANS LYING ♪ ♪ CRIMINALS ON THE STREET ♪ ♪ I GOT FIVE ON FUEL ♪ ♪ IF YOU NEED IT FROM ME ♪ ♪ I'LL SIT IN THE BACK ♪ ♪ IF WE RIDING TOO DEEP ♪ ♪ BETTER LOCK THE DOORS ♪ ♪ THESE PEOPLE LIE, STEAL AND CHEAT ♪ ♪ ROLL THE WINDOWS UP ♪ ♪ SO WE CAN HEAD OUT IN PEACE, OH ♪ ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE, OH ♪ ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE... ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE ♪ ♪ OH, I BEEN DOWN HERE STRANDED ♪ ♪ INDEFINITELY ♪ ♪ I CAN'T REACH MY PLANET ♪ ♪ BUT I NEED TO LEAVE ♪ ♪ YOU SHOULD SEE THESE PEOPLE ♪ ♪ IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE ♪ ♪ HOW THEY TREAT EACH OTHER ♪ ♪ IT'S HARD TO CONCEIVE, OHH ♪ ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE, OHH ♪ ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE... ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE ♪ ♪ OHH ♪ ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ OHH ♪ ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ OHH ♪ ♪ EARTH IS GHETTO ♪ ♪ I WANT TO LEAVE ♪ AND THAT SONG IS CALLED, "EARTH IS GHETTO" (BACKGROUND CONVERSATION) - IT'S A REALLY SURREAL FEELING BECAUSE I'M, LIKE, A VERY INTROVERTED PERSON.
BUT WHEN I CONNECT WITH PEOPLE THROUGH MUSIC, IT BRINGS, LIKE, THIS OTHER PERSON OUT OF ME.
AND HAVING A COMMUNITY REALLY JUST MAKES ME FEEL LIKE, I CAN, I CAN DO IT.
LIKE, I NEVER THOUGHT MUSIC COULD BE A CAREER PATH THAT I COULD CHOOSE AND THIS KIND OF IS THAT PUSH LIKE, THERE'S BEEN SO MANY TIMES WHERE I'VE FELT LIKE GIVING UP AND, YOU KNOW, RELAPSING TO MY DEPRESSIVE STATE.
BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS HELPING ME BE, LIKE, GROWING INTO A BETTER PERSON.
AND HAVING A COMMUNITY IS HONESTLY THE REASON WHY I DO IT.
CAUSE I WANT TO PERFORM AND MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS UNIVERSE.
♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ ♪ (PERCUSSION BEATS) ♪ ♪ (PERCUSSION BEATS) ♪ ♪ RESTING STILL ♪ ♪ AS WE'RE LYING ON THE GRASS ♪ ♪ (SINGS) ♪ ♪ LOVE'S IN THE AIR ♪ ♪ SO I'LL HOLD MYSELF ♪ ♪ TO MAKE IT LAST... ♪ ♪ DID YOU EVER SEE THE MOON LAST NIGHT?
♪ ♪ (SINGS) ♪ ♪ PROMISED IT'LL BE BETTER ♪ ♪ IS IT A LIE?
♪ ♪ IS IT A LIE?
♪ ♪ IS IT A LIE?
♪ ♪ A LIE... ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ (SINGS) ♪ ♪ HEART TO HEART ♪ ♪ I WISH THIS WASN'T SO HARD ♪ ♪ BUT I'M FALLING APART ♪ ♪ DID YOU EVER SEE THE MOON LAST NIGHT?
♪ ♪ (SINGS) ♪ ♪ PROMISED IT'LL BE BETTER ♪ ♪ IS IT A LIE?
♪ ♪ IS IT A LIE?
♪ ♪ IS IT A LIE?
♪ ♪ A LIE... ♪ ♪♪ ♪ IS IT A LIE?
♪ ♪ IS IT A LIE?
♪ ♪ A LIE ♪ ♪ DID YOU EVER SEE THE MOON LAST NIGHT?
♪ ♪ (SINGS) ♪ ♪♪ THAT WAS, "PHOTOGRAPH."
WHOO!
(APPLAUSE) IT'S COMING OUT THIS WEDNESDAY!
(LAUGHS) (BACKGROUND CONVERSATION) - ALRIGHT, MY TRACK WOULD BE "SEPTEMBER," EARTH, WIND & FIRE (GROUP EXCLAIMS) - ANYTHING WITH ROBERT GLASPER.
(BACKGROUND CONVERSATION) - SAY THAT AGAIN?
(BACKGROUND CONVERSATION) - ANYTHING WITH ROBERT GLASPER.
ANYTHING ROBERT GLASPER - I WOULD SAY "MOLASSES," BY HIATUS KIAYOTE (GROUP EXCLAIMS) - THAT'S A OLD ONE, THAT'S A GOOD ONE - I WOULD SAY "YEARNING," ORIGINALLY BY GAP BAND, BUT PJ MORTON'S ARRANGEMENT RIGHT NOW, YEAH.
- UM, I'M GONNA SAY, (LAUGHS) I'M GONNA SAY, "DIRTY DIANA" BY MICHAEL JACKSON (GROUP EXCLAIMS) - WOW, ALRIGHT, NOT BAD (GROUP LAUGHING) ♪ (SOUL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ OHH... ♪ YEAH.
THIS IS, "AROUND."
♪♪ ♪ OH OH OHH ♪ ♪ OHH ♪ ♪ OH OH OHH ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU, TO WANT ME ♪ ♪ BE AROUND ♪ ♪ YOUR HEART'S SO ELUSIVE ♪ ♪ LIKE LOST AND FOUND... ♪ ♪ I THINK I WANT MY SHIRT BACK ♪ ♪ MATTER OF FACT, FORGET THE SHIRT ♪ ♪ GIVE ME THE WHOLE RACK ♪ ♪ CAUSE LATELY YOU'VE BEEN ACTING KINDA WACK ♪ ♪ ACTING LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO KEEP YOUR FATE IN CHECK ♪ ♪ SO I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO STEP ♪ ♪ MATTER OF FACT, THIS WEEK ♪ ♪ AND I'MA TAKE A LITTLE TRIP ♪ ♪ DRINK SOME WINE AND SERVE MYSELF INTO THE NEW DAY ♪ ♪ WHY YOU CAUSING ALL THIS STRESS?
♪ ♪ YOU DON'T APPRECIATE ♪ ♪ THE WAY I GO OUT THE WAY ♪ ♪ THE SACRIFICES I MAKE ♪ ♪ SPRINGTIME WITH YOU ♪ ♪ NOW I AM AT A LOSS ♪ ♪ IS THAT WHAT THIS LOVE HAS CAUSED?
♪ ♪ CAN I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I DO?
♪ ♪ NO ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ OH YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YOU GOT IN MY HEAD ♪ ♪ AND CREATED DOUBT ♪ ♪ DESTROYED MY FOUNDATIONS ♪ ♪ TURNED UPSIDE DOWN ♪ ♪ I HIT YOU UP LIKE ♪ ♪ 'BABY, WE ARE GOING BACK IN TOWN' ♪ ♪ 'CAN WE LINK UP?
CAN WE GET OUT?'
♪ ♪ 'CAN WE GO AROUND?'
♪ ♪ YOU SAY 'LET ME SEE,' ♪ ♪ 'I THINK I CAN CONSOLE YOU' AND, (WHAT DID HE SAY?)
♪ ♪ I'M LIKE THIS, 'OH WHAT?'
♪ ♪ 'OH HELL NAH, DON'T GIVE ME THAT (BLEEP)' ♪ ♪ DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO SEE ALL THE HOURS SPENT ♪ ♪ THREW ME OUT, BUT THIS PSYCHO'S RIDING ANOTHER ♪ ♪ ALL THAT FAMILY TIME ON SUNDAYS ♪ ♪ WATCHING GAME OF THRONES ♪ ♪ NOW YOU WON'T RING MY PHONE?
♪ ♪ 'CAUSE YOU DON'T APPRECIATE ♪ ♪ THE WAY I GO OUT THE WAY ♪ ♪ THE SACRIFICES I MAKE ♪ ♪ SPRINGTIME WITH YOU ♪ ♪ NOW I AM AT A LOSS ♪ ♪ WHAT DID THIS LOVE CAUSE?
♪ ♪ CAN I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I DO?
♪ ♪ NO, NO, NO, NO (YEAH, YEAH, YEAH) ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ OH YEAH YEAH ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ (I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND) ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYING) ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYING) ♪ ♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYING) ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYING) ♪ ♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYING) ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ WANT YOU TO WANT ME AROUND ♪ ♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYING) ♪ (CROWD APPLAUSE) (BACKGROUND CONVERSATION) - IT HONESTLY FEELS PHENOMENAL.
GETTING US TO WORK WITH ATLANTA.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS ON STAGE, I WAS TALKING ABOUT PASSING OUT MY CD'S AT LITTLE FIVE POINTS.
SO TO FEEL THE LOVE AND JUST THE EMBRACE JUST MAYBE LIKE ONE OR TWO YEARS LATER, INSANE, YOU GO.
♪♪ ♪ (AMERICA) ♪ ♪ (AMERICA) ♪ ♪ STOLE FROM THE MOTHERLAND ♪ ♪ STOLE FROM THE MOTHERLAND ♪ ♪ STOLE FROM THE MOTHERLAND ♪ ♪ GOTTA FLOW FULL OF GOLD WHEN I'M WITH THE PEN ♪ ♪ ALL BLACK WHEN I PULL UP AND IT'S HEAVEN SENT ♪ ♪ WITH A TARGET ON MY BACK, IT'S EVIDENT ♪ ♪ I'M BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE ♪ ♪ RED, WHITE, BLUE FLAG ID SPIES ♪ ♪ FEDS WATCH WHEN I PULL UP IN A NEW RIDE ♪ ♪ AND HE STILL WANNA TALK MY DESIGN LIKE ♪ ♪ (ARE YOU AFRICAN OR AMERICAN) ♪ - I GO IN ALL DAY.
- [CROWD SINGING] I GO IN ALL DAY.
- ONE MORE TIME LIKE "I GO IN ALL DAY".
- [CROWD SINGING] I GO IN ALL DAY.
- WE JUST WALKED INTO WAKANDA.
SO X IS UP.
♪♪ ♪ LIKE THAT.
♪ ♪ HEY LIKE, LIKE THAT.
♪ ♪ YEAH.
LIKE THAT.
♪ ♪ YEAH.
LIKE THAT.
♪ ♪ OH THIS CRAZY.
♪ ♪ LET'S GO.
♪ ONE.
TWO.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
♪ STOLE FROM THE MOTHERLAND ♪ ♪ GOTTA FLOW FULL OF GOLD WHEN I'M WITH THE PEN ♪ ♪ ALL BLACK WHEN I PULL UP AND IT'S HEAVEN SENT ♪ ♪ WITH A TARGET ON MY BACK, IT'S EVIDENT ♪ ♪ I'M BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE ♪ ♪ RED, WHITE, BLUE FLAG ID SPIES ♪ ♪ FEDS WATCH WHEN I PULL UP IN A NEW RIDE ♪ ♪ AND HE STILL WANNA TALK MY DESIGN LIKE ♪ ♪ ARE YOU AFRICAN OR AMERICAN ♪ ♪ WHERE YA ROOTS FROM ♪ ♪ WHERE YA ORIGIN ♪ ♪ YOU UH RAPPER NOW OR UH LYRICIST ♪ ♪ WHO YOU?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WHAT'D YA DO?
♪ ♪ MY SKIN BLACK AND MY HAIR ♪ ♪ MY ROOTS STRONG AND I KNOW THAT ♪ ♪ AIN'T SURE OF MUCH BUT I'M ON ♪ - ONE, TWO, THREE.
LET'S GO.
♪ I GO IN ALL DAY ♪ - [CROWD SINGING] I GO IN ALL DAY.
♪ I GO IN ALL DAY ♪ - [CROWD SINGING] I GO IN ALL DAY.
♪ I GO IN ALL DAY ♪ - [CROWD SINGING] I GO IN ALL DAY.
♪ I GO IN - I GO IN ♪ ♪ NEVER TOLD ME 'BOUT THE PAST ♪ ♪ ANYTIME I EVER ASKED ♪ ♪ WITH THE FAKE LIES IN THE FRONT ♪ ♪ LEFT THE REAL TRUTH IN THE BACK ♪ ♪ MOMMA TOLD ME NOT TO PASS ♪ ♪ ANYTIME I EVER ASKED ♪ ♪ IS THE REAL TRUTH IN THE FRONT ♪ ♪ WHEN YOUR FAKE LIES AT THE BACK ♪ ♪ FISTS UP IF YOU FEELIN' THIS.
HEY.
♪ ♪ FISTS UP IF YOU FEELIN' THIS.
HEY.
♪ ♪ ONE TIME IF YOU FEELIN' THIS.
HEY.
♪ ♪ ONE TIME IF YOU FEELIN' THIS.
HEY.
♪ ♪ TWO TIMES IF YOU FEELIN' THIS.
HEY.
♪ ♪ ATL ARE WE FEELIN' THIS.
♪ ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, THREE ♪ WENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE WITH IT ♪ ♪ BUT DOWN TO THE OUTSIDE JUMP ♪ ♪ RAISED IN THE LAND WITH THE PLAN ♪ ♪ AND THE PLAN IS TO CORRUPT AND OUT OUR KILLERS ♪ ♪ WHEN THEY LOOK IN MY FACE IT'S ♪ ♪ (LIKE AMERICAN FLAGS ON TOP OF ME TAINTIN') ♪ ♪ EVERY MOTION I'M MAKING ♪ ♪ BUT IF THEY DON'T ACCEPT ME ♪ ♪ THEN I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT ♪ ♪ AND I'LL TAKE IT (ON SIGHT) ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'M NOT UH WIMP I MIGHT TRY IT ♪ ♪ MAKES YOU MORE BLACKER THAN I ♪ ♪ CALL ME CRAZY BUT THAT AIN'T RIGHT ♪ ♪ I CAME HERE FOR REFLECTION ♪ ♪ I CAME HOME FOR DIRECTION ♪ ♪ CAME TO THE COUNTRY ♪ ♪ THEY STOLE ME FROM THOUGHTS OF PROTECTION ♪ ♪ I GOT THE SAME QUESTIONS, LIKE ♪ ♪ ARE YOU AFRICAN OR AMERICAN ♪ ♪ WHERE YA ROOTS FROM ♪ ♪ WHERE YA ORIGIN ♪ ♪ YOU UH RAPPER NOW OR UH LYRICIST ♪ ♪ WHO YOU?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WHERE YA GO?
♪ ♪ MY SKIN BLACK AND MY HAIR ♪ ♪ MY ROOTS STRONG AND I KNOW THAT ♪ ♪ AIN'T SURE OF MUCH BUT I'M ON TRACK ♪ - ONE, TWO, THREE.
LET'S GO.
♪ I GO IN ALL DAY ♪ ♪ (I GO IN ALL DAY.)
HEY.
♪ ♪ I GO IN ALL DAY ♪ ♪ (I GO IN ALL DAY.)
AY.
♪ ♪ I GO IN ALL DAY ♪ ♪ (I GO IN ALL DAY.)
AY.
♪ ♪ I GO IN ♪ ♪ I GO IN (ALL DAY) ♪ ♪ NEVER TOLD ME 'BOUT TO PAST ♪ ♪ ANYTIME I EVER ASKED ♪ ♪ WITH THE FAKE LIES IN THE FRONT ♪ ♪ BUT THE REAL TRUTH (IN THE BACK) ♪ ♪ NEVER TOLD ME 'BOUT TO PAST ♪ ♪ ANYTIME I EVER ASKED ♪ ♪ WITH THE REAL TRUTH IN THE FRONT ♪ ♪ WHEN YOUR FAKE LIES OUT THE BACK ♪ - AND IT'S BLACK.
I SEE Y'ALL.
I SEE Y'ALL.
(BACKGROUND CONVERSATION) - I THINK I WAS BORN AT THE WRONG TIME BECAUSE LIKE ELLA FITZGERALD AND NAT KING COLE WERE LIKE THE FIRST CD'S THAT I OWNED.
AND THEN NORAH JONES WAS ALSO A FAVORITE FOR SURE.
- I REMEMBER YOU MADE ME A MIX TAPE WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DATING.
- NO WAY.
- YES, I REMEMBER IT.
- DO YOU STILL HAVE IT?
- NO, I'M SORRY, BUT IT WAS LEGITIMATELY, YOU TOLD ME "THE ONLY MODERN ARTIST I KNOW IS BEYONCE."
- THAT WAS TRUE.
THAT WAS TRUE.
- IS WHAT YOU TOLD ME.
AND I GOT WEIRD.
I REMEMBER WE GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A RADIOHEAD SONG ON IT.
DO YOU REMEMBER THIS?
- NO.
- THERE WAS A RADIOHEAD SONG ON IT AND I CONVINCED MYSELF THAT ANOTHER DUDE MADE YOU THE MIX TAPE AND YOU GAVE IT TO ME.
(LAUGHING) ♪ (GUITAR PLAYING) ♪ ♪ (GUITAR PLAYING) ♪ ♪ THERE'S A PICTURE OF ME OVER THE BATHROOM SINK ♪ ♪ IT LOOKS MORE DISTINCT EVERY MORNING ♪ ♪ IT'S GOT THOSE LINES IN THE FACE ♪ ♪ THAT GET DEEPER EVERY DAY ♪ ♪ A HALF OF ME ANYWAY ♪ ♪ BECAUSE I'M JUST A ♪ ♪ LATE BLOOMER, COFFEE SPOONER ♪ ♪ IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL ♪ ♪ AND IT'S TOO LATE TO CHANGE ♪ ♪ (VIOLIN) ♪ ♪ THERE'S A SONG IN MY HEAD ♪ ♪ WHEN I GET UP OUT OF BED ♪ ♪ I CAN'T TELL IF I WROTE IT ♪ ♪ OR JUST WISH THAT I HAD ♪ ♪ AS IF IT'S ONLY SONG ♪ ♪ IT CAN CHANGE WHO I WAS ♪ ♪ AND WHO I MIGHT BECOME ♪ ♪ INSTEAD OF WHO I AM ♪ ♪ A LATE BLOOMER, PART-TIME CROONER ♪ ♪ MUSIC PAYS THE BILLS 'CAUSE I DON'T GOT BILLS TO PAY ♪ ♪ LATE BLOOMER, SHOULD'VE LEARNED SOONER ♪ ♪ I'D BE FILTHY RICH IF I REALLY KNEW HOW THE PLAY ♪ ♪ (VIOLIN AND GUITAR) ♪ ♪ (VIOLIN AND GUITAR) ♪ ♪ LATE BLOOMER ♪ ♪ I'LL BE LEAVING SOON OR ♪ ♪ THE NEIGHBORS GONNA WONDER WHAT I DO IN HERE ALL DAY ♪ ♪ LATE BLOOMER, NO ONE TALKS TO YA ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU PUSHIN' 30 AND YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE THIS WAY ♪ ♪ LATE BLOOMER, THE SAME HALLELUJAH ♪ ♪ THAT GOT ME THIS FAR IS GONNA BREAK ME DOWN AGAIN ♪ ♪ LATE BLOOMER ♪ ♪ HEY, WHAT'S IT TO YA ♪ ♪ I GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WE ALL GO DOWN SINGIN' ♪ ♪ (VIOLIN AND GUITAR) ♪ ♪ (VIOLIN AND GUITAR) ♪ (CROWD APPLAUSE) - Y'ALL.
THANKS.
♪ (MELLOW MUSIC) ♪ ♪ (MELLOW MUSIC) ♪
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