
…to college in Maryland. My school was voted number one ... for the hottest freshman girls in Playboy that year. And not because of me. All…
I'd look in the mirror and see all the blood rise to my face. I'd spend time analyzing the interaction, and planning my outfit for the…
…him and out the door. I never heard from Matt again, but felt only grateful for being introduced to my new self, a girl who got her…

…that, I'm grateful" (Grateful)
"Gon' always be with you and that's my way of sayin' thank you"
She like, "Boy, you stood by my side, I…
…(At all)
And as long as I'm alive, need you by my side
You with me? Let's get it (Let's do it)
All that street shit behind now (Behind now)
Startin…
…' a family my full-time job now (That's my job)
I'm out here tellin' hoes the truth, ain't no more lyin' now
I got a bitch, so play the side…

…' into super powers that we give the people
Greatest weapon formulated by keepin' peaceful
Never choose a side tho
Everywhere is evil
[Verse]
I…
…just wanna cop the Tesla, give my mom the keys
Let my Momma see the world, Momma in Belize
I ain't stopping till I see that woman…
Tappin' into super powers that we give the people
Greatest weapon formulated by keepin' peaceful
Never choose a side tho
Everywhere…

…My life was never my own
A bullet just sound
My stomach just turned
I'm moving around
The side of the town
Where it's hip…
…and cool to be down
Not running away
From the fight
These homies is brave
Not braver than me
Cause my life too precious for grave
But the…
…others and giving up for the poor
Speaking for the voiceless and reconciling the wrong
Fight against the darkness and making sure it's exposed
They tell me to stop
Never
My life was never my own…
By Alice Sebold (1992)
On album Dirt (1992)

…wave of a whisper undulating down. I would compare it to a woman in the back of a lecture hall or theater whom…
…in a restoration business. By the end of that summer, Mr. Connors had cleared the lot with the help of Samuel and Buckley and set up a trailer, which…
…of plants blooming all at once. I did that for my mother who, having stayed, found herself facing the yard again. Marvel was what she…

…my emotions, flowing out my soul
Pondering change, analyzing earth as a whole
Maybe I can be a reason for survival
For the…
…side
I'm so grateful every syllable I cry
For reasons I may never explain
In casual conversation so just listen and let it play
Hey…
…to do with that
So judge on bro, judge on
You can hate my life for ever but we still Rowlan strong
I gotta tell you it's been quite the trip
I…

…one of the many feelin bitter and hateful
Coulda gave up on my dreams, steady bangin and slangin
Servin fiends on the corner with the…
…too late and they never come, out the abyss
There's another side for those who want to change how they live
They want respect from their peers and the…
…a light and you keep on gettin closer
These envious fuckers put you in a state of coma
Family by your side, prayin for your frame…
By Elizabeth Cook (2010)
On album Welder (2010)

He got all of his money tied up in guitars
His poster hangin up at an east side bar
Sets his tip bucket up by the…
…now, we're soulmates
Only one speaker working and his amp's blown out
Doesn't get what the hell the Grateful Dead is about
Wears…
…bucket up by the microphone stand
He don't think about it, he's a rock n roll man
He's a rock n roll man
He's my rock n roll man…

…like talking with people (nah, nah)
Especially not the ones not caring for me now (never)
All my friends are dead (all my friends…
…nah)
Especially the ones not caring for me now (never)
All my friends are dead (all my friends are dead)
I don't have anybody…
…nah)
Especially the ones not caring for me now (never)
All my friends are dead (all my friends are dead)
I don't have anybody…
…like talking with people (nah, nah)
Especially not the ones not caring for me now (never)
All my friends are dead (all my friends…
…nah)
Especially the ones not caring for me now (never)
All my friends are dead (all my friends are dead)
I don't have anybody…
…nah)
Especially the ones not caring for me now (never)
All my friends are dead (all my friends are dead)
I don't have anybody…

…talking with people (nah, nah)
Especially the ones not caring for me no (never)
All my friends are dead
I don't have anybody left…
…missing, so grateful for your existence
You're so brilliant, great appearance, losing you is what I'm fearing
You're on my mind like…
…to your side, still waiting for you to come through
How to be happy and enjoy myself, both I learned from you
Dad told me to follow my…

…My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the…
…sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the…
…part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost…

…was dignified and true
Her love for her man was one of her many virtues
Until one day she found out that he had lied
And decided the…
…night my brother, he got drunk and drove
And this cop, he pulled him off to the side of the road
And he said officer, officer, you've…
…is trite and cheap and a waste
Of paint
Of tape
Of time
So I park my car down by the cathedral
Where the floodlights point up at the…

…my brother he got drunk and drove
And this cop pig pulled him off to the side of the road
And he said, "Officer, officer, you've…
…down by the train's depot
No, I don't ride, I just sit and watch the people there
They remind me of windup cars in motion
The way they spin and turn and jockey for…
…is trite and cheap
And a waste
Of paint, of tape, of time
So I park my car down by the cathedral
Where the floodlights point up at the…
By Kemba (2019)
On album Alive (2019)

…me, heaven gotta wait for me
I will never die
Thank God I'm alive
[Verse 1: Kemba]
My family said the Lord won't come…
…way she swayed her hips and made the waves that sank the ship
I looked away it made my dick hard
Of course it'd be a black woman…
I'm here for the long haul
[Chorus: Eric Bellinger]
She said that tomorrow's a new day
And I can't face my future living in the…