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Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Oh, when it all, it all falls down
Yeah, this the real one, baby
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
Uh, Chi-Town, stand up!
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Oh, when it all, it all falls down
Southside, Southside
We gon' set this party off right
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
Westside, Westside
We gon' set this party off right
Bm7
Oh, when it all
Verse 1:
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Man I promise, she's so self-conscious
She has no idea what she doin' in college
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
That major that she majored in don't make no money
But she won't drop out, her parents'll look at her funny
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Now, tell me that ain't insecurr
The concept of school seems so securr
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Sophomore, three yurrs, ain't picked a carurr
She like, 'Fuck it, I'll just stay down hurr and do hair'
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
'Cause that's enough money to buy her a few pairs
Of new Airs, 'cause her baby daddy don't really care
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
She's so precious with the peer pressure
Couldn't afford a car, so she named her daughter Alexis
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
She had hair so long that it looked like weave
Then she cut it all off, now she look like Eve
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
And she be dealin' with some issues that you can't believe
Single black female addicted to retail, and well
Refrão
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Oh, when it all, it all falls down
And when it falls down, who you gon' call now?
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
C'mon, c'mon, and when it falls down
Bm7
Oh, when it all
Segunda Parte
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Man, I promise, I'm so self-conscious
That's why you always see me with at least one of my watches
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Rollie's and Pasha's done drove me crazy
I can't even pronounce nothin', pass that Ver-say-see!
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Then I spent four hundred bucks on this
Just to be like, 'Nigga, you ain't up on this'
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
And I can't even go to the grocery store
Without some Ones that's clean and a shirt with a team
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
It seem we livin' the American Dream
But the people highest up got the lowest self-esteem
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
The prettiest people do the ugliest things
For the road to riches and diamond rings
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
We shine because they hate us, floss 'cause they degrade us
We tryna buy back our 40 acres
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
And for that paper, look how low we'll stoop
Even if you in a Benz, you still a nigga in a coupe
Refrão
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Oh, when it all, it all falls down
Come on, come on
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
And when it falls down, who you gon' call now?
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Oh, when it all, it all falls down
Come on, come on
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
And when it all falls down
Terceira Parte
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I say, 'Fuck the police,' that's how I treat 'em
We buy our way out of jail, but we can't buy freedom
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
We'll buy a lot of clothes, but we don't really need 'em
Things we buy to cover up what's inside
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
'Cause they made us hate ourself and love they wealth
That's why shorty's hollerin', 'Where the ballers at?'
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Drug dealer buy Jordan, crackhead buy crack
And the white man get paid off of all of that
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
But I ain't even gon' act holier than thou
'Cause fuck it, I went to Jacob with 25 thou
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Before I had a house and I'd do it again
'Cause I wanna be on 106 & Park, pushin' a Benz
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I want to act ballerific like it's all terrific
I got a couple past-due bills, I won't get specific
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I got a problem with spendin' before I get it
We all self-conscious, I'm just the first to admit it
Refrão
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Oh, when it all, it all falls down
C'mon, c'mon
And when it falls down, who you gon' call now?
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
C'mon c'mon, and when it falls down
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Oh, when it all, it all falls down
Southside, Southside
We gon' set this party off right
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
Westside, Westside
We gon' set this party off right
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Oh when it all, it all falls down
Chi-Town, Chi-Town
We gon' show 'em how we get down
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
Now, Syleena, you just like a safe belt
You saved my life
C'mon
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
Oh when it all, it all falls down
Bm7 A#m7 Am7
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
Written by Lauryn Hill/Kanye West