Badi - Full Circle lyrics
rate meHe was born when the world was at the brink of war<br />
His father left him, he learned later what for<br />
Gone for years, left a wife and two kids<br />
In a war-torn country, all living in fear<br />
They were being persecuted with no where run on an island<br />
His kind was forced into hiding<br />
In the bomb shelters, rubber in his mouth<br />
For the impact to keep his teeth from coming out<br />
He saw things no child should have to see<br />
Streets and rivers both flooded with casualties<br />
Father finally returned reunited at last<br />
Didn't even recognize him he ran right past<br />
The war had ended but, they were no longer welcome<br />
In their own land, it was under new command<br />
Exiled to a place that never wanted em there<br />
They made it quite clear, and would touch and stare<br />
Cause they had never seen nobody with no brown skin<br />
He had to be careful when he hung around them<br />
But he got by, discovered his love for music<br />
Jazz got him things that he just wasn't used to<br />
Took it with him everywhere, loved it so much<br />
Moved to america, cause he heard there was plenty there<br />
Got an education but still kept playing<br />
Traveled the world, came back and put his faith in<br />
The Glory of God, taught by a bass player<br />
Had sons of his own, and through them he's grown<br />
And now they're the one's looking out for him<br />
They love him and I can tell you that they're proud of him<br />
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CHORUS:<br />
He survived the war, his life needed more<br />
And now it's come around full circle<br />
He became his own man, in his homeland<br />
And now it's come around full circle<br />
He loved the music and knew to use it<br />
And now it's come around full circle<br />
And understand he lives for his family<br />
And now it's come around full circle<br />
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She came into this world not as a baby girl<br />
But as grown woman cause she was pushed out to pay the bills<br />
And since then she's been on her own<br />
Birth certificate reads father unknown<br />
She had an old picture of a group of men<br />
On a reservation, but didn't even know if he was one of them<br />
Never had the time to give it any thought<br />
The oldest of four and caretaker of them all<br />
Mother unfit so she was forced to live<br />
In foster home after home after orphanage<br />
At sixteen she gave birth to her first kid<br />
Living in the projects she prayed he would outlive<br />
Dropped out of high school, never went to college<br />
When she walked into buildings she was never acknowledged<br />
She knew somehow she had to make an honest living<br />
She used what she had and finally started singing<br />
After she Iearned that God, was watching over her<br />
From a bass player, the answer to her prayers<br />
No formal education but she got into a graduate<br />
Program, she worked hard cause she so was glad to get<br />
Any opportunity, and that mindset is still in her<br />
A teacher now, because that work is real to her<br />
Made a new life for her kids out of nothin<br />
Doctorate in hand cause she knows how to hustle<br />
But her greatest feat is not her PHD<br />
Her biggest accomplishment is of a higher degree<br />
It's the fact that her sons can count on her<br />
It's the fact that her sons can be proud of her<br />
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CHORUS:<br />
She knows how to hustle, works on the double<br />
And now it's come around full circle<br />
Love is the reason she could rise above it<br />
And now it's come around full circle<br />
She takes nothing she's handed for granted<br />
And now it's come around full circle<br />
And understand she lives for her family<br />
And now it's come around full circle<br />
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I met my brother in the womb<br />
We both had to make the move late june<br />
He was always a few steps ahead of me<br />
But never letting me go never forgetting me<br />
Most of the kids at school never accepted me<br />
So together we formed a team for whenever we<br />
Moved from city to city and it seemed every<br />
Place was diverse reflecting our own heredity<br />
We never had that much<br />
None of the other kids had never seen working class like us<br />
The amount of money they had was transparent<br />
I couldn't relate, we never had grandparents<br />
Moved cause a good education was needed<br />
Ma wanted us to have more choice than she did<br />
And ironically we were all cheated<br />
My brother got wise quick, that's how he succeeded<br />
I remained cause I felt love for a moment<br />
But it was never possible my heart was stolen<br />
I sought something to burn<br />
Ruined all my relationships, got me what I deserved<br />
Lesson learned, a step closer to my destination<br />
Finally left school to start my education<br />
Life abroad saw my pain lifted<br />
I thank God we could afford that plane ticket<br />
And now I realize how all this came to be<br />
Now I see what they were doing when they were naming me<br />
Mother father thank you for allowing me<br />
To become badi, I hope your proud of me<br />
It's full circle
