Nas And Quan - Just A Moment lyrics

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Verse 1: Quan]<br />

Can we please have a moment of silence?<br />

That's for my niggaz doin' years in confinement<br />

And for my soldiers who passed over, no longer living<br />

That couldn't run whenever the reaper came to get 'em<br />

Can we please pour out some liquor?<br />

Symbolizin', let's take in time to consider that<br />

Though our thugs ain't here, the love is here<br />

And we gon' rep 'til slugs kill us here<br />

This for my dawgs stuck in the struggle tryin' to gain<br />

Smokin' trauma, sniffin' Ra while sellin' cocaine<br />

Trapped in the game, not knowin' how to stop and get by<br />

To live it alive, so instead they live it to die<br />

Can we please have a moment of peace?<br />

For every G that fell for his flag in the streets<br />

Bloodin' and thuggin', folkin' and lokin'<br />

Crypin' and creepin', Latin and kingin'<br />

Or just for poor righteous teachin'<br />

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[Chorus: Quan sings]<br />

As days goes and nights fall<br />

For the rest of our life we'll miss y'all<br />

And even though life must go on, we'll still mourn<br />

While wishin' y'all were home<br />

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[Verse 2: Nas]<br />

Yeah, and can we have another moment of silence?<br />

For brothers who died from black-on-black violence<br />

From here to the Dark Continent were rebels sell diamonds<br />

To clients allover the world, got little Black girls dyin'<br />

And can we please pour some more liquors?<br />

For Will, Bokeem, Bar, Pappy -- my niggaz<br />

Here's another Warrior Song from Nasty and Quan<br />

It's to him I pass the baton to carry this on<br />

Street's Disciple, salute to those who's gone with bullets<br />

And I promise through rhymin' Quan gon' rep his life to the fullest<br />

And can we please have a moment of truth?<br />

For soldiers and troops away with helmets and boots<br />

And families back home who pray they make it home safe<br />

Hopin' that they don't get hit with a stray or missiles<br />

This is just a moment to let you all know that we miss you<br />

Mommy I'm still here, wishin' I was there with you<br />

Let's take 'em home<br />

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[Chorus]<br />

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[Verse 3: Quan]<br />

And can we please have a moment to mourn?<br />

For Pac, Biggie and Pun 'cause through us they live on<br />

Jam Master Jay, Freaky Ty and Alliyah<br />

Big L and Left Eye, when we die we wish to see ya<br />

Can we please have a moment for children?<br />

Who got raped or murdered, or trapped in the system<br />

Who never knew their father, never learned to dream<br />

But was guided by drug dealers, killers and crack fiends<br />

For single mothers that's forced to play mom and dad<br />

Bustin' her ass to give her kids sh** she never had<br />

For my niggaz in the pen hopin' rhymes'll get 'em signed<br />

So when released, they can say bye to a life of crime<br />

For very mother that held a son in the street bleedin'<br />

Cryin' a song of sorow to dark and deep for speakin'<br />

Just a moment outside the day to day struggle<br />

To let the ones we really care about know that we love 'em<br />

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[Chorus]