WYCLEF JEAN - Knockin On Heaven's Door lyrics

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I remember playin my guitar in the projects<br>Playin in the pj's<br>A product of the environment<br>Pour some liquor for those who passed away<br>I told my mom i'ma get up out of da hood<br>Mama<br>My dad taught me the american dream, baby<br>You can be anything that you wanna be<br>If I did it y'all could do it<br>Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah<br><br>Mama, take these guns away from here<br>Mama, I can't shoot them anymore<br>Cease fire<br>I feel a dark cloud coming over<br>So poor, so dark<br>It feels like I'm knockin on the heaven's door<br><br>To biggie smalls and tupac<br>Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>Hip hop<br>To freaky ty and big heavy<br>Lost boy<br>Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>Yeah<br>And to the princess aaliyah<br>We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>To my brother big pun<br>Terror squad<br>We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>Oh lord, oh lord<br><br>Would someone take these guns away from here<br>Take these guns from the street, lord<br>I can't shoot my brothers anymore<br>I seen a thug cry<br>I feel a dark cloud coming over me<br>Over me<br>It feels like<br>It feels like I'm knockin on the heaven's door<br>So sing along street children<br><br>We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>And to my daddy that passed away<br>Rest in peace<br>Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>To the god, fred jordan, we're<br>And put the fugees on<br>Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>To my people doin time<br>We're<br>Locked up<br>Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br><br>Crypts and bloods, latin peace<br>Please just chill wit the violence<br>Though even though I know that the bad boy move in silence<br>I'm asking y'all please chill wit the violence<br>Said even though I know that the gangsters move in silence<br>Whoa<br>We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>To my people in the twin tower<br>We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>And to my soldiers in the pentagon<br>We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door<br>New york<br>New york<br>New york<br>New york<br>New york<br>Mama<br>To my people in the streets<br>I'm talkin to you now<br>Please put down your heat<br>Oh lord<br>To my brothers that's on the corner<br>Oh god<br>Ay get out quick or you too will be knockin on heaven's door