Lyrics Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

The World

The world, oh, oh, oh, the world

The world, oh, oh, oh

I smoked pot of blunt again for the pain to go away

But it wouldn't go away, just subsided through the haze

Just drifted off into deeper thought

I broke my mind and searched my heart

Finally what was blindin' me was just as clear as day

I figured out what's stressin' me, depressin' me

Mummy that man molesting me, oh no

Was only 5 years old, I couldn't seem to tell a soul

I didn't know how to let you and daddy know

And I can't go on like this

That's the type of thing that'd make you slash you wrists

But now that I realize this happened to me

I've gotta fight this

The devils are probably lyin', runnin' 'round and lyin'

Tryin' to move out is he gonna take my ...?

Gotta get up, stand up, fight for hours

Every second of every minute and every hour I see your face

Help me with what happens in the world

Lesson number one the world ain't fair

It'll chew you up and it'll spit you out

So put your faith in it if you dare

The world

The world will put you right on top

Then snatch the bottom from under you

And just watch and laugh as you drop

The world

Lesson number one the world ain't fair

It'll chew you up and it'll spit you out

So put your faith in it if you dare

The world

Oh, the world will put you right on top

Then snatch the bottom from under you

And just watch and laugh as you drop

The world

Runnin' around the school as you tried committin' suicide

He asked what would make a 14 year old boy wanna take his life?

It'd be the fact that he got a dad who uses him as a punchin' bag

Beats him till he's blue and black and won't stop will he makes him cry

You kept it to yourself and made excuses for the bruises

Took painkillers to kill the pain from a daddy who's abusive

He was telling you, you were useless, never heard the words I love you

Made you feel like you were worthless, he's tryin' to save the trouble

And he can't go on like this

That's the type of thing that'd make you slash you wrists

Somebody shoulda told you that you're priceless

Put your faith in God and we can fight this

The devils are probably lyin', runnin' 'round and lyin'

Tryin' to move out, is he gonna take my ...?

Gotta get up, stand up, fight for hours

Every second of every minute and every hour I see your face

Help me with what happens in the world

Lesson number one the world ain't fair

It'll chew you up and it'll spit you out

So put your faith in it if you dare

The world

The world will put you right on top

Then snatch the bottom from under you

And just watch and laugh as you drop

The world

Lesson number one the world ain't fair

It'll chew you up and it'll spit you out

So put your faith in it if you dare

The world

Oh, the world will put you right on top

Then snatch the bottom from under you

And just watch and laugh as you drop

The world

The world that we livin' in where we leave our babies

In the back seat of cars found my pass is blind

Desperate minds and emotional teenagers

Lookin' for love in all the wrong places

Love's so precious, don't ever wanna test it

Who's your momma? Who your daddy? You can't even tell

Your'e shinin' on, chattin', see news at eleven

Were all walking through this place with vain visions of heaven

The devils are probably lyin', runnin' 'round and lyin'

Tryin' to move out, is he gonna take my ...?

Gotta get up, stand up, fight for hours

Every second of every minute and every hour I see your face

Help me with what happens in the world

The world, the world

The world, the world

The world, the world

The world

Lesson number one the world ain't fair

It'll chew you up and it'll spit you out

So put your faith in it if you dare

The world

The world will put you right on top

Then snatch the bottom from under you

And just watch and laugh as you drop

The world

Lesson number one the world ain't fair

It'll chew you up and it'll spit you out

So put your faith in it if you dare

The world

Oh, the world will put you right on top

Then snatch the bottom from under you

And just watch and laugh as you drop

The world

Lesson number one the world ain't fair

It'll chew you up and it'll spit you out

So put your faith in it if you dare

The world

The world will put you right on top

Then snatch the bottom from under you

And just watch and laugh as you drop

The world

Lesson number one the world ain't fair

It'll chew you up and it'll spit you out

So put your faith in it if you dare

The world

Oh, the world will put you right on top

Then snatch the bottom from under you

And just watch and laugh as you drop

The world, oh, oh, oh

The world, oh, oh, oh, the world

The world, oh, oh, oh

The world, oh, oh, oh, the world

Oh, the world