Nas, Alicia Keys - Warrior Song lyrics

Uh, if I can teach somethin' so be it
And hope somebody learn somethin' from it
And give it back

They can't break me or shake me
They too fake to come kill me
Think they faith is with Satan
They mistake me I'm filthy
Rich off the ghetto medleys
So now they wanna dare me
It's gonna be a murder confront me
The burners are empty
Middle Passage I made it
I'm from the land of David
The Nazarene of Bethlehem they had
Me wrapped in blankets
Y'all bunch of backward gangsters
Y'all signin affidavit's
Snitches with smiling faces, got
You blowin trial, i hate this
Hopin' my child can see through this
Tryna be a good daddy
I was there when she was born and
She'll be there when I'm buried
Kind of weird and it's scary
All my years have prepared me
What I fear is my temper
I see clear to the center
Right through a man's soul
Straight through his eyes
Straight to his heart
I'm still alive, how did I make it this far?
'Cause I been high I been low
Searchin' for a way to go
Every single night I pray
And Lord I'm on this battleground
Lost just waitin' to be found
I guess it's just a warrior's way, uhh

This is a song, for my warriors
(A warrior song) bravehearted and strong
Definition of a warrior
(Definition of a warrior)
Gonna keep marchin' on
To the sound of my own beatin' drum

Like King Nasir fightin' the British regime
I can't cope my existence is hope for
Younger teens who lost and they broke
Earlier this year I buried my
Queen in a gold casket
Your mother's the closest thing to God
That you ever have kid i'm askin'
What would you do at your own mom's funeral
Wanna pick her up out of it
This can't be real
Tellin' my daughter grandma's gone
But I can't keep still
I can't go on, responsible for so many
Her last days at the hospital
Visit's from family I'm tryin' not
To bust shots at niggas
Wishin' death on other nigga's mothers
Ain't right but why mommy
She raised me in the projects alone
Her untimely exit from her, heavenly body
Got me ready to body somethin' quickly
Can't be happy
Fuck a party she can't party with me
So your apologies are burnin' ya own souls
To the kids with no parents at home
Grab a hold

This is a song, for my warriors
(A warrior song) bravehearted and strong
Definition of a warrior
Gonna keep marchin' on
To the sound of my own beatin' drum

Fight 'til the fight is over
For my peoples I die see
When you thought they were soldiers they
Turned out to be nobodies
I think they out to get me
Helpless was livin' sinful
If you was me all this pain I'm
Feelin' would bend and killed you
(I'm a warrior) it only made me stronger
But in my head it gets darker
Who wishin' evil on ya
Sometimes I wish I was dead
But I took heed to the cause
(I'm a warrior, yeah)
'Cause I been high I been low
Searchin' for a way to go
Every single night I pray
And Lord I'm on this battleground
Lost just waitin' to be found
I guess it's just a warrior's way, uhh

This is a song, for my warriors
(A warrior) to my warriors
Bravehearted and strong
Definition of a warrior
(Definition of a warrior)
Gonna keep marchin' on
To the sound of my own beatin' drum
This is a song, for my warriors
(a warrior song)
Warriors, baby, KrucialKeys! Braveheart y'all
Bravehearted and strong
Definition of a warrior
(definition of a warrior)
Gonna keep marchin' on
To the sound of my own beatin' drum

This to all my warriors
Who breathe with the heart of a lion
To everybody that lost their mother
Their father rest in peace moms!
My mother's last words: Never give up
A true warrior, who raised me in the hood
In a war love ya girl, y'know keep marchin'
Yeah yeah yeah, you never give up
To all my warriors, haha
Braveheart, Braveheart
Definition of a warrior, ha