Listen, see I don't mind mixing my business with pleasure
'Cause me and my woman make money together
Mediterranean nights, need a sweater
I'm so determined that I'd die, but I need to be better
'Cause I'm only half of the man I could be
But growth isn't scary to me
On the contrary, I look for that shit in my sleep
You know I'm good for it
'Cause the country of my childhood has taught me humility
America almost robbed me of my dignity
Mama, I promise you, I've only got that one sympathy
And we're all here, thanks to immigrants
They saw a chance and said "fuck it, we're not leaving"
My life, just tell me I'm dreaming
They thought I'd be in and out in a season
Now I'm on top of the world for a reason

You know that I
Don't want to be great if I'm alone
So Mama I might
Come back to the city that raised me
But Mama I lied
'Cause I'd kill a man to see you smile
So forgive me
Oh, forgive me
My days are broken with sadness
Oh my country is hurting, there's no love

My heart is wounded
Our love might not live out the winter
I didn't do it on purpose, forgive me
Algerian, my blood Palestinian
I spend all my days in the studio
I'm in Paris, but not the one you know from the Champs-Elysees
When fortune seemed a bit shy to me
I followed her on into infinity
Often, I'd say "don't wait up for me"
There were some problems, but they didn't reach me
My friend, fuck your frozen heart, it was taken by storm
As far as I know, I never promised you a wedding ring
And I refuse to work for the bare minimum
Khamsa in their eyes
Seeing as the world tends to forget our kind
We'll become that star up in the sky all for ourselves (forgive me)

You know that I
Don't want to be great if I'm alone
So Mama I might
Come back to the city that raised me
But Mama I lied
'Cause I'd kill a man to see you smile
So forgive me
Oh, forgive me
My days are broken with sadness
Oh my country is hurting, there's no love

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