I'm seven, have a teddy under my arm
Stepfather is causing terror and alarm at home
First sharp words flew and then glasses without pause
All I wanted was a safe home
14 years old and listening to Wu-Tang
First time rapped on my cousin's tape
Didn't want much, just wanted to get out of the shit
Momo, look, today I'm rapping for both of us
21, sign my first deal
It's not much, but my first look towards the goal
No more two-room apartment, no more Hartz-IV
I'll get us out of here, Yemma, believe me
I'll get us out of here, Yemma, believe me
I'll get us out of here, Yemma, believe me

What nothing, what nothing
Mother, what nothing?
Mother, do we have nothing?
Do we have nothing?
What nothing, what nothing
Mother, what nothing?
Mother, do we have nothing?
Do we have nothing?

Do we have nothing?
Do we have nothing?

Late summer evening, it's warm outside
I'm 63, have the grandchildren in my arms, they
Learn to walk and I start to stagger
I hope they support me when I can't walk anymore
70, funny, looked away for a moment
Suddenly I'm old and gray too
And all the shards on my way I've swept up
I never thought a house would emerge from it
77, start to understand
That every step was worth taking
Walked around the world like the alchemist
To realize that we are one
To realize that we are one
To realize that we are one

What nothing, what nothing
Mother, what nothing?
Mother, do we have nothing?
Do we have nothing?
What nothing, what nothing
Mother, what nothing?
Mother, do we have nothing?
Do we have nothing?

What did I see in the family
What did I see in his blood
Time is going by
Go, soul, go
What did I see in the family
What did I see in his land
Time is going by
The roots are going

What nothing, what nothing
Mother, what nothing?
Mother, do we have nothing?
Do we have nothing?
What nothing, what nothing
Mother, what nothing?
Mother, do we have nothing?
Do we have nothing?

La la la la la, la la la la la
Enough, enough, enough, enough (ai-ai-ai, yes)
La la la la la, la la la la la
Enough, enough, enough, enough
La la la la la, la la la la la (what nothing, what nothing?)
Enough, enough, enough, enough
La la la la la, la la la la la (mother, do we have nothing, do we have nothing?)
Enough, enough, enough, enough (ai-ai-ai, yes)

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