70 Excuses
K'naan"70 Excuses" is a song by K'naan, released in 2012 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:21 long and contains 36 lines and 286 words.
Lyrics
0:10I could've been a doctor were it not for a degree
0:13I could've been a winner were it not for defeat
0:17I could've been richer were it not for the taxes
0:20I could've been a scholar were it not for classes
0:24I could've been a rebel were it not for a cause
0:28I could've been employed were it not for the boss
0:32I could've been loved
0:54We could've been artists were it not for the muses
0:58We could've been on time were it not for excuses
1:01We could've been diamonds were it not for the penny
1:05We could've been special were it not for the many
1:09We could've been patient were it not for the waiting
1:12We could've been committed were it not for the staying
1:17We could've been loved
1:39I still love your views look up your interviews
1:42Got me playing detective searching for some clues
1:46I wanted to take you home show you where I've grown
1:50Coffee down in Kenya then a swim in Cameroon
1:53But you're in California working on your script
1:57Young and beautiful just trying to make the most of it
2:01You could've been loved
2:31Hilila wa la halle qabiilkii waa la daayay
2:34Dagaal la daa rafaad la daa
2:36Jaceeylkiiyaa waa la raayayAnnotate
2:38Hilila wa la halle qabiilkii waa la daayay
2:42Dagaal la daa rafaad la daa
2:44Jaceeylkiiyaa waa la raayay
2:45Hilila wa la halle qabiilkii waa la daayay
2:49Dagaal la daa rafaad la daa
2:51Jaceeylkiiyaa waa la raayay
2:53Hilila wa la halle qabiilkii waa la daayay
2:56Dagaal la daa rafaad la daa
2:58Jaceeylkiiyaa waa la raayay
3:01You could've been loved
3:16I could've been free were not for the past
3:21I could've been first place were in not for the last
I could've been a doctor were it not for a degree I could've been a winner were it not for defeat I could've been richer were it not for the taxes I could've been a scholar were it not for classes I could've been a rebel were it not for a cause I could've been employed were it not for the boss I could've been loved We could've been artists were it not for the muses We could've been on time were it not for excuses We could've been diamonds were it not for the penny We could've been special were it not for the many We could've been patient were it not for the waiting We could've been committed were it not for the staying We could've been loved I still love your views look up your interviews Got me playing detective searching for some clues I wanted to take you home show you where I've grown Coffee down in Kenya then a swim in Cameroon But you're in California working on your script Young and beautiful just trying to make the most of it You could've been loved Hilila wa la halle qabiilkii waa la daayay Dagaal la daa rafaad la daa Jaceeylkiiyaa waa la raayayAnnotate Hilila wa la halle qabiilkii waa la daayay Dagaal la daa rafaad la daa Jaceeylkiiyaa waa la raayay Hilila wa la halle qabiilkii waa la daayay Dagaal la daa rafaad la daa Jaceeylkiiyaa waa la raayay Hilila wa la halle qabiilkii waa la daayay Dagaal la daa rafaad la daa Jaceeylkiiyaa waa la raayay You could've been loved I could've been free were not for the past I could've been first place were in not for the last
Translation
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