It Takes More
Goapele"It Takes More" is a song by Goapele, released in 2002 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:09 long and contains 63 lines and 367 words.
Lyrics
0:23He was fourteen years old
0:29All his life he never left
0:31The west side (oh)
0:34I walked past him everyday
0:36Heading downtown
0:37Always on the go
0:39He was the kind of guy you never gave your real name to
0:44So young but still trying to game you
0:48But what he was going through
0:50I never knew
0:51Its such a same
0:53How people change
0:54And I never really knew his name
0:57But it takes more than two to raise a youth
1:00And for that we all did lose
1:04Because if one of us had noticed you
1:07How I wish I was there for you
1:10I was busy filling my own shoes
1:14All his life
1:14He heard "You won't amount to nothing"
1:17Low expectations
1:19In need of money
1:20Few too many choices
1:22And no patience
1:25So what do you know
1:27For a good cash flow
1:30You can always sell
1:33It's easy to fit the role
1:36But when your living the fast life
1:38He considered all times a go
1:42Its such a same
1:43How people change
1:44And I never really knew his name
1:48But it takes more than two to raise a youth
1:51And for that we all did lose
1:55Because if one of us had noticed you
1:58How I wish I was there for you
2:01I was busy filling my own shoes
2:04Is that how he came around
2:07For his child he'll know now
2:09'Cause he left him with bruises
2:11His words just abusive
2:13The love he didn't show
2:16And what his boy was going through
2:18He had never imagined
2:20But when love turns to hate
2:22It's the worse out of passion
2:25His son was bold
2:27And by then it was too late
2:30From his friend they get console
2:33Then his hands his shoes
2:35The life or death they couldn't hold
2:39Oh- two seconds cold
2:44He was fourteen years old
2:47Locked up until he's old
2:49Its such a same
2:51How moments change
2:52And I never really knew his name
2:55But it takes more than two to raise a youth
2:59And for that we all did lose
3:02Because if one of us had noticed you
3:05How I wish I was there for you
3:09I was busy filling my own shoes
He was fourteen years old All his life he never left The west side (oh) I walked past him everyday Heading downtown Always on the go He was the kind of guy you never gave your real name to So young but still trying to game you But what he was going through I never knew Its such a same How people change And I never really knew his name But it takes more than two to raise a youth And for that we all did lose Because if one of us had noticed you How I wish I was there for you I was busy filling my own shoes All his life He heard "You won't amount to nothing" Low expectations In need of money Few too many choices And no patience So what do you know For a good cash flow You can always sell It's easy to fit the role But when your living the fast life He considered all times a go Its such a same How people change And I never really knew his name But it takes more than two to raise a youth And for that we all did lose Because if one of us had noticed you How I wish I was there for you I was busy filling my own shoes Is that how he came around For his child he'll know now 'Cause he left him with bruises His words just abusive The love he didn't show And what his boy was going through He had never imagined But when love turns to hate It's the worse out of passion His son was bold And by then it was too late From his friend they get console Then his hands his shoes The life or death they couldn't hold Oh- two seconds cold He was fourteen years old Locked up until he's old Its such a same How moments change And I never really knew his name But it takes more than two to raise a youth And for that we all did lose Because if one of us had noticed you How I wish I was there for you I was busy filling my own shoes
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