Talib Kweli - Back Up Offa Me lyrics

What it takes

It takes a dog to cry

What it takes a boy must die

What it takes sometime

Before midnight

What it takes

It takes a life

'Cos I was o' so young

Misshaped before my time

Ride metallic monsters

And there's mud in your eye

For lady do or die

It makes a woman bleed

Can't give her all her needs

Close the door before you leave

Can almost hear her breath

It's a shame "what you've become"

The things I do for love

On this road tonight

Looking for her candlelight

For lady do or die

For lady do or die

Tumbleweed, passing by

Train whistle start to cry

More people start to die

I don't know why

God knows why

I wonder what it takes

To free someone

I wonder what it takes

Free you from your prison

Kings of the road keep travelin' on

Every mile a ragged woe

Kings on the road keep smiling on

Play the guitar and sing the blues and cry

Play the guitar and sing the blues and cry

Play the guitar and sing the blues and cry

For lady do or die

For lady do or die

For lady do or die

For lady do or die

For lady do or die

Play the blues and cry

For lady do or die

Play the guitar

For lady do or die

Sing, sing the blues and cry

For lady do or die...