Wish You Were Here

Wyclef Jean

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[Wyclef Jean] 
Lets go 
So so you think you can tell 
heaven from hell 
Blue skies from pain 
Can you tell a green field 
from a cold steel rail 
A smile from a fair 
do you think you can tell 
Did they get you to trade 
your heros for goals 
Hot ashes for trees 
Hot air for a cool breeze 
Cold comfort for change 
Did you exchange 
A walk on part in the war 
for a lead role in the game 

whether you listenin to hip hip-hop 
or you tuning to rock 
refugees on your box 
we gonna take over ya blocks 

lets go 
How I wish, how I wish you were here 
We're jus two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year 
Runnin over the same old ground 
But have we found the same old fears 
Wish you were here 

whether you listenin to rock 
or pumpin the hip hip hop 
refugees on your box 

Critics don't mistake this for just any cover tune 
I'ma take y'all to the dark side of the moon 
Kickin in my moms room this song was just a thought 
A young refugee labeled, jus come with a passport 
Dad used to tell me about the American dream 
My dream was waking up the projects 
a young teen listening to hip hop 
my brother tune me into rock 
put me up on pink floyd and banned from the british blocks 

whether you pumpin the hip hip hop 
or you tuning to rock 
refugees on your box 
we gonna take over the blocks 
from n.j to bk to the u.k