Just a Moment Songtext
von Nas feat. Quan

This is just a moment
Dedicated to my mother
My grandmother, my father, all my niggas in the pen
All my niggas that died in the struggle
Love y′all

Can we please have a moment of silence?
That's for my niggaz doin′ years in confinement
And for my soldiers that passed over, no longer living
That couldn't run whenever the reaper came to get 'em

Can we please pour out some liquor?
Symobolizin′, let′s take in time to consider that
Though our thugs ain't here, the love is here
And we gon′ rep 'til slugs kill us here

This for my dawgs stuck in the struggle tryin′ to gain
Smokin' trauma, sniffin′ Ra while sellin' cocaine
Trapped in the game, not knowin' how to stop and get by
To live it alive, so instead they live it to die


And can we please have a moment of peace?
For every G that fell for his flag in the streets
Bloodin′ and thuggin′, folkin' and lokin′
Crypin' and creepin′, Latin and kingin'
Or just for poor righteous teachin′

As day comes and night falls
For the rest of our life, we'll miss y'all
And even though life must go on
We′ll still mourn, while wishin′ y'all were home

As day comes and night falls
For the rest of our life, we′ll miss y'all
And even though life must go on
We′ll still mourn, while wishin' y′all were home

Yeah, and can we have another moment of silence?
For brothers who died from black-on-black violence
From here to the Dark Continent where rebels sell diamonds
To clients allover the world, got little black girls dyin'

And can we please pour some more liquors?
For Will, Bokeem, Bar, Pappy, my niggaz
Here's another warrior song from Nasty and Quan
It′s to him, I pass the baton to carry this on
Street′s disciple, salute to those who's gone with bullets
And I promise through rhymin′ Quan gon' rep his life to the fullest


And can we please have a moment of truth?
For soldiers and troops away with helmets and boots
And families back home who pray they make it home safe
Hopin′ that they don't get hit with a stray or missiles
This is just a moment to let you all know that we miss you
Mommy, I′m still here
Wishin' I was there with you, let's take ′em home

As day comes and night falls
For the rest of our life, we′ll miss y'all
And even though life must go on
We′ll still mourn, while wishin' y′all were home

As day comes and night falls
For the rest of our life, we'll miss y′all
And even though life must go on
We'll still mourn, while wishin' y′all were home

And can we please have a moment to mourn?
For Pac, Biggie and Pun ′cause through us, they live on
Jam Master Jay, Freaky Ty and Aaliyah
Big L and Left Eye, when we die we hope to see you

Can we please have a moment for children?
Who got raped or murdered, or trapped in the system
Who never knew their father, never learned to dream
But was guided by drug dealers, killers and crack fiends

For single mothers, that's forced to play mom and dad
Bustin′ her ass to give her kids shit she never had
For my niggaz in the pen, hopin' rhymes′ll get 'em signed
So, when released, they can say bye to a life of crime

For every mother that held a son in the street bleedin′
Cryin' a song of sorrow too dark and deep for speakin'
Just a moment outside the day-to-day struggle
To let the ones we really care about know that we love ′em

As day comes and night falls
For the rest of our life, we′ll miss y'all
And even though life must go on
We′ll still mourn, while wishin' y′all were home

As day comes and night falls
For the rest of our life, we'll miss y′all
And even though life must go on
We'll still mourn, while wishin' y′all were home

Yo, to my baby brother Tech
You know you was Lil Dex, nigga
And the Feds
Big bro holdin′ it down for you, boy, just come home
Love you, my nigga
Do this for you and me
When I shine, you shine

But most important to my sister Tia
Out there in Iraq
Just know that we got the babies
My nephews gon' be fine
Put my life and my blood on that
We love y′all
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