Take A Minute Lyrics - Troubadour - K'naan

And any man who knows a thing 

knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all 

And every time I felt the hurtin' 

I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe 

How did Mandela get the will to surpass the everyday 

when injustice had him caged and trapped in every way? 

How did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger-strikes at all? 

Didn't do it to gain power or money if I recall. It's the gift, 

I guess I'll pass it on, mother thinks it'll lift the stress of Babylon 

mother knows, my mother she suffered blows 

I don't know how we survived such violent episodes 

I was so worried, it hurt to see you bleed, 

but as soon as you came out the hospital you gave me sweets, yea, 

they tried to take you from me, but you still only gave 'em some prayers and sympathy 

Dear Mama, you helped me write this 

by showing me to give is priceless 

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And any man who knows a thing 

knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all 

And every time I felt the hurtin' 

I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe 

All I can say is, the worst is over now 

we can serve the hard times, divorce it's over now 

They try to keep us out, but they doors is open now 

my nigga Akon is gettin' awards and covers now 

This K'naan, and still reppin' the S 

Comin' out of Muqdisho and still draped in the mess 

And no matter how we strong homie 

It ain't easy comin' out of where we from homey 

and it's the reason why I can never play phoney 

"Tell 'em the truth" is what my dead homies told me, ooh yeah 

I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations 

Creatin' medication out my own tribulations 

Dear Africa, you helped me write this 

by showin' me to give is pricless 

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And any man who knows a thing 

knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all 

And every time I felt the hurtin' 

I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe 

Nothin' is perfect man, that's what the world is 

all I know is 

I'm enjoyin' today, you know 

'cause it ain't every day that you get to give 

And any man who knows a thing 

knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all 

And every time I felt the hurtin' 

I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 

I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe 

(Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah) I ain't got nothing to complain about 

(Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah) You know where I'm from, and you know where I'm at, so 

(Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah)I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride (I'm flying high) 

(Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah)I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe 

(Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah)I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride (Peace) 

(Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah)I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breathe