Travellin' Man Lyrics - Mos Def

Memories don't live like people do 

They always remember you 

Whether things are good or bad, its just the memories 

Memories don't live like people do-o 

Baby don't forget me, I'm a travellin' man 

Movin' through places, space and time 

Gotta lotta things I got to do 

God willin' I'm comin' back to you 

My baby boo 

I'm a travellin' man 

Movin' through places, space and time(space and time) 

Gotta lotta things I got to do 

But God willin' I'm comin' back to you 

Baby boo 

I'm leavin' 

Well go 'head and leave 

The call heard 'round the world from the wives of MC's 

These cats is payin' more that half a pound 

My garment bag I snatch it down 

Ain't got the state but we could prob'ly run a blacker town 

Scenarios like this is tear jerkers 

For the modern MC ie. the blue collar worker 

'Cuz this thing called rhymin' no different from coal minin' 

We both on assignment to unearth a diamond 

When you start climbin' 

And them eyes start shinin' 

You be strugglin' and strivin' 

And they think you prime-timin' 

Maintain and keep silent make note and observation 

This confrontation 

This is the daily operation 

A concentration 

Stay focused on my recitation 

'Bout to reach my destination with no pause or hesitation 

Baby make the preperation 'cuz this ain't no recreation 

This is Pro Ball! 

And we lettin' you know y'all 

At the show y'all 

Doin' this for dough y'all 

Get the phone call 

And I'm ready to blow y'all 

'Bout to go y'all 

Been a pleasure to know y'all 

And I'm lettin' you know that 

Memories don't live like people do 

They always remember you 

Wether things are good or bad, its just the memories 

Memories don't live like people do-o 

Baby don't forget me, I'm a travellin' man 

Movin' through places, space and time 

Gotta lotta things I got to do 

God willin' I'm comin' back to you 

My baby boo 

I'm a travellin' man 

Movin' through places, space and time (space and time) 

Gotta lotta things I got to do 

But inshallah I'm comin' back to you 

Baby boo 

I'm leavin' 

But God willin' I'll be back home 

To drop these heavy ass bags up off my backbone 

Around the world with a catalog of rap songs 

My baby girl is walkin', been away for that long 

But no you haven't well at least that's how it seem to me 

My home town is like a whole different scenery 

The old timers on the stoop leaning leisurely 

The new jacks up in the park smokin' greenery 

Easily taken for granted when you up in it but its sweet scented 

When you been down for a minute 

Move around city limits 

Break it down with the vintage 

The innovative 

Classical B-Boy image 

Collect the winnin's 

'Cause that's the reason that we came here 

This thing is not a game here 

The fortune not the fame here 

From New York to the Cakalaks 

Cali in the Cadillacs 

Chicago know we innovate 

Infiltrate Virginia State 

DC make me stimulate 

Philly know we penetrate 

Georgia make us generate 

Let's set a date to get the pace 

They celebrate to my jams in foreign lands 

Even your mans in Japan know who I am 

Minasan, make everybody out in Nippon 

Say ichiban, make yard man know where ya getti from ?? 

Phenomenon, 'scuse me that's a phone call 

Its the show y'all 

Tryin' to get this dough y'all 

'Bout to blow y'all 

Been a pleasure to know y'all 

And I'm lettin' you know 

Memories don't live like people do-o 

Baby don't forget me, I'm a travellin' man 

Movin' through places, space and time 

Gotta lotta things I got to do 

But inshallah I'm comin' back to you 

My baby boo 

I'm a travellin' man 

Movin through places, space and time (space and time) 

Gotta lotta things I got to do 

But GOD willin' I'm comin' back to you 

Back to you 

I'm leavin'! 

I'll be back to you 

I'm leavin'! 

I'll be back to you 

All over the world we go 

DC all over the world we go 

VA all over the world we go 

The Cakalaks all over the world we go 

London all over the world we go 

Japan we go over the world we go 

Paris we go over the world we go 

1-2, 1-2...All aboard!