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Leave (featuring Antonia Jenae')

from Naked by Lee

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My Father’s Son Music (SESAC)

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I lost my job the other day/ Landlord say rent gonna go on up
I told him about the recession/ But he said he don't give a fuck
'Cause he got bills to pay anyway/ And the heating costs keep him strapped
Said he thought gas was supposed to cheaper since we went into Iraq
I got this tooth that need some fixing/ Waiting on a public option
Embarrassed to really smile that much for fear that it might be rotten
And I don't know that things are gonna change/ Don't know how I'm gone cope
Sifting through my pockets for some change/ 'Cause I can't eat off hope -
I gotta leave

Chorus

Take off into outer space/ Pack my bags for another place
Head to a where I can live/ I need a better life - I've given all I got to give

I went to shop the other day/ And coupons, they filled my hands
Got some of these - 3 of those for a dollar/ Food fresh from a can
Produce went up/ But hey, me, I still don't eat no meat
About 100 bags of those Ramen Noodles/ Being vegetarian ain't that cheap
Seeing what I can stretch and make last/ Eating rice for the next 20 days
20 minute rice heated up 20 times that I learned to make in 20 different ways
And I don't know that I can keep on hopin' that things are gone change
If I'm gone buy myself some more hope/ Then I'm gonna need to get some change -
I gotta leave

Chorus

We need to find ourselves a place where we all work as one
We gonna build a spaceship and we gonna get things done
I believe in something good and that's what we all really want
Maybe a fresh new start and new way to live is what we all need

I wrote a letter the other day/ And I'm still waiting to hear back
I thanked my congressman for being strong enough to repeal of the Patriot Act
I asked about renewable energies/ Thinking that could create new jobs
I said I know the economies a mess/ But fixing it just can't be too hard
I said I wanted better education/ And I believe that healthcare should be a given
Even if Limbaugh and the rest of them don't believe in socialism
But I doubt I'll get a reply, and I just can't keep on hopin'
That one day I'll get that hope and change that got us all out votin' -
I gotta leave

Chorus

credits

from Naked, track released October 1, 2010
Additional vocals performed by Carol “Bliss” Brevard, Honey Larochelle & Avital Schutz
Fender Rhodes, Organ, Keyboards, Percussion & Drum Programming – Lee
Guitar – Pau l Cabri
Bass Guitar – Tommy Harron
Percussion – Andreas Pennisi
Percussion – Sam Levine
Recorded by Lee at The Square Egg Nest Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Saxophone – Brian Wolfe
Trumpet – Emiliano Torres
Trombone – Lasim Richards
Horns arranged & recorded by Brian Wolfe at The Horn House, Miami, Florida
Bass guitar recorded by Tommy Harron
Guitar recorded by Paul Cabri
Additional vocal recording by Antonia Jenae’ at Konchus Collective, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Additional vocal recording by Avital Schutz at Humping Chihuahua Studios, Oakland, California
Additional percussion recording by Sam Levine at Ostrich Foot Studio, Miami, Florida

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