Yasiin Bey - Travellin' Man (Remix) (Alternate Version) lyrics

[Mos Def] Yeah Yo, yo What time the plane leavin'? Alright I'll see you at the airport [DJ Honda] {*scratching*} "Rock on..." Hook 1: Mos Def I'm leaving On the next plane I don't know when I'll be back again Kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me Like you know I'll never go Even though you know I will Chorus 1: Mos Def I'm a travellin' man Movin' through places Space and time Got a lot of things I Got to do But God willin', I'm comin' Back to you My baby boo Repeat Chorus [Mos Def] I'm leaving (Verse 1) Well go 'head and leave The call heard around the world from the wives of emcees These cats is payin' more than half a pound, my garment bag, I snatch it down Ain't got the state, but we could prob'ly run a back a town Scenarios like this is tear jerkers For the modern emcee I.E. the blue collar worker Cause this thing called rhymin' no different from coal minin' We both on a**ignment to unearth the diamond When you start climbin' in them, I start shinin' You be strugglin' and strivin', and they think you prime-timin' Maintain and keep silent, make note An observation This confrontation This is the daily operation My concentration Stay focused on my recitation 'Bout to reach my destination with no pause or hesitation Baby make the preparation cause 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 (Y'all) And I'm lettin' you know Hook 2: Mos Def I'm leaving On a jet plane I don't know if I'll be back again Kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me Like you know I'll never go Even though you know I will Chorus 2: Mos Def I'm a travellin' man Movin' through places Space and time Got a lot of things I Got to do But insha-Allah I'm coming back Back to you Baby boo Repeat Chorus 2 [Mos Def] I'm leaving (Verse 2) But God willin' I'll be back home To drop these heavy a** 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 it's sweet scented When you been down for a minute Move around city limits, breakin' down with the vintage The innovative Cla**ical B-Boy image Collect the winnings 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 papes They celebrate to my jams in foreign lands Even your mans in Japan know who I am Minasan Like everybody out in Nippon Say "Ichiban" May God man well where you're getting from Phenomenon 'scuse me, that's a phone call It's a 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 Repeat Hook 2 Chorus 3: Mos Def I'm a travellin' man Movin' through places Space and time I got a lot of things I Got to do But in sure long, comin' Back to you Baby boo I'm a travellin' man Movin' through places Space and time Got a lot of things I Got to do But God willin', I'm comin' Back to you Back to you [Mos Def (DJ Honda scratching "Rock on" in background)] I'm Leavin' I'll be back, to you I'm leavin' I'll be back, to you 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 Shake your money maker Shake your money maker Move your money maker Move your money maker Move your money maker [DJ Honda] {*scratching*} "One-two, one-two" {*beat stops*} [Mos Def] All aboard!