Song of the day "Umi Says" by Mos Def

I LOVE THIS SONG! I bought Mos Def's Black on Both Sides album when I was 12 years old. This song was a big reason for why I wanted it. I am 22 years old now and this song has been in my life for a decade now. Every time I hear it I can transport myself to soooo many places in time. It has personally been there for me in hard times and in good. I think the songs message is very important. We all struggle and have things that bring us down, and sometimes we might not understand everything that happens but we have to move on because life is short. We have to shine our light on the world and be there for the ones that love us and the ones we love. People come and go in your life and some can touch your soul, sometimes they are in your life for a longtime like your family and other times they might just be the person who helps you at the store you never know. I guess what I am trying to say is its important to cherish every moment you are here because you never know when things might change. Its been ten years and when times get tough I still think of these lyrics its a part of me and it goes: "I ain't no perfect man I'm trying to do, the best that I can, With what it is I have."

Tomorrow may never come
For you or me
Life is not promised
Tomorrow may never show up
For you and me
This life is not promised

I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
With what it is I have
I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
With what it is I have

Put my heart and soul into this song (yes yes)
I hope you feel me
From where I am, to wherever you are
I mean that sincerely
Tomorrow may never come
For and me
Life is not promised
Tomorrow may never appear
You better hold this very moment very close to you (right now)
Very close to you (right now)
So close to you, So- close to you (your moment in history is right now!)
Don't be affraid, to let it shine

Sometimes I get discouraged
I look around and, things are so weak
People are so weak
Sometimes,
Sometimes I feel like crying
Sometimes my heart gets heavy
Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away (fly fly fly, like a dove)
Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself (ow!)
Passion takes over me
I feel like a man
Going insane
Losing my brain
Trying to maintain
Doing my thang