It Takes More-Goapele

[ti:It Takes More] [ar:Goapele] [al:Even Closer] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]It Takes More - Goapele [00:23.28]He was fourteen years old [00:29.01]All his life he never left [00:31.70]The west side (oh) [00:34.32]I walked past him everyday [00:36.76]Heading downtown [00:37.82]Always on the go [00:39.95]He was the kind of guy you never gave your real name to [00:44.13]So young but still trying to game you [00:48.01]But what he was going through [00:50.01]I never knew [00:51.57]Its such a same [00:53.01]How people change [00:54.32]And I never really knew his name [00:57.46]But it takes more than two to raise a youth [01:00.71]And for that we all did lose [01:03.11] [01:04.42]Because if one of us had noticed you [01:07.30]How I wish I was there for you [01:10.36]I was busy filling my own shoes [01:14.11]All his life [01:14.99]He heard "You won't amount to nothing" [01:16.30] [01:17.04]Low expectations [01:19.58]In need of money [01:20.96]Few too many choices [01:22.14]And no patience [01:25.14]So what do you know [01:27.96]For a good cash flow [01:30.89]You can always sell [01:33.49]It's easy to fit the role [01:36.18]But when your living the fast life [01:38.80]He considered all times a go [01:42.43]Its such a same [01:43.80]How people change [01:44.99]And I never really knew his name [01:48.28]But it takes more than two to raise a youth [01:51.16]And for that we all did lose [01:55.29]Because if one of us had noticed you [01:58.03]How I wish I was there for you [02:01.22]I was busy filling my own shoes [02:04.91]Is that how he came around [02:07.53]For his child he'll know now [02:09.59]'Cause he left him with bruises [02:11.10]His words just abusive [02:12.29] [02:13.22]The love he didn't show [02:16.05]And what his boy was going through [02:18.80]He had never imagined [02:20.68]But when love turns to hate [02:22.86]It's the worse out of passion [02:25.17]His son was bold [02:27.18]And by then it was too late [02:30.02]From his friend they get console [02:33.22]Then his hands his shoes [02:35.10]The life or death they couldn't hold [02:39.60]Oh- two seconds cold [02:44.11]He was fourteen years old [02:47.05]Locked up until he's old [02:49.67]Its such a same [02:51.55]How moments change [02:52.92]And I never really knew his name [02:55.80]But it takes more than two to raise a youth [02:58.86] [02:59.47]And for that we all did lose [03:02.97]Because if one of us had noticed you [03:05.10]How I wish I was there for you [03:09.71]I was busy filling my own shoes