Lyrics Stay the Course - DJ Shadow , Talib Kweli

From the first inhale, a child let out a cry
Some say cause we in hell 'till we die
What if that death is no sight of Mohamed, no sight of Isa
Just a pearly gate agent asking for your visa
We're back on the third rock
People trying to keep them heads up, you heard pop?
And bad time trespasses on your premises (What else?)
Good times avoid you like a Nemesis (Yep)
With or without we all gonna face that
Find a ways to put the food upon the place mat
Stay sound, feet well anchored
'Cause trouble always imposing with its bulldozin'
The majority will not see the few chosen
But we'll see our way through before curtain closes
Maneuver around, frowns get the?
Out and in them four walls for all four seasons

Be the one, be the now
Live forever, in the style
Never stop, never rest
Always know, never guess
Navigate through the north, east, south, to west
And just stay the course, and just stay the course!
And keep the eye, on the prize
And your thoughts, out the box
And your head, in the sky
Let your knife, cut the pie
Take a piece, no matter east north south to west
And just stay the course - gotta stay the course!
We'll be talking that, matter of fact, right and exact
Maintain, just stay on track
We'll be talking that, matter of fact, right and exact
Maintain, just stay on track
We'll be talking that, matter of fact, right and exact
Maintain, just stay the course
We'll be talking that, matter of fact, right and exact
'Cause if you don't, that's when you're lost

Stay the course, take a horse
Since I'm makin' my way across the high planes
Like a drifter, the stripper's takin' it off
The world's shittin' on me, instead of shakin' it off
I let it dry, brush it off, I'm never takin' a loss (Never)
Since start to the finish, my heart'll never diminish
Hit the stage, but I started in the park, on the benches
I was swinging for fences, when I sing it's such a blessing
They tweetin' for their redemption poem, bring up with the mentions
Bring on different dimensions, you see that shit? (You see that?)
You say you're making a movie, but I've seen that flick
Can't stay in the picture, I really complete the photo
Electric fire an' electro lightin', like Vita Coco
Living la vida loca, my life is sort of like a tornado that took Toto
I watch you dance slow-mo, then I shape it like Plato [play-doh]
I don't mean the clay though
What I mean is my philosophy keepin' me real stable

Be the one, be the now
Live forever, in the style
Never stop, never rest
Always know, never guess
Navigate through the north, east, south, to west
And just stay the course - gotta stay the course!
Keep the eye, on the prize
And your thoughts, out the box
And your head, in the sky
Let the knife, cut the pie
Take a piece, no matter east north south to west
And just stay the course
We'll be talking that, matter of fact, right and exact
Maintain, just stay on track
We'll be talking that, matter of fact, right and exact
Maintain, just stay on track
We'll be talking that, matter of fact, right and exact
Maintain, just stay the course
We'll be talking that, matter of fact, right and exact
'Cause if you don't, that's when you're lost (lost)

Be the one, be the now, live forever, in the style
Never stop, never rest, always know, never guess
Navigate through the north, east, south, to west
And just stay the course, stay the course
Keep an eye, on the prize, and your thoughts, out the box
And your head in the sky, let your knife, cut the pie
Take a piece, no matter east, north, south, or west
And just stay the course, stay the course
Be the first, not the last, get a hold, get a grasp
Of your soul - we're now, never slow - profound
Keep it right, never wrong, write a poem, write a song
And just stay the course, just stay the course
When you fear, to the end
Put 'em on, where the phone?
While they hear, make it clear
Never wait, 'til they're gone
From the fall of the night, 'til the break of the dawn
Just stay the course, stay the course