Kanye West - Family Business lyrics

Album: The College Dropout (2004)

[Intro: Kanye West]
Hey son? (all, all, all the things, things)
He make the team this yeahr? (all, all, all the things things)
Aw th-, they said he wasn´t tall enough?
(all, all, all that glitters isn´t gold)
Yea me, we gon´ cook this sunday okay(now gold isn´t a reality)
so come by dang it that your new girlfriend
(real is what you live to be)

[Verse 1: Kanye West]
This is family business
And this is for the family that can´t be with us
And this is for my cousin locked down, know the answer´s in us
That is why I spit it in my songs so sweet
Like a photo of your granny´s picture
Now that you are gone it hit us
Super hard on Thankgiving & Christmas, this can´t be right
Yea you heard the track I did man, this can´t be life
Somebody please say grace so I can save face
And have a reason to cover my face
I even made you a plate, soul food, know how Granny do it
Monkey bread on the side, know how the family do it
When I brought it why did the guard have to look all through it?
As kids we used to laugh
Who knew that life would move this fast?
Who knew I would´ve to look at you through a glass?
And look, tell me you aint did it, then you aint did it
And if you did, then that is family business

[Hook: Choir]
And I do not care ´bout (all the, all the diamond rings, diamond rings)
They do not mean a thing (all, all, all the things)
All these fancy things
I tell you that all (all the glitter) my weight in gold
Now all I know I know all these things

[Verse 2: Kanye West]
This is family business
And this is for everybody standin´ with us
C´mon, let´s take a family Grammy picture
Abby, remember when they aint believe in me?
Now she like See, that is my cousin on TV
Now, we gettin´ it & we gon´ make and,
y´all gon´ hate it & I am his favorite
I cannot deny it, I am a straight rider
But when we get together be electric slidin´
Grandma, get em shook up
Aw naw, don´t open the photo book up
I got an Aunt Ruth that can´t remember your name
But I bet them Polaroids´ll send her down memory lane
You know that one auntie, you do not want to be rude
But every holiday nobody eatin´ her food
And you do not want to stay there cuz them your worst cousins
Got roaches at their crib like them your 1st cousins
Act like you aint took a bath with your cousins
Fit three in the bed while six of y´all
I am talkin´ ´bout three by the head & three by the leg
But you aint have to tell my girl I used to pee in the bed

[Interlude: Choir]
Rain, rain, rain go away
Let the sun come out & all the children say
Rain, rain, rain go away
Let the sun come out & all the children say

[Verse 3: Kanye West]
I woke up early this mornin´ with a new state of mind
A creative way to rhyme without usin´ knives & guns
Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to God
And keep your face to the risin´ sun
All my niggas from the Chi, that is my family dog
And my niggas aint my guys, they my family dog
I feel like one day you will understand me dog
You can still love your man & be manly dog
You aint got to get heated at every house warmin´
Sittin´ here, grillin´ people like George Foreman
Why Uncle Ray & Aunt Shiela always performin´?
The 2nd she storms out then he storms in
Y´all gon´ sit down, have a good time this reunion
And drink some wine like Communion
And act like everything fine & if it´sn´t
We aint lettin´ everybody in our family business

[Interlude: Choir]
(all the, all the diamond rings, diamond rings)
They do not mean a thing (all, all, all the things)
They do not mean a thing
(all the, all that glitters isn´t gold)
They do not mean a thing, a thing

[Hook: Choir]
And I do not care ´bout (all, all, all)
They do not mean a thing (all, all, all )
All these fancy things (all, all, all)
I tell you that all (all the glitter) my weight in gold
Now all I know I know all these things

[Females:] (oooh) All these things (these things)
[Males:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[F:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[M:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[F:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[M:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[F:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[M:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)

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