[ti:What A Day] [ar:Tanya Stephens] [al:Gangsta Blues] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]What A Day - Tanya Stephens [00:01.17]Written by:V. Stephenson/M. Chin [00:02.34]Oh what a day oh [00:05.37]Oooh what a day oh [00:09.02]Say what a day what a day oh [00:15.65]I'm tired of the hunger I see on people's faces [00:19.14]Tired of the animosity between the races [00:22.60]Tired of corruption in high and low places [00:26.31]Pricks with money but no social graces [00:29.39]Tired of being judged for the style in my hair [00:32.61]And the music that I listen and the clothes that I wear [00:36.15]Tired of life and death being sold as a pair [00:39.39]And politicians who keep saying they care [00:43.46]Maybe hoping for a change is a dream [00:46.96]Maybe life ain't as bad as it seems [00:50.36]But if dreaming is the best I can do [00:52.88]Then I'll be dreaming my whole life through [00:57.37]What a day when war becomes a thing of the past [01:01.58]And peace we will have it at last [01:05.14]And life is finally worth its cost and oh oh oh [01:11.22]What a day when men finally live what they teach [01:15.51]And love ain't just a concept we preach [01:18.94]And blood no longer runs in the streets [01:23.09]Oh oh oh what a day [01:26.24]Tired of leaving church feeling like I've just been robbed [01:29.64]2 hours of rambling not much mention of God [01:32.96]The richest man's the only one who does not have a job [01:36.47]A bunch of righteous freaks extorting worse than the mob [01:39.99]Tired of baby momma tired of baby daddy [01:43.31]Chilling in the spot where the parents should be [01:46.77]Teenage mother saying leave my business alone [01:50.10]In 20 years the kid could be robbing my home but [01:54.05]I got a vision of a whole other plain [01:57.40]Where the spiritual can flourish again [02:00.90]I'm just waiting for the fire to rain [02:03.95]Burn down everything and start clean [02:06.34]What a day when war becomes a thing of the past [02:10.51]And peace we will have it at last [02:13.95]And life is finally worth its cost and oh oh oh [02:20.07]What a day when men finally live what they teach [02:24.22]And love ain't just a concept we preach [02:27.68]And blood no longer runs in the streets [02:31.51]Oh oh oh what a day [02:36.54]Oh what a day oh [02:39.29]Oh what a day oh [02:43.16]What a day what a day what a day [02:50.95]Maybe hoping for a change is a dream [02:54.38]Maybe life ain't as bad as it seems [02:57.78]But if dreaming is the best I can do [03:00.16]Then I'll be dreaming my whole life through [03:06.34]What a day when war becomes a thing of the past [03:10.77]And peace we will have it at last [03:14.28]And life is finally worth its cost and oh oh oh [03:19.95]When you not here