Kanye West - Family Business Lyrics

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[Intro: Kanye West] 
Hey son? (all, all, all the things, things) 
you make the team this year? (all, all, all the things things) 
Aw th-, they say you wer'nt tall enough  
(all, all, all that glitters is not gold) 
Yeah me, we gon' cook this sunday okay(now gold is not 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's why I spit it in my songs so sweet 
Like a photo of your granny's picture 
Now that you're gone it hit us 
Super hard on Thankgiving and Christmas, this can't be right 
Yeah you heard the track I did man, this can't be life 
Somebody please say grace so I can say faith 
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'd have to look at you through a glass? 
And look, you tell me you ain't did it, then you ain't did it 
And if you did, then that's family business 

[Hook: Choir] 
And I don't care 'bout (all the, all the diamond rings, diamond rings) 
They don't 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 
Come on, let's take a family Grammy picture 
Abby, remember when they ain't believe in me? 
Now she like See, that's my cousin on TV 
Now, we gettin' it and we gon' make and, 
they gon' hate it and I'm his favorite 
I can't deny it, I'm 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 don't mean to be rude 
But every holiday nobody eatin' her food 
And you don't wanna stay there cuz them your worst cousins 
Got roaches at their crib like them your first cousins 
Act like you ain't took a bath with your cousins 
Fit three in the bed while six of y'all 
I'm talkin' 'bout three by the head and three by the leg 
But you ain't have to tell my girl I used to pee in the bed 

[Interlude: Choir] 
Rain, rain, rain go away 
Let the sun come out and all the children say 
Rain, rain, rain go away 
Let the sun come out and 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 and 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, is my family dog 
And my niggas ain't my guys, they my family dog 
I feel like one day you'll understand me dog 
You can still love your man and be manly dog 
You ain't got to get heated at every house warmin' 
Sittin' here, grillin' people like George Foreman 
Why Uncle Ray and Aunt Shiela always performin'? 
The second she stormin' 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 and if it isn't 
We ain't lettin' everybody in our family business 

[Interlude: Choir] 
(all the, all the diamond rings, diamond rings) 
They don't mean a thing (all, all, all the things) 
They don't mean a thing 
(all the, all that glitters is not gold) 
They don't mean a thing, a thing 

[Hook: Choir] 
And I don't care 'bout (all, all, all) 
They don't mean a thing (all, all, all ) 
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 

[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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lyrics submitted by Chris Pearson
lyrics corrected by danielle n s****, rueben ross, a on 10-04-2005