EP: J'ouvert (2017)





















The Ring lyrics - Wyclef Jean

It's been 7 years, man. I left at the height of my career, man and I'm coming back. It's like I'm starting all over again. It don't matter what I did before, man. This the music business, man. You're only as hot as your last hit. Everybody like, "Yo, can he get another ring?"

100 million records, all the work I put in
All they wanna know is will I get another ring, yeah
Will I get another win
All they wanna know is will I get another ring

The smile in my face, behind my back, they hate us
But like Bernie Mac said, I ain't scared of you motherfuckers
Little Haiti to Sicily, big pondy was a friend to me
Fragile, he call me middley, put me on a track instantly
Caribbean connection put me all the way up
What goes up must go down, so Thugga pick me up
Ay, that's what I call that street cred
Take your chance in the lobby, you gon' meet those old dreads
Chef Creole, make Khaled go back
So far back, boy shottas, man, he had a 6 pack
And I'm back on the tribe on a quest to go hardr
So hard, you gon' think I'm all 3 Carters
Why haters wanna doubt that I'm Luke with the Force
Man, they kids got the scores, screamin' too much hot tours

100 million records, all the work I put in
All they wanna know is will I get another ring, yeah
Will I get another win
All they wanna know is will I get another ring

And the A stand for Alpha and Omega
And the B stand for Bury You, that's what I'm known to do to rappers
C stands for Chance, once you take, regard your shit
DEF, is the squad, boy, read my lips
G is General from Haiti, make my day
I stood in my jeans, in front of that ki
And for me to take a L, it's gon' take MN
What's that? Mother Nature with them strong winds
And oh, my Peace Productions like the Q
As in Quincy when he did that Thriller, Michael Jackson blew
And this is who we are, STU
Abbreviation for the studio, I kill it in the booth
And the V, be very careful when you watchin' shottas
The W could turn to her and that's murder for hire
By the window, light X, don't ask why
I ain't takin' no Zs 'cause the clan's outside

100 million records, all the work I put in
All they wanna know is will I get another ring, yeah
Will I get another win
All they wanna know is will I get another ring

Bean me up Scottie, I'm on that antidote
That Broccoli D.R.A.M gave me got me movin' slow mo
This big, I'm countin' my blessings like I'm Sean
See the Future with my Jimmy Hendrix shades on
Haters wanna doubt and thought that I forgot my scales
That's like I am Mike forgettin' he trainin' high skills
Vic hit me on the Jag, told me he mad
Wiz Khalifa paper plane'll have you feel glad

100 million records, all the work I put in
All they wanna know is will I get another ring, yeah
Will I rap or will I sing?
All they wanna know is will I get another ring
Oh, I'm a get another ring
Oh, I'm a get another ring
From my mouth to God, yeah
We gon' get another ring, hey
We gon' get another ring
I'm a get another win
We gon' get another ring

I Swear lyrics - Wyclef Jean (feat. Young Thug)

[Young Thug:]
I swear
Girl I swear

[Wyclef Jean:]
And I swear
Ain't nobody breakin' us up
I'm a stay with you forever, girl
And I swear
Know that you were here from the start
You ain't goin' nowhere
I don't care
What they wanna say about us
We gon' always be together, girl
And I swear
I swear

Girl, you got the key to the lock
You the reason that the playboy stop
You're the reason that I'm not on the corner
Selling di marijuana
You give me a reason to live
You the reason that I never did a bid
And even if they wanna judge
You the reason that I love

And I swear (I swear)
Ain't nobody breakin' us up
I'm a stay with you forever, girl
And I swear
Know that you were here from the start
You ain't goin' nowhere
I don't care (don't care)
What they wanna say about us
We gon' always be together, girl
And I swear
And I swear...
I swear

[Young Thug:]
Hey, honeymoon, sprinklin' flowers over you
Stand on the couch, baby, I'm wildin' over you
Take everything, bae, I'm a coward over you
Jewelry so wet, you need a towel over you
Take you out your mama house, baby smile
East coast, West coast, goin' shoppin'
Change the way that you dress, Thousand Island
Let you take over, I no longer need an accountant
Lord, you really really be wild
Private 'round the world, they can't over see us
She got water like a boat, nickname it Aaliyah
They can't see us, they can't be us, babygirl
I swear

[Wyclef Jean:]
And I swear
Ain't nobody breakin' us up
I'm a stay with you forever, girl
And I swear
Know that you were here from the start
You ain't goin' nowhere
I don't care
What they wanna say about us
We gon' always be together, girl
And I swear
I swear

[Young Thug:]
Gettin' top, no way ride, ride
Forth fifth homocide, ahh
Skrrt, skrrt, skrrt
Ride silver, ride it, ride it, try to feel the ride ay
Getting breakfast while she lyin' in bed
And I swear
Aw baby I swear

[Wyclef Jean (Young Thug):]
I don't care
What they say about us
We gon' be together, ayy
[?]
And I swear
[?] toujours étaient ensemble
And I swear
[?]
We gon' always be together, girl
I don't care
What they wanna say about us
We gon' be together girl
And I swear (Ayy)
And I swear (I swear)
(I swear, I swear)

Rear View lyrics - Wyclef Jean

Look in the sky
It's no bird, it's no plane, it's just you
Staring in my rear view
Telling me the things that you wan do
Listening to Sade sweetest taboo
Listening to Sade
Listening to Sade sweetest taboo

Everyday should be like new years eve
'Cause when the ball drop girl you de party
Fireworks written in the sky
L-o-v-e to the day I die
An emoji with the heart sign
A pint of Guinness when we unwind
Ride the wave you gon' be mine
And then we move into the 69

Look in the sky
It's no bird, it's no plane, it's just you
Staring in my rear view
Telling me the things that you wan do
Listening to Sade sweetest taboo
Listening to Sade
Listening to Sade sweetest taboo

Your body rubbed down
And your ready for de steaming
Ready for de sexual healing
Don't make me wait too long
'Cause the bad boy ready for the action
Ready for the action now, big dog
Ready for the kitty with the meow
Ready for the here and the now
Ready for the queen to be crowned

Look in the sky
It's no bird, it's no plane, it's just you
Staring in my rear view
Telling me the things that you wan do
Listening to Sade sweetest taboo
Listening to Sade
Listening to Sade sweetest taboo
Aww, listening to Sade

Body long like you laying on a stretcher
No pain when papi apply pressure
Mini many position like kama sutra
Like a virgin you can be my Madonna
She's not my computer, no
She so real, I can feel
It's automatic, when she take the wheel
Aw baby, aw baby, aw baby

Look in the sky
It's no bird, it's no plane, it's just you
Staring in my rear view
Telling me the things that you wan do
Listening to Sade sweetest taboo
Aww, listening to Sade
Aww, listening to Sade sweetest taboo
Aww, listening to Sade
Aww, listening to Sade sweetest taboo

Listening to Sade
Listening to Sade

Holding On The Edge lyrics - Wyclef Jean (feat. Walk The Moon)

[Wyclef Jean:]
Invincible emotion
Look alive, look alive
Surrender to the ocean
You could dive, you could dive
But you waiting for the
Just waiting for the
One moment you could
Fall but you might fly
So you holding on the edge
For dear life
Take a dive, take a dive (dive)

[Nicholas Petricca:]
And this is how I know it's right
A fire sign
With diamonds eyes
Can we not press rewind
(Don't let this be over)

And this is how I pass the time
Demonized, that you are mine
Can we not press rewind
(Don't let this be over)

[Wyclef Jean & Nicholas Petricca:]
I'm holding on the edge
The feeling I can't let go
I'm holding on the edge
Your secrets that I want to know
We moving through the red
(Moving through the red lights)
It's coming in the air tonight
I'm holding on the edge
(Don't let this be over)

[Nicholas Petricca:]
Invincible emotion
I could die, I could die
From your poison and your potions
Every night, Every night
We be waiting for the
Just waiting for the
One moment we could
Fall but we might fly
So we holding on the edge
One last time

Eh, she takes a dive, takes a dive
That's how she knows it's right

And this is how I know it's right
A fire sign
With diamonds eyes
(Oh, yo yo)
Can we not press rewind
(Don't let this be over)
Don't let this be over

And this is how I pass the time
Between the nights
When you are mine
Can we not press rewind
(Don't let this be over)

[Wyclef Jean & Nicholas Petricca:]
I'm holding on the edge
The feeling I can't let go
I'm holding on the edge
Your secrets that I want to know
We moving through the red
(Moving through the red lights)
It's coming in the air tonight
I'm holding on the edge
(Don't let this be over)

Don't let this
Don't let this
Don't let this be over [x2]

I'm holding on the edge
The feeling I can't let go
I'm holding on the edge
Your secrets that I want to know
We moving through the red
(Moving through the red lights)
It's coming in the air tonight
I'm holding on the edge [x2]

Don't let this
Don't let this
Don't let this be over [x3]

Little Things lyrics - Wyclef Jean (feat. T-Baby, Allyson Casado)

[Wyclef Jean & Allyson Casado:]
We need to go back to the way we used to be
Girl I want you back, I want you back, I need you back
We need to go back to the way things used to feel
Boy I want you back, I want you back, I need you back

Erh
I want you back, I want you back, I need you back

[Wyclef Jean:]
We went from lovers
To strangers in the night
They came in uniforms
Sirens and the lights
They ask if you're okay
I just wanna say
I'll never hurt you babe
Just want you to stay

No vibes when you ain't around
Clear botchy you're the jewels in king crown
I reminisce about the fun time
Drink again that's why the sunrise

No vibes when you ain't around
Diamond ring go nice with the king crown
Let's get away and make a lifetime
Silver lining to my lifeline

[T-Baby:]
Oh la la la
I don't know why we always argue 'bout the little things
I don't know if we'll be forever but I hope that we are
Girl, can we forgive each other for the little things
Don't let the little things
Get in the way of our love
(Of our love)
Of our love
(Of our love)

[Wyclef Jean & Allyson Casado:]
Time and time ma fa give but you cheat again (gain)
Tell me how I know that you really changed (changed)
Should I move on from a new friend (friend)
But I can't get my eyes on a new man

Do you like what you see
'Cause I love when you tell me I should put it on you, yeh
And I like what I hear
When you tell me sweat lies that I'm the only one, boy

Imagine that you give me three wishes
The love, the hugs, and the kisses
We pilot the island in the tropics
And that's how you handle the impulses

[T-Baby:]
Oh la la la
I don't know why we always argue 'bout the little things
I don't know if we'll be forever but I hope that we are
Girl, can we forgive each other for the little things
Don't let the little things
Get in the way of our love

[Wyclef Jean:]
Let me talk to the girl them
You the water when fire hurts
You the reason why the empress comes first
On the beach, we release in me fireworks
Breakup, makeup, now let's make this work

[T-Baby:]
Oh la la la
I don't know why we always argue 'bout the little things
I don't know if we'll be forever but I hope that we are
Girl, can we forgive each other for the little things
Don't let the little things
Get in the way of our love

Lady Haiti lyrics - Wyclef Jean

I'm in love with Lady Haiti
And when they called me to the Grammys
I wrapped her flag all around me
Cause I'm in love with Lady Haiti
I'm so in love they call me crazy
I left the music went to Haiti
Even though they tried to stop me

I've seen the earth shake right under her feet
She told me 'baby don't weep'
I'm sitting on Oprah, tears in my eyes
I knew your story ever since a kid
Developed a crush when I heard what you did
1804 you made my people free
You the reason I feel I can be anything

She in the white sand
Under the hot sun, eh
Love when she talking that Creole, eh
Gadé bèl fanm

I'm in love with Lady Haiti
And when they called me to the Grammys
I wrapped her flag all around me
Cause I'm in love with Lady Haiti
I'm so in love they call me crazy
I left the music went to Haiti
Even though they tried to stop me
I'm in love with lady Haiti
Miss Haiti
Miss Haiti

They tried to make you turn on me for real
Said I stole everything that we built
You told me don't bother, the truth's in my eyes
From the bottom of the buck and straight to the top
Every time you around I can feel the clock stop
Despite what they think, we got a chance
Cause we got one last dance

She in the white sand
Under the hot sun, eh
Love when she talking that Creole, eh
Gadé bèl fanm

I'm in love with Lady Haiti
And when they called me to the Grammys
I wrapped her flag all around me
Cause I'm in love with Lady Haiti
I'm so in love they call me crazy
I left the music went to Haiti
Even though they tried to stop me
I'm in love with lady Haiti
Miss Haiti
Miss Haiti

Sakapfèt, Sakapfèt, Sakapfèt
Sakapfèt chéri Ayiti map mandew
Sakapfèt
Leuw ou tombé gade jan ou lévé
Leuw ou lévé gadé jan ou
Pran fòs é leuw ou pran fòs pagen
Mounn kap kenbew Ou gen pouw
Dérapé avèk atakénn nou Pa Janm panike

I'm in love with Lady Haiti
Miss Haiti
I'm in love with Lady Haiti
Miss Haiti
Lady
Miss Haiti

Life Matters lyrics - Wyclef Jean

Your life matters
His life matters
Her life matters
Then black life matters

Police life matters
The judge life matters
If human rights matter
Then black lives matter

We need to go back to the truth
Only love can take us back
We need to go back to the truth
Only love can take us back

Harambe life matters
The earth, yes, matters
The universe is shattered
If we all didn't matter

The kids' life matters
Fallen soldiers matter
If human rights matter
Then black life matters

We need to go back to the truth
Only love can take us back
We need to go back to the truth
Only love can take us back

La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
(All we need is love) la la la la la la
La la la la la la (all we need is, all we need is love)

Your life matters
His life matters
Her life matters
Then black life matters

If I Was President 2016 lyrics - Wyclef Jean

She say she gon' be the first and the next
To lead the eagle out the nest
The man say he gon' build a wall
And have Mexico pay for it all
And there's riots every week
Their uniforms blue and the peoples on the streets
And everyone's living on their knees
Cause you could be the next one walking with the dead

If I was president
I'd get elected on Friday
Assassinated on Saturday
Buried on Sunday
And on Monday everybody goes back to work
Its just an ordinary day
Hey
But I could be the president, and you could be the president
And she could be the president, and we could be the president

Her t-shirt says "Black Lives Matter"
The media is screaming all lives matter
Charlie got a gun up in his hands
Walk up into the school and then you hear the bang bang
And Suzanna from Alabama can't walk no more
Cause she lost two legs in a war
And the USA ain't looking for the peace
All y'all got to do is smoke a little bit of weed
They don't want me to tell you about the secrecy
They don't want me to tell you about the conspiracy
They want to put a hole in my head like Kennedy

If I was president
I'd get elected on Friday
Assassinated on Saturday
Buried on Sunday
And on Monday everybody goes back to work
Its just an ordinary day
Hey
But I could be the president, and you could be the president
And she could be the president, and we could be the president
If I was president

Kiss The Sky (Acoustic) lyrics - Wyclef Jean

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Shottas in the basement party
Turned into the greatest party
Never seen my baby coming
Just one hit and we went up
Am I in love or tripping
Now I feel my body drifting
Baby girl, she got me lifted
Am I addicted?

She's so fly
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
She's so high
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
Excuse her while she kiss the sky

Popping, knocking when I met you
Shorty had the long extensions
Told her I'm a bad man
But I only got the best intentions
Rougher, tougher, not a bluffer
I want you to be my lover
We don't have to take it undercover
Just under the covers
Bells are ringing, people singing
Rice is throwing, flower bringing
Ting a ling a ling
The honeymoon is when we going in
I take you to a place that you didn't even know exist
What's your wish
Dinner at the Eiffel tower in Paris, yeah

Shottas in the basement party
Turned into the greatest party
Never seen my baby coming
Just one hit and we went up
Am I in love or tripping
Now I feel my body drifting
Baby girl, she got me lifted
Am I addicted?

She's so fly
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
She's so high
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
Excuse her while she kiss the sky

Jaw dropping when she walking
Kinda thing that happen often
More than just a little happy
Shuttin' down a city block
The latest gear is what she wear
You see that stunner in her ear
Fashion week all year
Throwin' money in the air
I'm just happy with my lady
Other girls they wanna hate her
It come with the territory
Ball players wanna date her
All we got is loyalty
I'm treating you like royalty
I'ma spoil you every day of the week

Shottas in the basement party
Turned into the greatest party
Never seen my baby coming
Just one hit and we went up
Am I in love or tripping
Now I feel my body drifting
Baby girl, she got me lifted
Am I addicted?

She's so fly
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
She's so high
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
Excuse her while she kiss the sky

Oh, oh
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
Oh, oh, oh

She's so fly
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
She's so high
Excuse her while she kiss the sky
Excuse her while she kiss the sky

I Swear (Acoustic) lyrics - Wyclef Jean

I swear
Girl I swear

And I swear
Ain't nobody breakin' us up
I'm a stay with you forever, girl
And I swear
Know that you were here from the start
You ain't goin' nowhere
I don't care
What they wanna say about us
We gon' always be together, girl
And I swear
I swear

Girl, you got the key to the lock
You're the reason that the playboy stop
You're the reason that I'm not on the corner
Selling di marijuana
You give me a reason to live
You're the reason that I never did a bid
And even if they wanna judge
You're the reason that I love

And I swear (I swear)
Ain't nobody breakin' us up
I'm a stay with you forever, girl
And I swear
Know that you were here from the start
You ain't goin' nowhere
I don't care (don't care)
What they wanna say about us
We gon' always be together, girl
And I swear
And I swear...
I swear

I need more sprinklin' flowers over you
Stand on the couch, baby, I'm wildin' over you
Take everything, bae, I'm a coward over you
Jewelry so wet, you need a towel over you
Take you out your mama house, baby smile
East coast, West coast, goin' shoppin'
Change the way that you dress, Thousand Island
Let you take over, I no longer need an accountant
Lord, you really really be wild
Private 'round the world, they can't over see us
She got water like a boat, nickname it Aaliyah
They can't see us, they can't be us, babygirl
I swear

I swear
Ain't nobody breakin' us up
I'm a stay with you forever, girl
I swear
Know that you were here from the start
You ain't goin' nowhere
I don't care
What they wanna say about us
We gon' always be together, girl
And I swear
I swear

Gettin' top, no way ride, ride
Forth fifth homocide, ahh
Skrrt, skrrt, skrrt
Ride silver, ride it, ride it, try to feel the ride ay
Getting breakfast while she lyin' in bed
And I swear
Aw baby I swear

Hey
I don't care
What they say about us
We gon' be together
And I swear
[?] toujours étaient ensemble
And I swear
[?]
We gon' always be together, girl
I don't care
What they wanna say about us
We gon' always be together girl
And I swear (Ayy)
And I swear (I swear)

Hendrix (Acoustic) lyrics - Wyclef Jean

Ehh
Ey

Oh I'm a do this one for my homies gone
The judge hit the hammer they ain't coming home
We all are from the danger zone
The devil pulled the card and he said choose one
I chose music, my homies chose yay
Some of my ballers chose the NBA
Cuzzo's on the block, man they gang bang
Funeral parlors makin' all the change

Yeah when my cousin got his first tec
I was playing Jimi Hendrix in the basement
All I wanted to be was a rock star
And all he wanted to be was an Escobar
El Chapo
El Chapo
All he wanted to do was be El Chapo
El Chapo
El Chapo
All he wanted to do was be El Chapo,

Gone 'til November, he ain't comin' back
I was talking bout my homies man that sold crack
Caught in the trap, hit from the back
They hid the steel
Like the owl boy that's hidden on the dollar bill
Welcome to the rotten apple
The city of lights
No matter how days shine
They can't steal the nights
Cause when the ghost knock knock
Just before you guess, red dot at your chest
The Eagles raid the cuckoos nest
Better be with them artillery packs
They be jumping like Jack when they jump out the box
Ratatatata that's the sound of the gat
They be flying through the air like vampire bat
Straight from the back when they attack
In the middle o' night when you up in the trap
You keep on bucking, they bucking you back
In the middle of bucking somebody get flat

Oh I'm a do this one for my homies gone
The judge hit the hammer they ain't coming home
We all are from the danger zone
The devil pulled the card and he said choose one
I chose music, my homies chose yay
Some of my ballers chose the NBA
Cuzzo's on the block, man they gang bang
Funeral parlors makin' all the change

Yay

When my cousin got his first tec
I was playing Jimi Hendrix in the basement
All I wanted was to be a rock star
And all he wanted to be was an Escobar
El Chapo
El Chapo
All he wanted to do was be El Chapo
El Chapo

(All I do is practice
When he bought me that guitar I felt like Prince the artist

When my cousin got his first tat
Acoustic trappin' in the basement
All I wanted was to be a rock star
And all he wanted to be was an Escobar)

When my cousin got his first tec
I was playing Jimi Hendrix in the basement
All I wanted was to be a rock star
And all he wanted to be was an Escobar

Ne Me Quitte Pas lyrics - Wyclef Jean

Ne me quitte pas
Il faut oublier
(Ah-ah)

Tout peut s'oublier
Qui s'enfuit déjà
(Feel me)
Oublier le temps
Des malentendus
Et le temps perdu
(Ah-ah)
A savoir comment
Oublier ces heures
Qui tuaient parfois
A coups de pourquoi
Le cœur du bonheur
Ne me quitte pas
(Don't leave me)
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas

(Listen to my guitar)

Moi je t'offrirai
(Ah-ah)
Des perles de pluie
Venues de pays
Où il ne pleut pas
(Ah-ah)
Je creuserai la terre
Jusqu'après ma mort
Pour couvrir ton corps
D'or et de lumière
Je ferai un domaine
(Ah-ah)
Où l'amour sera roi
Où l'amour sera loi
Où tu seras reine
Ne me quitte pas
(Don't leave me)
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas

(Listen to my guitar)

Ne me quitte pas
Je t'inventerai
Des mots insensés
Que tu comprendras
Je te parlerai
De ces amants-là
Qui ont vu deux fois
Leurs cœurs s'embraser
Je te raconterai
L'histoire de ce roi
Mort de n'avoir pas
Pu te rencontrer
Ne me quitte pas
(Don't leave me)
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas

(Listen to my guitar)

Yeah, on a vu souvent
Rejaillir le feu
D'un ancien volcan
Qu'on croyait trop vieux
Il est paraît-il
Des terres brûlées
Donnant plus de blé
Qu'un meilleur avril
Et quand vient le soir
Pour qu'un ciel flamboie
Le rouge et le noir
Ne s'épousent-ils pas
Ne me quitte pas
(Don't leave me)
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
(Don't leave me)

And If you ever left me
My days go dark
CPR, eclipse of the heart
From the start we made the vows of never depart
Until our flesh becomes dust
We return to Gods
Let's toast to our future
Ne me quitte pas
Baby I want to believe you
So make love to you knight
Cellos in your ears
Your chance to set your moon rise

Laisse-moi devenir
L'ombre de ton ombre
L'ombre de ta main
L'ombre de ton chien
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas

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