It Ain't Easy-Brother Ali

[ti:It Ain't Easy] [ar:Brother Ali] [al:All The Beauty In This Whole Life] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]It Ain't Easy - Brother Ali [00:04.09]I did it again huh yeah I know [00:07.06] [00:09.74]I'm writing you a song though [00:11.06]It goes something like this [00:12.34]You said one love you can't unlove [00:14.83]I don't know what it is you're trying to run from [00:17.28] [00:18.69]Like you just you tryna unfriend me in real life [00:20.60] [00:22.18]I want it all real nothing fake please [00:25.13]I don't want to wonder what your handshake means [00:27.79]I don't need to say everything I think I must [00:30.50]My ego's trying to ruin everything I touch [00:33.19]What I mean though or what my point is [00:35.60]That you're much more important than my point is [00:38.19]If I win an argument and lose your heart lord [00:40.87]Hit the bullseye on the wrong dart board [00:43.44]Want to thank everyone for being patient with me [00:46.16]It's a journey that I'm on I pray you take it with me [00:48.99]And to quote myself that's what this is about [00:51.28]We live learn and figure it out [00:53.15]Oh my god now [00:54.32]It ain't easy when it's real [00:56.04]Just don't leave because I still need your patience [01:00.57]And hear me when I say this [01:02.93] [01:03.98]It ain't easy when it's real [01:06.64]In my heart you know I feel [01:09.21]All your greatness and baby we can make it [01:13.26] [01:14.86]I want the real love not the false kind [01:17.41]Not the one that need perfectness at all times [01:19.95]When it seems most difficult to keep me close [01:22.61]Is probably the time that I need you most [01:25.21]I let you down though I didn't mean to [01:27.67]Even the people who try we get weak too [01:30.29]And when you said we were family I believed you [01:32.93]Because I needed so bad for it to be true [01:35.60]Now is my heart that way would I try to betray [01:38.25]Is there any such thing as an honest mistake [01:41.01]If what you need and what I have don't match [01:43.57]That's when we need the love thing to fill those gaps up [01:46.27]It ain't easy when it's real [01:48.45]Just don't leave because I still need your patience [01:52.80]And hear me when I say this [01:55.11] [01:56.24]It ain't easy when it's real [01:58.81]In my heart you know I feel [02:01.28]All your greatness and baby we can make it [02:05.21]You tryna save the world right [02:06.91]Yo I'm a hot mess and if I'm honest [02:09.40]It's not just one event but a process [02:12.18]If I'm tryna get out here and protest [02:14.70]Let me first save the world from my foolishness [02:17.53]Let me guard my heart from it's harshness [02:20.00]Try to rid my truth of it's falseness [02:22.58]If your beauty is closer than an arms length [02:25.23]You'd be hard pressed to tell me that it's far fetched [02:27.78]I know I hurt you though you took it personal [02:30.40]But what's love if the essence isn't merciful [02:33.07]And I see no need for us to live with regrets [02:35.68]I'd rather just forgive and forget [02:37.86]Oh my god now [02:38.65]It ain't easy when it's real [02:40.52]Just don't leave because I still need your patience [02:45.00]And hear me when I say this [02:47.30] [02:48.36]It ain't easy when it's real [02:51.00]In my heart you know I feel [02:53.58]All your greatness and baby we can make it [02:57.73] [03:01.34]I was thinking maybe not debate politics in the pool [03:04.74] [03:08.41]Nah just because it's your daughter's birthday party I just you know [03:10.66] [03:12.44]No I feel you [03:13.39] [03:18.15]Yeah word up email me about that [03:20.15]You said one love can't unlove [03:22.62]I don't know what you think you're tryna run from [03:25.14]You said one love can't unlove tryna run from [03:30.16] [03:30.68]Said one love love love [03:32.77] [03:33.56]Said one love love love [03:35.68]Said one love love love