Paradise

Suddenly the world stands still Everything's right It's like the universe aligns Pinch me, is this for real? I gotta know It's like we made our own paradise Travelled like a million miles just to be here It's like we finally made it Suddenly the world stands still And it feel, feels like paradise Yeah, ha, let's take it back to 1995 I was just a youngin' tryna get my act right Back then, who cared what we did in school? All we ever really tried to do was act the fool, sorry Ma I told you that I would get it together, you know And thank you for helping me pay my rent in New York And back then I promised you I would never be broke We would never be broke, we would never be Suddenly the world stands still Think it's just a record, this is just to keep it real Spend my whole life tryna get it on my own Back then, who woulda ever known? Now you know Suddenly the world stands still Everything's right It's like the universe aligns Pinch me, is this for real? I gotta know It's like we made our own paradise Travelled like a million miles just to be here It's like we finally made it Suddenly the world stands still And it feels, feels like paradise Feels like paradise I was 20 years old, one way flight I was concrete dreaming New York City lights I was all about the green, all up on the scene Didn't know 2 years later, I would meet my queen, sexy ma But I was too young to get it together, you know And just like a game of poker, I played with your heart And back then, you promised me you'd be there from the start You was there from the start and still here for me Suddenly the world stands still And right in the centre of it, that's our Beni Beal I just see 'em smiling at me, big brown eyes My homies asked me, "How's that daddy life?" Paradise Suddenly the world stands still Everything's right It's like the universe aligns Pinch me, is this for real? I gotta know It's like we made our own paradise Travelled like a million miles just to be here It's like we finally made it Suddenly the world stands still And it feels, feels like paradise Feels like paradise, oh, oh So many times I cried me a river Now every time I look in the mirror I see somebody that fought for whatever is right Oh, I been through the pain now, see so much clearer Nothing can stop me, I will take on whatever Oh, oh, ready, set go Suddenly the world stands still Everything's right It's like the universe aligns Pinch me, is this for real? I gotta know It's like we made our own paradise Travelled like a million miles just to be here It's like we finally made it Suddenly the world stands still And it feels, feels like paradise (Paradise, paradise) Feels like paradise (Paradise, paradise) Oh, oh