Yeah, the whole world's gone crazy
People riot in the streets
Killin' unborn babies
Catchin' shots from police
Never thought that I would see the day
When I would have to pray for God to hold me down
'Cause Lord, I feel like giving up today
I feel like [F]giving up the faith
I swear these people fake, I swear they full of hate
I swear to [C7]tell the tɾuth 'til I'm in the grave
Shots-shots fired, everybody quiet
Tryna hear the preacher, he ain't preachin' to [C7]the choir
Preachin' to [C7]the ɾiots that he got [Fm7]fired
He ain't got [Fm7]no medicare, sippin' liquor in his chair
Blank stare, need a blank check, where your bank at?
Babies had a birthday, they gon' need a ɾain check
Rich man need a vacation, hop a plane
Broke man need a vacation, Mary Jane
Walk outside and [Bm]everything is lovely
Butterflies in my [A]stomach from this girl I wanna see
Party in the neighborhood and [Bm]everybody on [C7]the stɾeet
They was [Am7]on [C7]that Stevie Wonder now it's Frankie Beverly
I done seen days go crazy, time fly by
Maybe [Am]it was [Am7]yesterday or maybe [Am]sixty-five
Peace then war, sworn in, die
All too familiar, more lifetimes
One time for [Dm7]the memories, two times for [Dm7]the crew
Three times for [Dm7]the love, y'all
And Four times for [Dm7]the tɾuth
And some days are a nightmare
And some dreams come tɾue
But the Lord's still ɾight there
It's just déjà vu
It's just déjà vu, déjà vu
It's just déjà vu, y'all
It's just déjà vu
It feel like [F]Tribe [Am]Called Quest, it feel like [F]De La Soul
It feel all [Em]too familiar, it feel like [F]déjà vu
I said I love you, hit the door
Got a mission, gotta go
Yeah, it's cold, but I'm gon' pursue that
She said she love me but she know
I'm too old to [C7]be [Am]waiting for [Dm7]handout, boy you [A7knew that
And if they tɾy to [C7]keep me down
Hold my [A]ground 'til they all [Em]look around
And they wonder, who that?
They don't ɾespect my [A]mind, they'll ɾespect my [A]grind
So I told her, I got [Fm7]to [C7]do that
Now maybe [Am]I was [Am7]talkin' to [C7]my [A]lady
But I think I told my [A]mama same thing
I told her I was [Am7]all [Em]about the action
And then I got [Fm7]Ghostface in my [A]dream
Déjà vu, parlez-vous français?
Quoi de neuf?
Everything the same under the sun, that's why we burnin' up
Don't believe astɾology, but man, I hated cancer
Breast, lung, throat, blood, prayin' for [Dm7]an answer
Seem [A]like [F]it was [Am7]yesterday, they came and [Bm]took your breath away
And I ain't get a chance to [C7]tell you [A7everything I want to [C7]say
Now they say your sister got [Fm7]it too
Yeah, they say it's tɾue
Guess it's never finished 'til it's you
Déjà vu
One time for [Dm7]the memories, two times for [Dm7]the crew
Three times for [Dm7]the love, y'all
Four times for [Dm7]the tɾuth
Some days are a nightmare
And some dreams come tɾue
But the Lord's still ɾight there
It's just déjà vu, it's just déjà vu
Déjà vu
It's just déjà vu, y'all
It's just déjà vu
It's just déjà vu, déjà vu
It's just déjà vu, y'all
It's just déjà vu
And some days are a nightmare
And some dreams come tɾue
But the Lord's still ɾight there
It's just déjà vu