Fatima's Hand

Fatima is 21

And around here - when your 21

u gotta start thinking about getting a man

getting a son - getting it done

just like her mom when she was 21

but even though Fatima's not ready for it

she not gonna say some

she feels she gotta do this for the parents

cuz they've been on her for the last 5 years

a lotta men from motherland

came up here hoping she say yeah

but she ain't down

wants somebody that can make her feel alive

chill every time she wanna cry

the one in a million type of guy

but her mom keeps telling her

"compromise, this ain't no fairy tale my child

do not waste your time

u'll regret u didn't say yes to this guy"

everyday is the same

like a battlefield

she gets the blame

bringing shame on the family name

just cuz the streets be babbling

like a Bedouin in a dessert storm

she lays low from all their songs

try to make'em understand

but it's like talking to the wall

her desire's burning to change her ill state

it's strange - for the first time

in a long time - she sees the light in the end

[Chorus:]

she brings the pain within your brain

y'all don't really wanna understand her thang

boo be really strong enough to maintain

thru your bullshit

it ain't nothing but pain

but she knows in the name of Fatimas hand

she don't go wrong

in the name of Fatimas hand

she will move on

hey hoping everything will be alright!!!

[Majid:]

I see tears in everybody's eyes

But I don't understand why

Mama standing in the kitchen

preparing dinner while she cries

as the pain spreads inside

cuz something that's going on

denial of my first question

second time got no respond

to lose some one that had always been there

She always had my back

And she always did care

So with these lines right here

I wanna explain how much I love u

No matter what u do I will forever stay true

Until this day

Can't nobody tear us apart

10 years is past

But u are still living in my heart

truly no poetry can explain how much I miss ya

No matter where u are U will always be my sister

[Chorus...]

Con la mano de Fatima

sobre su alma encantadora

su camino es protegido

no importa cual escoga

y ella fue escogida

para verla y admirarla

en sus ojos tiene un algo

impecable es su retrato

y cada vez que pasa

lo duro se ablandese

la noche se agrandese

lo malo desvanece

no la olvidaran, la esperaran

al otro lado de esta vida

su amor alumbrara, su voz les cantara

en las memorias hay momentos de pasion

afecto y comprension, retratos y recuerdos

dando vuelta en las fantasias

su aura es alegria

lleva la mano de Fatima

[Chorus:]