Once in a While

[Intro: Akon] I can see it It's funny man cause it's like it's not goin nowhere And you gon' see it wherever there's struggle, knahmean? {"Once in a while I could look at you"} I see my pain in yo' eyes man, so I know you feelin me {"And see the twinkle in your eyes"} It's that twinkle man, that sign of struggle I've seen it, in me [Akon] Cause everyday I can't help but see it That people ain't satisfied And you're hatin your 9 to 5 And e'rybody wanna live another life But ain't no length you go or mountain you climb Not to better your days But all that would do is leave room for people to say I guess you're livin better now Share a little of that cheddar now Cause I remember days back when A brother was hustlin and robbin too I done tossed the Baretta now On a whole 'nother level now Still I can't enjoy my fame Unless my people doin the same and gettin money too [Hook: Akon] {"Once in a while I could look at you"} Ohh once in a while {"And see the twinkle in your eyes"} And I can see that you don't ever wanna struggle no more Struggle no more {"Once in a while I could look at you"} Ooh yeah {"And see the twinkle in your eyes"} And I can see that you don't ever wanna cry no more [Akon] Cause every time you ask me, I'm grindin It shouldn't have to be that way You shouldn't have to pay my way I shouldn't have to want for a brighter day Got a little little problem on the way Bounty hunters checkin state to state Child support lady on your case Not to mention tickets you ain't never paid "Oh what must I do?" is what you'll be askin God please hold it down for me Don't let Satan get ahold of me I'm tryin to tell you it can happen to me too But it happened a lot worse to my brother Muhammad, I thank God he recovered, yeah [Hook] w/ variations + ad libs {"Once in a while I could look at you"} [Akon] Cause I see your pain now (ooh yeah) Cause I see your pain now (ooh yeah) And I can feel you strain now (I can feel you straining) And I can see you cryin And inside you're dyin (inside you're dyin) You're no longer the same now (cause you got to) But you gotta maintain now (cause you got to maintain) [Hook] - 2X w/ variations + ad libs [Akon] Ooh yeah, ooh yeah Ooh yeah, ooh yeah Ooh yeah, ooh yeah