Second Opinion by JoeProAI

[Hook: Rai male lead, full band, gasba reed flute crying]
Everybody's got an opinion on the way I live
Here's a second opinion, it's the only one I give
Ya rayi, ya rayi, in my language that's the word
Rai means opinion, and this one's gonna be heard

[Bridge: Rai male lead, gasba cry, the reed flute cries one long line over a stopped beat, then the drums and bass slam back]
Ya rayi, ya rayi
Ya rayi, ya rayi
Up on the roof where the whole street hears
I sing what I think, and I been thinkin' for years

[Verse 2: Rai male lead, harder, rai groove driving]
First song, the windows open, one by one along the block
Second song, the lady upstairs stops bangin' on the lock
And the boys outside the cafe put their dominoes away
And the cafe turns the radio down so they can hear me play
And my uncle on his balcony, he's hummin' it, he swears he's not
And the father of the girl is standin' in the parking lot
With his arms crossed like a wall, but his foot is keepin' time
And I know he hears the second one, 'cause the second one is mine

[Verse 3: Rai male lead, full band, the payoff]
See, they named the music after what they say I shouldn't have
Every song a man like me sings is an opinion, that's a fact
So you tell me get a job, and I'll sing it to the sea
And you tell me cut my hair, and that's another song for me
You can give me your advice, you can write it on a card
I'll put it in a verse and sing it back across the yard
'Cause the first opinion's yours, and that's fine, you had your turn
But the second one's a cheb on a roof, and the whole street learns

[End]

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[Verse 1: Rai male lead, raw and searing over a guellal drum and heavy kick] My uncle says the port is hirin', go and carry crates The lady up the stairs says that I sing too loud and late The cafe says a singer is a beggar with a voice And her father says I'm not a man until I make a better choice Every one of 'em's a doctor for the life I'm gonna lead Every one of 'em has got a diagnosis and a pill I need So I climbed up to the rooftop with a drum and with a reed Said you want to hear my answer, cheb, here's everything you need [Hook: Rai male lead, full band, gasba reed flute crying] Everybody's got an opinion on the way I live Here's a second opinion, it's the only one I give Ya rayi, ya rayi, in my language that's the word Rai means opinion, and this one's gonna be heard [Bridge: Rai male lead, gasba cry, the reed flute cries one long line over a stopped beat, then the drums and bass slam back] Ya rayi, ya rayi Ya rayi, ya rayi Up on the roof where the whole street hears I sing what I think, and I been thinkin' for years [Verse 2: Rai male lead, harder, rai groove driving] First song, the windows open, one by one along the block Second song, the lady upstairs stops bangin' on the lock And the boys outside the cafe put their dominoes away And the cafe turns the radio down so they can hear me play And my uncle on his balcony, he's hummin' it, he swears he's not And the father of the girl is standin' in the parking lot With his arms crossed like a wall, but his foot is keepin' time And I know he hears the second one, 'cause the second one is mine [Hook: Rai male lead, full band, gasba reed flute crying] Everybody's got an opinion on the way I live Here's a second opinion, it's the only one I give Ya rayi, ya rayi, in my language that's the word Rai means opinion, and this one's gonna be heard [Verse 3: Rai male lead, full band, the payoff] See, they named the music after what they say I shouldn't have Every song a man like me sings is an opinion, that's a fact So you tell me get a job, and I'll sing it to the sea And you tell me cut my hair, and that's another song for me You can give me your advice, you can write it on a card I'll put it in a verse and sing it back across the yard 'Cause the first opinion's yours, and that's fine, you had your turn But the second one's a cheb on a roof, and the whole street learns [Hook: Rai male lead, full band, gasba reed flute crying] Everybody's got an opinion on the way I live Here's a second opinion, it's the only one I give Ya rayi, ya rayi, in my language that's the word Rai means opinion, and this one's gonna be heard [End]

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