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"Ruben Studdard"
"Ruben Studdard"
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"Ruben Studdard"
"Ruben Studdard"
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Yeah man, these folks think Just 'cause I won some American Idol show Everything ain't the sameMan you know they see me on TV Or up in the crib every week And you think everything is all good I mean, it really is all good man, keep secureFrom hangin' out late in the Elma To Beverly Hills, California From heatin' up the leftovers To becomin' a restaurant ownerFrom a little block, from a little hood To the whole world and it's all good And if ya didn't know I was a star before the show but if it wasNo block, no Ruben No hood, no Ruben No boulevards, no Ruben No corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenFrom wearin' my big brother's clothes To buyin' him a new wardrobe From listenin' to Fred Hammond To hangin' out with Fred HammondFrom a little block from a little hood To the whole world and it's all good And if ya didn't know I was a star before the show but if it wasNo block, no Ruben No hood, no Ruben No boulevards, no Ruben No corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenThis goes out to the barbershops The black man's country club And this goes out to the single mothers At the laundry mat foldin' the coversYou're my inspiration And you've been my motivation And that's why I had to do this dedication 'cause if it wasNo block, no Ruben No hood, no Ruben No boulevards, no Ruben No corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenNo block, no Ruben No hood and no Ruben No boulevards, no Ruben No corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenHey Ruben let's take 'em to churchIf it wasn't for the block, no Ruben If it wasn't for the hood, no Ruben If it wasn't for the boulevards, no Ruben And and the corner spots, no RubenStayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be all right And if it was for you there would be There would be, no RubenHey man I don't think they heard you Ruben let's take them to churchIf it wasn't for the block, I said no Ruben If it wasn't for the hood, no Ruben If it wasn't for the boulevards, no Ruben And and the corner spots, no RubenStayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be all right Let it be, let it be, no Ruben
Это интересно:Родившийся 11 мая 1941 года в рабочей семье в Ньюкастле, он с юных лет ощутил, каково быть "белым негром". К 19 годам он уже успел поработать шахтером, рабочим на судостроительной верфи, а после окончания школы поступил в колледж искусств, где стал обучаться дизайну. Негритянские ритм-энд-блюзы впервые услышал в подростковом возрасте: его сосед, моряк торгового флота, привозил Эрику... продолжение
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