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[Paula Cole]
She had two babies
One was six months, one was three
In the war of '44

[R. Kelly]
I am a mountain
I am a tall tree
Ohh, I am a swift wind
Sweepin' the country

[Paula Cole]
Every telephone ring
Every heartbeat stinging
When she thought it was God calling her
Oh, would her son grow to know his father?

[R. Kelly]
If anybody asks you who I am
Just stand up tall
Look 'em in the face and say

[Paula Cole]
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over
I want to know right know, what will it be?
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over
Will it be "yes" or will it be "sorry"?
[R. Kelly: I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
I made it
I'm the world's greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my back's against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the world's greatest]

[R. Kelly]
I am a giant
I am an eagle
I am a lion
Down in the jungle

I am a marching band
I am the people
I am a helping hand
And I am a hero

[Paula Cole]
He showed up all wet
On the rainy front step
Wearing shrapnel in his skin

And the war he saw
Lives inside him still
It's so hard to be gentle and warm

The years passed by
And now he has granddaughters

[Paula Cole]
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over
I want to know right know, what will it be?
I don't want to wait for our lives to be over
Will it be "yes" or will it be "sorry"?
[R. Kelly: I'm that star up in the sky
I'm that mountain peak up high
I made it
I'm the world's greatest
And I'm that little bit of hope
When my back's against the ropes
I can feel it
I'm the world's greatest]
[Paula Cole]   She had two babies   One was six months, one was three   In the war of '44      [R. Kelly]   I am a mountain   I am a tall tree   Ohh, I am a swift wind   Sweepin' the country      [Paula Cole]   Every telephone ring   Every heartbeat stinging   When she thought it was God calling her   Oh, would her son grow to know his father?      [R. Kelly]   If anybody asks you who I am   Just stand up tall    Look 'em in the face and say      [Paula Cole]   I don't want to wait for our lives to be over   I want to know right know, what will it be?   I don't want to wait for our lives to be over   Will it be "yes" or will it be "sorry"?   [R. Kelly: I'm that star up in the sky   I'm that mountain peak up high   I made it   I'm the world's greatest   And I'm that little bit of hope   When my back's against the ropes   I can feel it    I'm the world's greatest]      [R. Kelly]   I am a giant   I am an eagle   I am a lion   Down in the jungle      I am a marching band   I am the people   I am a helping hand   And I am a hero      [Paula Cole]   He showed up all wet   On the rainy front step   Wearing shrapnel in his skin      And the war he saw   Lives inside him still   It's so hard to be gentle and warm      The years passed by   And now he has granddaughters      [Paula Cole]   I don't want to wait for our lives to be over   I want to know right know, what will it be?   I don't want to wait for our lives to be over   Will it be "yes" or will it be "sorry"?   [R. Kelly: I'm that star up in the sky   I'm that mountain peak up high   I made it   I'm the world's greatest   And I'm that little bit of hope   When my back's against the ropes   I can feel it    I'm the world's greatest]