Stolen Moments
Common feat. Black Thought Lyrics

It's a frantic situation
The situation is causing a lot of anxiety and distress.

Extra salty cause whoever beat me, got me for this 31-inch
I'm really upset because someone stole my 31-inch television.

And this Alpha Bailey jacket I had just bought me
They also took my new Alpha Bailey jacket.

Out of snapping, my guy tried to talk me
My friend tried to calm me down because I was getting really upset.

But what could get me half way calm was this Donny Hathaway song
Listening to a Donny Hathaway song helped me feel a little better.

The tape that it was on I had wanted while I was gone
I had been looking for the tape of that song while I was away.

But forgot to pack it, in fact it was in that jacket
Unfortunately, I left the tape in the pocket of my stolen jacket.

This demo, it's time to track it and lay it down
I need to focus on recording my demo right now.

Either it's somebody I know or somebody I stay around
The person who stole from me could be someone I know or someone who is often around me.

Day before I broke out, niggas was over my crib getting smoked out
The day before I left, some people were at my house smoking marijuana.

No telling who had the place scoped out
It's impossible to know who might have been planning to rob my place.

Dot had brought over some niggas I didn't know
One of my acquaintances had brought some strangers to my house who I didn't recognize.

I'm asking who are you, they said I'm here with the Mo
When I asked them who they were, they said they were with 'the Mo' but I didn't know what that meant.

If it was them, soon I'mma collide with them
If one of these people did steal from me, I'm sure I'll run into them again soon.

And they better not be rocking no new Iversons
If I see them again, I hope they aren't wearing new Iverson shoes or I might suspect them of stealing from me.

Then it could have been this hype that usually shovel my snow
It's possible that the guy who usually shovels my snow could have stolen from me.

If I'm out of town or not, by my car he would know
He would know whether or not I'm home by looking at my car.

Now it might have been this stripper I met at Pinkhouse party
I'm also suspicious of a stripper I met at a party, but I don't know if she would have stolen from me.

Thick, but my furniture wasn't worth her body
Although she was attractive, I didn't have any nice furniture to impress her with.

What if it was this nigga I let sleep in my crib?
I'm even more suspicious of a guy I let stay at my house recently.

They had a set of keys, but that I wasn't trying to believe
Although he had a set of keys, I don't want to believe that he would steal from me.

But I couldn't put it past him or them other bastards
I can't rule out the possibility that he or someone else I know might have stolen from me.

It'd be assed backwards for me to ask if they did it
It would be pointless for me to ask them if they stole from me, because they wouldn't admit it.

Cause whoever did ain't gon' admit it
Whoever stole from me wouldn't admit it even if I asked them.

The blunt and dirty dishes is my only exhibit
All I have to go on are some dirty dishes and a blunt that were left behind by the thief.

Wondering if I should give it a rest and through the wind it might surface
I'm wondering if I should just wait and hope that some evidence surfaces on its own.

Cause telling the law, Joe, is worthless
I don't think it's worth it to go to the police and report the theft, because they probably won't be able to find the culprit.

Hey sucka nigga, whoever you are
I'm addressing the person who stole from me as a 'sucka nigga'.

Wherever you are, whoever you are
No matter where or who you are, I'm calling you out for what you did.

Check it out
Pay attention, because I have something important to say to you.