Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born 1968), better known by his stage name Fantas… Read Full Bio ↴Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born 1968), better known by his stage name Fantastic Negrito, is an African-American singer-songwriter whose music spans blues, R&B, and roots music. Negrito made a record deal with Prince's former manager, and later, in 1993, made another deal, this one with Interscope Records. On January 9, 1996, he released his first album, The X Factor, under the mononym Xavier. The album was released on Lexington House Records and distributed by Interscope. He was in a near-fatal car crash in 1999, which left him in a coma for three weeks; he has since said that he felt that this crash "released" him because Interscope terminated their contract with him, after which he resumed hustling. In 2007, he stopped making music, but he returned in 2014, describing his new musical style as "black roots music for everyone". In 2015, he won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. In 2016, his album The Last Days of Oakland was released on the Blackball Universe label. Negrito won his first Grammy in 2017, when The Last Days of Oakland received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

A Cold November Street
Fantastic Negrito Lyrics

Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry

Same time in the morning
Same time in the evening
Same time in the morning
Some things may never change

There's boy, he's a man, and there's really no chance
He's standing next to me

And the whole world stares like he's really not there
On a cold November street

There's boy, he's a man, and there's really no chance
That the sun will shine on him
And the whole world smiles as they're passing him by
On a cold November street

Same time in the morning
Same time in the evening
Same time in the morning
Some things may never change

There's the neighborhood store and I'm really not sure
If they act so neighborly
Barricaded inside from the struggles and cries
From the sons of kings and queens

There's a boy, she's a girl, and I'm really not sure
What all it really means
When the old man cries he's a woman sometimes
On a cold November street

Same time in the morning
Same time in the evening
Same time in the morning
Some things may never change

Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry

Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry

Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
I'm sorry, sorry, sorry

Same time in the morning (time in the morning)
Same time in the evening
Same time in the morning
Some things may never change

Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing

Written by: Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz

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