Then Ya Gone

[Intro: Ashanti]
Well, well, well, well
Hello, baby
For one day, you're here
And then you're gone

[Verse 1: Chink Santana]
I’m waking up to another day, it’s amazing
It's getting crazy, that's why I wonder how I keep escaping
Touching that pain, maybe it's just my prayers speak
As in the strange ways stuck in disgrace, man
'Cause if you're hood like my hood, you'd get fucked up
'Cause the world is a ghetto, niggas dead or locked up
So go on ahead, get your hustle on and get your struggles gone
'Cause one day, you're here, then the next day, you're gone

[Chorus: Ashanti & Chink Santana]
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (And the next day, you're gone)

[Verse 2: Ashanti]
See, every day, we complain about little ups and downs
We need to be thanking the Lord that we are still around
You'll never ever know when
It is you're time to go and
I know it's hurting so bad to lose people that we love
Gotta use that example and try and straighten up
You've gotta live every day as if it's your last one
See, one minute you're here and then the next day, you're gone

[Chorus: Ashanti & Chink Santana]
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (And the next day, you're gone)

[Verse 3: Ashanti]
See, lately I wake up in the morning, wanting to cry
I bend my knees and I raise my head up to the sky
And sometimes, I just can't fight my
Feelings I have inside, I
See, I always wish that you would be here right by my side
I'm glad I told you I love you so much before you died
I knew you couldn't and wouldn't be here for very long
See, one minute, you're here and the next day, you're gone

[Chorus: Ashanti & Chink Santana]
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (And the next day, you're gone)

[Bridge: Ashanti]
See, what I need for y'all to know
That living life can come and go
You gotta face reality
I want the world to sing with me
Sometimes, the world that we live in
Don't seem so fair or forgiving
See, these streets are so hard to survive in
'Cause all day, you see people dyin'
And I pray that one day we all see
That life ain't promised to you and life ain't promised to me
Never forget this and be clear
We don't know how long we gon' be here
I know you know, yeah
I know, la da da da

[Chorus: Ashanti & Chink Santana]
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (The next day, you're gone)
One day you're here, baby
And then you're gone (And the next day, you're gone)

[Outro: Ashanti]
Don’t leave me, baby
Yeah
I know you know
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no