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Crown

by Leyla McCalla

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Crown 04:03
You walk around like everything is in control Favor come with favors and you can't say no Go out the way to make the coin available That's what I call love The closest ones afraid to say they need some time The turnaround is life or death, but you don't mind Go out the way to say you made the compromise That's what I call love But the time, it'll come, to not be there when somebody needs you You say no and all you've done gives them amnesia One thing I've learned, love can change with the seasons And I can't please everybody No, I can't please everybody Wait, you can't please everybody No, I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) They idolize and praise your name across the nation Tap the feed and nod the head for confirmation Promise that you keep the music in rotation That's what I call love (that's what I call love) But the time, it'll come (but the time, it'll come) To not be there when somebody needs you (when somebody needs you) You say no and all you've done gives them amnesia (they don't remember) One thing I've learned, love can change with the seasons And I can't please everybody No, I can't please everybody Wait, you can't please everybody No, I can't please everybody And I can't please everybody No, I can't please everybody Wait, you can't please everybody No, I can't please everybody Heavy is the head that chose to wear the crown To whom it's given, much is required now Heavy is the head that chose to wear the crown To whom it's given, much is required now I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) Love gon' get you killed (love gon' get you killed) Uh, I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) Uh, I can't even please myself (I can't even please myself) Uh, I thought a new car would help (I thought a new car would help) Uh, but when that new car get old (but when that new car get old) Uh, I'm sure to want something else, I-I-I I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) I can't please everybody (I can't please everybody) Can't please

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released September 12, 2023

Written by Sam Dew, Kendrick Duckworth & Duval Timothy
Performed by Leyla McCalla

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Leyla McCalla New Orleans, Louisiana

Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present. Whether it is her Haitian heritage or her adopted home of New Orleans, she — a bilingual multi-instrumentalist and alumna of Grammy award-winning African-American string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops — has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects the union of her roots and experience. ... more

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