[Intro: Kanye West]
How´s your son? (all, all, all the things, things)
He make the team this year? (all, all, all the things things)
Aw th-, they said he wasn´t tall enough?
(all, all, all the glitter is not gold)
Yeah me we gon´ cook this up (now gold is not a reality)
(real is what you live to be)
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
This is family business
And this is for the family that can´t be with us
And this is for my cousin locked down, know the answer´s in us
That´s why I spit it in my songs so sweet
Like a photo of your granny´s picture
Now that you´re gone it hit us
Super hard on Thankgiving and Christmas, this can´t be right
Yeah you heard the track I did man, this can´t be life
Somebody please say grace so I can save face
And have a reason to cover my face
I even made you a plate, soul food, know how Granny do it
Monkey bread on the side, know how the family do it
When I brought it why had guard have to look all to it?
As kids we used to laugh
Who knew that life would move this fast?
Who knew I´d have to look at you through a glass?
And look, tell me you ain´t did it, you ain´t did it
And if you did, then that´s family business
[Hook: Choir]
And I don´t care ´bout (all the, all the diamond rings, diamond rings)
They don´t mean a thing (all, all, all the things)
All these fancy things
I tell you that all (all the glitter) my weight in gold
Now all I know I know all these things
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
This is family business
And this is for everybody standin´ with us
Come on, let´s take a family Grammy picture
Abby, remember when they ain´t believe in me?
Now she like "See, that´s my cousin on TV"
Now, we gettin´ it and we gon´ make it
And y´all gon´ hate it and I´m his favorite
I can´t deny it, I´m a straight rider
But when we get together be electric slidin´
Grandma, get ´em shook up
Aw naw, don´t open the photo book up
I got an Aunt Ruth that can´t remember your name
But I bet them Polaroids´ll send her down memory lane
You know that one auntie, you don´t wanna be rude
But every holiday nobody eatin´ her food
And you don´t wanna stay there cuz them your worst cousins
Got roaches at their crib like them your first cousins
Act like you ain´t took a bath with your cousins
Fit three in the bed while six of y´all
I´m talkin´ ´bout three by the head and three by the leg
But you ain´t have to tell my girl I used to pee in the bed
[Interlude: Choir]
Rain, rain, rain go away
Let the sun come out and all the children say
Rain, rain, rain go away
Let the sun come out and all the children say
[Verse 3: Kanye West]
I woke up early this mornin´ with a new state of mind
A creative way to rhyme without usin´ nines and guns
Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to God
And keep your face to the risin´ sun
All my niggas from the Chi, that´s my family dog
And my niggas ain´t my guys, they my family dog
I feel like one day you´ll understand me dog
You can still love your man and be manly dog
You ain´t got to get heated at every house warmin´
Sittin´ here, grillin´ people like George Foreman
Why Uncle Ray and Aunt Shiela always performin´?
The second she storms out then he storms in
Y´all gon´ sit down, have a good time this reunion
And drink some wine like Communion
And act like everything fine and if it isn´t
We ain´t lettin´ everybody in our family business
[Interlude: Choir]
(all the, all the diamond rings, diamond rings)
They don´t mean a thing (all, all, all the things)
They don´t mean a thing
(all the, all the diamond rings, diamond rings)
They don´t mean a thing, a thing
[Hook: Choir]
And I don´t care ´bout (all the, all the diamond rings, diamond rings)
They don´t mean a thing (all, all, all the things)
All these fancy things
I tell you that all (all the glitter) my weight in gold
Now all I know I know all these things
[Females:] (oooh) All these things (these things)
[Males:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[F:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[M:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[F:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[M:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[F:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)
[M:] All these things (oooh) all these things (these things)