Cali to New York
Everyone in this room has been associated with Whitey
either through basketball or the mall or various odd
jobs he does around town for free or at most a dollar
And I'm guessing 99% of you have either laughed in Whitey's
face or ruthlessly made fun of his feet or voice or sister
or shortness when he wasn't looking
But the next time you'd see him he'd still go out of his way to
smile and wave at you and ask you about your mother's
operation or something like that because he, unlike us,
actually cares about someone other than himself
The reason I bring this up
either through basketball or the mall or various odd
jobs he does around town for free or at most a dollar
And I'm guessing 99% of you have either laughed in Whitey's
face or ruthlessly made fun of his feet or voice or sister
or shortness when he wasn't looking
But the next time you'd see him he'd still go out of his way to
smile and wave at you and ask you about your mother's
operation or something like that because he, unlike us,
actually cares about someone other than himself
The reason I bring this up
Papillon De Nuit
Plus haut,
Celui que j'aime vit dans un monde
Plus haut,
Bien en dessus du niveau de l'eau
Plus haut que le vol des oiseaux
Et si je lui dis oui
Il m'emmène avec lui
Plus haut,
Làoù le monde ne nous atteint
Plus trop,
On est léger juste comme il faut
Entouré d'air comme un manteau
Si je lui dis d'accord
Il m'emmène àson bord
Là-haut,
Pas besoin d'attendre demain
Pas besoin d'attendre bientôt
C'est notre amour qui nous tient chaud
Plus haut,
Celui que j'aime vit dans un monde
Plus beau
Bien au-dessus du niveau des mots
Dans un univers au repos
Et si je lui dis oui
Il m'emmène avec lui.
Et si je lui dis oui
Il m'emmène avec lui.