Erykah Badu - Soldier

Mmmmm See he's organized And he's on the ball Never miss a day of school And he's a underdog Wanna learn more and more Cuz his mama taught him good He's about to change the face Of yo ghetto neighborhood Walking to school today Saw a brother on the streets Seem like errthang was cool Cept the brother's packing heat Oop oop Then everything changed Cuz he saw his own wings And his mother was sad They will last Time will past Cuz I What am I talkin' bout Errbody know what dis song's about Dey be trying to hide the history But they know who we are DO OO you want to see Errybody rise to this degree? Raise ya hands high if you agree Just say Yessireeee ooooh, Yessiree If you agree say, Yessireeeeee ooooohh, Yessiree Ugh Come on Ugh Break it down say Mmmm, mmhhh Hey hey (shoop) Mmmm, aaaye Hey hey (shoop) Mmmm, oooh Hey hey (shoop) Mmmm, oooh Hey Now to my folks think dey living sweet, Well dey gone f**k around and push delete To the girls on perscriptions pills, I know how ya feel To my boys in iraqi fields This aint no time to kill To my girls in therapy, See imma tell you this fo' free To my folks up on the hill, With the cake and dollar bills, You need to watch da dirty cop Dey the one you need to watch Im talking bout the dirty cop Dey the one you need to WATCH STOP You get the wake up call When you saw the buildings fall Bowties with the final call Get ya money dollar bill yall Bowties with the final calls Get ya money dollar bill yall To my folks on the picket line Dont stop til you change dey mind I got luv fo' my folks Baptized when the levy broke We gone keep marchin' on Until you hear dat freedom song And if you think about turning back I got the shotgun on ya back And if you think about turning back I got the shot gun on ya back BLLAAAA (BLAT!) What am I talking bout Errbody know what dis song's about Dey be trying to hide the history But they know who we are Dooooo you want to see Errybody rise to the NEXT degree? Raise ya hands high if you agree Just say Yessireeee ooooh, Yessiree If you agree say, Yessiree hey, Yessiree aye Hey,hey,hey Break it down say Mmmm, ooooh Hey hey (shoop) Mmmm, oooh Hey hey (shoop) Mmmm, oooh Hey hey (shoop) Mmmm, oooh Hey hey Mmmm, ooooh Hey hey (shoop) Mmmm, oooh Hey hey (shoop) Mmmm, oooh Hey hey (shoop) Mmmm, oooh Hey aye [Fade]