Spoken: Now all a-you young folks, ravin' An' hollerin' about how bad you want to be free But let me tell ya what it was like in my day For an' old man like me Are you ready? (yeah)) Take it on, little brother, an'make a way I said, take it on little brother, take it further Now I had to work, ev'ryday On my job, I didn't get much pay Had to say 'yes sir' to the other man I was too confused, to understand I had to things, yeah, against my will If I hadn't looked further You wouldn't have made it Take it on, little brother, take it further I said take it on, little brother an' make a way Now you've got the future, in your hand Now don't you be, no lazy man We laid the ground, an' made the way for you Come on an'show us, that you're proud of us You have a hard, time to get through But keep on pushin', we're right behind you Take it on, little brother, take it further I said take it on, little brother an' make a way Take it on, little brother, an'make a way I said, take it on, little brother, an'take it further Uh, now I had to work, ev'ryday On my job, I didn't get much pay Had to say 'yes sir', to other man I was too confused, to understand I had to do things, yeah against my will If I hadn't of moved further, you wouldn't have made it Take it on, little brother, take it further, yeah, um! I said take it on, little brother, an' make a way