Standing in front of you Take a breath and listen (listen) Open up stop wishin' (wishin') All that you've been missin' (missin') Everything you're fearin' (fearin') All the walls you're buildin' (buildin') Take a chance you're reason (reason) You say

But stand back John, that’s the size I wear She was round in the places she’s supposed to to be round Now you can take the waitress or the blonde over there Stand back John, that’s the size I wear She was five foot two, about ninety-five pounds You can take

This is what, this what they want huh This is what it's all about Time to to take Affirmative Action son They just don't understand, you kna'mean Niggas coming sideways thinking stuff is sweet man Niggas don't understand the four devils; lust, envy, hate,

I'm gonna take you by surprise And make you realize, I'm gonna tell you right away, I can't wait another day, I'm gonna say it like a man And make you understand I don't want to to lose you Babe, tomorrow's so far away

Find a thing you understand You could be my kind of man Find a thing that you love You could be my And will you do the best you can Don't walk too proud, don't talk too loud And make it up as you go And take whatever you are given And leave what you

Yes, I'm on my way They won't take me They won't break me I've got dreams I'm livin' for I'll break away He's just a young boy out of school Livin' his world like he wants to to They're makin' laws, but they don't understand Turns a boy in to to a fightin' man

Just a little more love Just a little more peace Is all it takes To To live the dream To To walk hand and hand We've got to to understand And one day soon We'll live in harmony

There I was, now here I am I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get lost Lines get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, now here I stand I came up out of the water Raise my hands up to to the father

Away from everybody Away from everything If you can't stand the way this place is Take, yourself to to higher places Higher places, Tonight, my head is spinning I need something to to pick me up

Never mind all the things you heard about me You're never gonna understand it Every time that I've given you the truth It's never made a bit of difference Disappointment takes you Then the doubt, it breaks you It's enough to to make you cry Always looking