[CHORUS: Wade O. Brown]

Hate put me in here

But love is gonna get me out

I'm never going under, I know for sure

Hate put me in here

But love is gonna get me out

I'm never going under, I know for sure



[Maestro]

Yo

It's like you're mentally incarcerated, fighting for life

Crying for freedom in a cold cell

No one can hear you, but they'd never fear you 

in the sixteenth round, never surrender

Using righteous wisdom, black man we'll fight the system

It's survival of the fittest, the sky be the limit

Show the youths them

And let them know they'll shine in a minute

It's their chance to rule

So let them know they be descendants of greatenss, kings and queens

We're overcoming

Hate got us here, love will get us out (get us out)

With knowledge of self we'll turn it out

I see my foes approaching, but vocally I'm overdosin', 

I leave 'em comatosin', my thoughts evoke emotion

All my ancestors ride with me, I know they died for me

And I can here it when they cry with me

Knowledge, wisdom, over-standing made me open my eyes

Perserverance gonna keep me alive



[CHORUS]



[Maestro]

I got the spirit of a hurricane

To overthrow your Babylon

My mind is of a prophet

My soul ain't got no shackles on

I'm living in iniquity, created by your ministry

Still I'm elevating, trying to reach my peeps

I'll teach a shorty 'bout survival

Forget the bottle, it's genocidal

The system's out to stop your props

And tranquilize you, crucify your body and your mental

Leavin' you in sorrow while you search for tomorrow

Got you hoping to win, while my melodious swing

Got me sitting like an ancient Ethiopian King

I thank God for breathing, I know I'm here for a reason

I'm trying to save a life

And stop my people from bleeding

While my ancestors ride with me, I know they died for me

And I can here it when they cry with me

Knowledge, wisdom, over-standing made me open my eyes

Perserverance gonna keep me alive



[CHORUS]



[Wade O. Brown]

Take my hand and fly with me

I wanna know can you see the sky with me

Can you close your eyes and strive with me

I need to know

Take my hand and fly with me

I wanna know can you see the sky with me

If you close your eyes I know you'll see

I know for sure



[Maestro (Wade O. Brown)]

Yo

Now it's time for me to live again

And time for me to breathe again

Transcend and make a difference

And go the distance

Me and you were supposed to meet

It's written in the stars and in the scriptures

Don't get it twisted, just get uplifted

It's supposed to happen

Now we're achieving the impossible

Hurdling over obstacles and takin' it nice

We went the whole scrimmage

We went for no-limits

Overcoming, realizing God's in our own image

I know my ancestors ride with me

I know they died for me

And I can hear it when they cry with me

Knowledge, wisdom, over-standing made me open my eyes

Perserverance gonna keep me alive

(Say it again)

I know my ancestors ride with me

I know they died for me

And I can hear it when they cry with me

Knowledge, wisdom, over-standing made me open my eyes

Perserverance gonna keep me alive



[CHORUS]



[Wade O. Brown]

Take my hand and fly with me

I wanna know can you see the sky with me

Can you close your eyes and strive with me

I need to know

Take my hand and fly with me

I wanna know can you see the sky with me

If you close your eyes I know you'll see

I know for sure



[CHORUS x3]



[Wade O. Brown]

Love is gonna get me out [repeated til fade]