Lyrics Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Soldier

Mmmm,

See he's organized

And he's on the ball

Never miss a day of school

And he's an underdog

Wanna learn more and more

Pa and 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 everythang was cool

Said the brother's packing heat

Oop oop

Then everything changed

Cause he saw his own wings

And his mother was sad

They will last

Time will past

Cause I

Wondering we're talking bout

Everybody know what dis song's about

They be trying to hide the history

But they know who we are

Do oh you want to see

Everybody rise to this degree?

Raise ya hands high if you agree

Just say yes siree oh,

Yes siree

If you agree say,

Yes siree oh,

Yes siree

Ugh

Come on

Ugh

Break it down say

Mmmm, mmhh

Hey hey (shoop)

Mmmm, aye

Hey hey (shoop)

Mmmm, oh

Hey hey (shoop)

Mmmm, oh

Hey

Now to my folks think delivery sweet,

Well they gone fuck around and push the leap

To the girls on prescriptions pills,

I know how ya feel

To my boys in Iraqi fields

This ain't no time to kill

To my girls in therapy,

See I'm a tell you this fo' free

To my folks up on the hill,

With the cake and dollar bills,

You need to watch the dirty cop

They the one you need to watch

I'm talking bout the dirty cop

They the one you need to watch!

Stop!

You get the wake up call

When you saw the buildings fall

Bow ties with the final call

Get ya money dollar bill ya'll

Bow ties with the final call

Get ya money dollar bill ya'll

To my folks on the picket line

Don't stop 'til you change they mind

I got love fo' my folks

Baptized when the levees broke

We gone keep marchin' on

Until you hear that 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

Bla (Black!)

Wondering we're talking bout

Everybody know what dis song's about

They be trying to hide the history

But they know who we are

Do you want to see

Everybody rise to the next degree?

Raise ya hands high if you agree

Just say yes siree oh,

Yes siree

If you agree say,

Yes siree hey,

Yes siree aye

Hey, hey, hey

Break it down say

Mmmm, oh

Hey hey (shoop)

Mmmm, oh

Hey hey (shoop)

Mmmm, oh

Hey hey (shoop)

Mmmm, oh

Hey hey

Mmmm, oh

Hey hey (shoop)

Mmmm, oh

Hey hey (shop)

Mmmm, oh

Hey hey (shoop)

Mmmm, oh

Hey aye