Be Somebody

I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference

Little boy caught in a drive-by
Witnessed the killer who made his daddy die
And 'cause he identified and signed the dotted line
He could feel it in his stomach he signed away his life
Little boy who once was the leader of his class
The little source of joy, always neatly dressed
Now would hang his head and be left crying at his desk
Was found with his mother, lying in her lap with two bullets in his chest.

Bridge:
And oh my god what is this madness?
I will not let it kill my gladness
And oh my god what is this madness?
My joy inside will send this message

Chorus:
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference
For we all are children if the Mother
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference
For we all are children of the Father

Outspoken man leading sisters and brothers
Picked himself up from hustling drugs and gutters
Doing time on the inside he found a higher power
Now back with a mission to help us help eachother
Respected from the bourgeoisie to the homeless on the street
From universities, Africa, the Middle East
And through the threats of death he spoke truth and set men free
But the power of the truth made enemies of the week he was killed by his own people

Bridge

Chorus

Ignite this fire inside, this light that is the truth
Shake off the system's chains, no longer be their fool
In the face of brutilaty, show the other cheek
Trigger-happy policing will never kill our dignity

Bridge

Tionne:
Open you heart and see
Open your heart and see
Open your heart and see
Lift up your voice and see
Lift up your voice and see
Lift up your voice and see


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