Evolution

[Chorus: TJ Swan] We came here tonight to get started [?] party Came a long way, now we're here to stay And now we’re here to talk about it today Today [Verse 1: Debbie D] The Underground Railroad I proclaim And Harriet Tubman is my name I was born and raised in a cotton field Where everything for the blacks was locked and sealed It was hard work, and no time to play [?] what the white man wanted we'd obey No hassling about, I'm telling y’all We made them all feel like movie stars Picking that cotton, singing [?] Was not what we wantеd in this olden land Up in the north things came to changе And that's when the [?] blacks [?] train I went back and forth, from the South to the North And the North started [?] as my escort [?] captivator There were many folks saying "Damn, I hate her" It makes no difference to me, understand Because a shotgun stays in my right hand They tried to fool me, school me [?] Until all the black slaves got off that plot It's rough, soft, I must admit It won't be just us, it'll be justice [Chorus: TJ Swan] We came here tonight to get started [?] party Came a long way, now we're here to stay And now we're here to talk about it today Today [Verse 2: Kool G Rap] I fight for black power [?] It's [?] that tried to help me I’m free even though I committed crimes But as I did time, I brightened my mind Then I discovered a better way One night in ’25, 19th of May I was aggressive, walking sharp as a knife And I knew the price to pay was my life Ballot or the bullet, [?] Freedom for the righteous people, slavery dies I bowed down in Mecca, prayed in Medina The more I think about this, I see it get meaner Chains all on your brains, your bloodstains In America, [?] remains You get schooled and fooled by the old white glory It's not history, it’s his-story Wind up your mind and you will find That black is beautiful, pretty and fine My name is Malcolm X and I'mma hold 'em and make 'em And if you are a brother, I say As-salamu alaykum [Chorus: TJ Swan] We came here tonight to get started [?] party Came a long way, now we’re here to stay And now we're here to talk about it today Today [Verse 3: Glamorous] My name is Margarita, my brother calls me Maya The story that I'm telling is hot like fire When we were little we lived with our grandmother We were sent to Arkansas with my father [?] I was three, my brother barely was four [?] with me in her Grandma's store We learned a lot and earned a lot And Grandma always said "[?]" When we were old enough, my brother and I Moved in with our mother, Mr. Freeman [?] What he used to do for me, it wasn't right But my family's reaction, it wasn't polite He knew he was wrong, so he threatened to kill If I didn't tell a soul, everything was chill I went silent for a while but it came out anyway He was concicted, I had nothing to say I went back to the South, to clear my head And later on I found out Mr. Freeman was dead My life in the South was like another world Then I went back to my mom and became a California girl Life was getting harder, went from job to job It was like being a corn from a empty cob Went out on my own, put a son in the world And that's when I realized [?] girl All the trials and tribulations that I've been through Made me a sucessful author, to tell it to you Judge it by the book or from what you know Or from what you heard from Maya Angelou Now that I've told you all these things You should know why the caged bird sings [Chorus: TJ Swan] We came here tonight to get started [?] party Came a long way, now we're here to stay And now we're here to talk about it today Today [Verse 4: MC Shan] Martin Luther King, from Atlanta, GA Are there any objections? (Nay!) I tried to tell the blind, the deaf, the dumb That there will be a day we shall overcome I said freedom and justice was around the bend I spoke the people rights that marks all men Have faith in me, I'm a man of trust I was jailed for protesting the seats on the bus On the day [?] I said 'Til we gonna reach that mountaintop Strive for perfection and keep your pace steady And when the doors open, you best be ready A good black lawyer, a good black teacher A good black driver or a good black preacher If you wanna take seconds, be my guest I'll be a good black nothing, I'm gonna be the best Try to make it better than it was in the past Scream to the world that we're free at last! [Chorus: TJ Swan] We came here tonight to get started [?] party Came a long way, now we're here to stay And now we're here to talk about it today On Today We came here tonight to get started [?] party Came a long way, now we're here to stay And now we're here to talk about it today Today