Yonder

[Intro: Nas]

Yeah

[Verse 1: Nas, Jennifer Hudson]

Growing up in New York, I never went to church before

But down south with grandmoms, I did for sure

Walking through the door, church fans, wooden floors

Spirit took over the little boy

I was holy ghosting, speaking tongues, holy rolling

Nah, not me, that was the old ones

Carolina visits in the summer

To get away from the killings and the concrete jungle (Yeah)

Trailways bus, Port Authority depart

And every time we left, they always broke in our apartment

Couldn't understand moms leaving us in the twigs

City kids, as a man now, I see what it did

Simplified life, pure pеace and calm spirits

Duality to help the ancеstors stay strong (Stay strong)

We got some angels getting us through the storm

Another funeral, another man gone (Man)

Ghetto king, ghetto king

When you transition, I wish you a pair of wings

Serious, the Black experience is quite deadly

Fight daily, life expectancy might vary

It evokes the Huey in me you woke

Now you be scary I spoke at schools already, nothing prepared me

To separate the truth from conspiracy (Oh)

Loved ones fear for my life, but ain’t no fear in me

[Chorus: Jennifer Hudson, Nas]

I'm going up a-yonder (Going up yonder, yeah)

I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder)

I’m going up yonder

To be with my love (The most high)

I'm going up a-yonder (Going up yonder, yeah)

I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder)

I'm going up, yonder

To be with my love

[Verse 2: Nas, Jennifer Hudson]

Can't even hide from the devil in a place of worship

Can't find peace where they going to find God

Look at Charleston, look at the arson

They tried to shock him back to life, but they lost him

He was a wild kid, they caught him on the humble

Coming out a chick crib, had nowhere to run to

Something bad happen, we pulling together

While we all here, we forgot all we got is each other

This one here's for my man Hassan's moms

This one’s for Salaam’s moms

For Jennifer's and Nas’ moms

She told me a lot of times

One day it's just gon' be you and God

I pray that Philando's daughter gets through them all

We demand justice for all (Oh)

Uh, Miss Hudson said it all

[Chorus: Jennifer Hudson, Nas]

I’m going up yonder (Yeah, going up yonder)

I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder, we goin' up, y'all)

I'm going up yonder

To be with my love

I'm going up yonder (Yeah, yeah, going up yonder)

I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder)

I'm going up yonder

To be with my love (All praise is due)

[Bridge: Jennifer Hudson, Nas]

If you wanna know (Yeah, yeah-yeah)

Where I'm going

Where I'm going soon, uh-huh (Check for the church)

If anybody asks you (Uh-huh, yeah)

Where I'm going

Tell 'em I'm going soon, oh

[Chorus: Jennifer Hudson, Nas]

I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder)

I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder, yeah, yeah)

Going up yonder (It's that feeling)

To be with my love

I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder)

I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder)

I'm going up yonder

To be with my love

[Outro: Jennifer Hudson]

Ahh-ahh-ahh

Uh-huh