[Hook] I don't want nobody to give me nothing Open up the door, I'll get it myself
[Verse 1] Don't give me denigration, give me true communication I don't give me sorrow, I want equal opportunity To live tomorrow Give me schools and give me better books So I can read about myself and gain my true looks
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[Verse 2] Some of us try as hard as we can We don't want no sympathy, we just want to be a man
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[Verse 3] We got talents we can use on our side of town Let's get our heads together and build it up from the ground When some of us make money We forget about our people Gonna forget about our honey, forget about our honey Do you know, look at here, hey
Come on, I got to have it, come on, I need it I got to have it, come on, I got to have it
[Interlude] Lordy... play with your bad self Come on, baby, come here come here Got to get myself together So many things I got to do, so many things I got to see I don't need no help from you Tell everybody, mighty hell All of these things, baby, got to do it myself, come on
I gotta have it
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[Verse 4] With you I've sweat and bled Would I ever find, and block up every blood
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[Verse 5] I'm not gonna tell you what to do I'm not gonna raise a fuss But before you make another rule Let's start by taking care of us
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[Verse 6] Can't get that education and don't you take no bar Cause we're gonna get this thing together And you got to get them all
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[Outro] Can you dig the groove, can you make the move? Can you dig the same, can you make me play?