The Roots “Rising Up” inspired joint

Yesterday I saw an old man crying
So I walked up and asked what’s wrong
He told me that a BlackMan was about to be pres,
And he been waiting his whole life long
He said, “Young Brother, this the shit that I been waiting for…
This the shit that I been waiting for…”

Yesterday I saw an old man crying
So I walked up and asked what’s wrong
He told me that a BlackMan was about to be pres,
And he been waiting his whole life long
He said, “Young Brother, this the shit that I been waiting for…
This the shit that I been waiting for…”

We gone party like we just won the lotto niggaz
We gone do it like we just signed for twenty figurez
You bring the brew; I’ll bring the fat mason jar of sticky
Lets wile out like a jam with N.E.R.D. and Tricky
It’s been a long time come’in, now let’s move in
1, 2, 3, green light like Legend and Andre Ben
Let’s show the little Black kids they can do too
Word to Malcolm, Martin, and Garvey, they always knew

Never thought about a Black Man in the White House, now it’s history
Matter of fact bring that back, make that ourstory
The Middle Passage brought us from Africa to be slaves and shit
It took some years to get it done, now a we run’in it
We gone party for a while then get down to business
It’s gonna take a lot of work to clean Bush’s mess
I believe my man O can do it if can be done
Show and Prove that Black is back in Power, hommie we just won