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JANET JACKSON lyrics : "New Agenda"

[Chuck D's Intro:]
It ain't nothin but an us thang
And it's time for us to step it up and respect

That level of sisterhood
That's been holding up our neighborhood
And if it wasn't for our mothers

There would be no brothers
And if it wasn't for our sisters
There would be no misters

So it ain't nothin but a us thang
She's strong and that's a fact
Now it's time for us to take up the slack

Step it up, step it up, time to go to work

History hidden from me

To hide my identity
So I'd never feel
I am somebody


You've gouged my eyes
I see more clearly

You've tried to rob
My humanity


My spirit you tried to break
My soul you tried to take
There's no need to be afraid

Cause I won't do unto you now

[CHORUS:]


Amen
All that we've been through

Our time has come to rejoice
A new agenda's due
Amen

It's time to know the truth
Our time has come to rejoice
A new agenda's due


(no no)
Because of my gender

(no)
I've heard no too many times
Because of my race

I've heard no too many times
But with every no
I grow in strenght

That is why
African-American woman
I stand tall with pride


You want to know what it takes
To rid yourself of me now

There's nothing you can do
Accept me for who I am now


[CHORUS]

Chuck D's Rap:

Time to step it up, step it up
Better check yourself
I get vexed to protect what we got

Left her alone
Lookin for your own
Here it is I know what I'm sayin

But the klan ain't playin at the range
Gotta step it up us to discuss a must
It ain't nothin but an us thang

Rewind back to the time
Where the color of our mother
Had 'em call it a crime

Brother what in the world?
And the world says where is the black man
Support the woman and children

Time to step it up, step it up, it's playoff time
And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself

Amen
A new agenda's due


[CHORUS (2x)]

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