Reparations (Interlude) - R. City

Speed of light Who'll pay reparations on my soul? Many suggestions And documents written Many directions For the end that was given They gave us Pieces of silver and pieces of gold Tell me Who'll pay reparations on my soul? Many fine speeches (oh yeah) From the White House desk (uh huh) Written on the cue cards That were never really there. Yes But the heat and the summer were there And the freezing winter's cold. Now Tell me Who'll pay reparations on my soul? Call my brother a junkie 'cause he ain't got no job (no job, no job) Told my old man to leave me when times got hard (so hard) Told my mother she got to carry me all by herself And now that I want to be a man (be a man) who can depend on no one else (oh yeah) What about the red man Who met you at the coast? You never dig sharing Always had to have the most And what about Mississippi The boundary of old? Tell me Who'll pay reparations on my soul? Call my brother a junkie 'cause he ain't got no job (no job, no job) Told my old man to leave me when times got hard (so hard) Told my mother she got to carry me all by herself Wanna be a man that can depend on no one else (oh yeah) What about the red man Who met you at the coast? You never dig sharing Always had to have the most And what about Mississippi The boundaries of old? Tell me Who'll pay reparations on my soul? Many fine speeches (oh yeah) From the White House desk (uh huh) Written on the cue cards That were never really there. Yes But the heat and the summer were there And the freezing winter's cold Tell me Who'll pay reparations on my soul? Who'll pay reparations 'Cause I don't dig segregation, but I Can't get integration I got to take it to the United Nations Someone to help me away from this nation Tell me Who'll pay reparations on my soul?

I'm digging through the glove box I thought I had a map in here The driver's door doesn't lock I bought the car my junior year There's candy in my backpack And you can pick our soundtrack We're heading for the East Coast tonight So pack your bags and hold on tight 'Cause we're taking off We're taking off Run away with me We're on the way to New York City Take my hand and see Manhattan never looked so pretty Travel light and see the world right You'll never know if you never go so Run away with me And say hello to New York City Feet up on the dashboard We're driving with the windows down Did you forget your phone cord? We'll buy one in the next small town Get dinner at an IHOP A shower at a truck stop We'll listen to some Johnny Cash Take my hand and don't look back 'Cause we're moving on We're moving on Run away with me We're on the way to New York City Take my hand and see Manhattan never looked so pretty Travel light and see the world right You'll never know if you never go so Run away with me And say hello to New York City Run away Run away Run away Run away Run away with me We're on the way to New York City Take my hand and see Manhattan never looked so pretty Travel light and see the world right You'll never know if you never go so Run away with me Stroll the midtown streets And tell me that you don't feel giddy Lady Liberty Ain't throwing us a wink or is she? Travel light and see the world right You'll never know if you never go so Run away with me And say hello to New York City Say hello to New York City Say hello to New York City