We're Gonna Make It (feat. Irma Thomas) - B.B. King

Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore We've got the right to choose it There ain't no way we'll lost it This is our life, this is our song We'll fight the powers that be just Don't pick our destiny 'cause You don't know us, you don't belong Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore Oh you're so condescending Your gall is neverending We don't want nothin', not a thing from you Your life is trite and jaded Boring and confiscated If that's your best, your best won't do Oh Oh We're right (yeah) We're free (yeah) We'll fight (yeah) You'll see (yeah) Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore No way Oh Oh We're right (yeah) We're free (yeah) We'll fight (yeah) You'll see (yeah) Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore Just you try and make us We're not gonna take it Come on! No, we ain't gonna take it You're all worthless and weak We're not gonna take it anymore Now drop and give me twenty We're not gonna take it Oh crinch pin No, we ain't gonna take it Oh you and your uniform We're not gonna take it anymore

Yeah, yes mi lion! Always look on the brighter side of life, you know Nuh must, now Don't you ever give up, don't you ever give in Don't you ever give up, don't you ever give in Don't you ever give up, don't you ever give in We will have our way some day Don't you ever 'dutty' cause a better you clean Hail up King Selassie plus Omega the queen Don't you ever give up, don't you ever give in Cause I I know we're gonne make it, It's not too late, we're gonna make it, yeah Yes, I know we're gonne make it, It's not too late, we're gonna make it, yeah Searching for the light because you're living in the dark You must realize that Jah was with you from the start Glorify his works and please be upfull in your thoughts Even though the ones who wish you well are few and far apart People never thought that we would make it through so far Speak of love Jah children and be proud of who you are Keep on concentrating on the brighter side of life Don't let them get you down Cause I I know we're gonne make it, it's not too late (no), we're gonna make it, yeah Yes, I know we're gonne make it, it's not too late, rasta children gonna make it, ey! If your brother weak then you must help him if you're strong Love him for the right and do not judge him for the wrong If your sister lost then you must help her find her way She might just be the one to have to help you out some day United we will stand up or divided we will fall Love your one another for the Father loves us all Keep on concentrating on the brighter side of life Don't let them get you down Cause I I know we're gonne make it, it's not too late, sister love! We're gonna make it, yeah Yes, I know we're gonne make it, it's not too late, brother man! Rasta children gonna make it We will always share nuh care how meager the meal Always speak the truth nuh care how ego wi' feel I and I a root nuh care weh people believe Don't you ever give up, don't you ever give in Seed that we will sew will multiply in the field Some a speak the word and some are doing the deeds Don't you ever give up, don't you ever give in Cause I I know we're gonne make it, it's not too late, sister love! Rasta children gonna make it, yeah Yes, I know we're gonne make it, It's not too late, brother man! Rasta pickney gonna make it I know we'll make it, we're gonna make it I know we'll make it, we're gonna make it Rasta children gonna make it Jah Jah children gonna make it Mankind is gonna make it Womankind is gonna make it Human beings are gonna make it You and Me we're gonna make it I know we'll make it I know we'll make it

I know the Lord, will make a way He will make a way somehow, yes, He will Yes, He will Oh, I do believe that we will make it Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Uh, uh I was at rock bottom, my whole life was mo' problems Reincarnation of a slave pickin' cotton Stress beamin' down like the sun I felt rotten To the core, was at war 'cause the enemy is plottin' I hear him knockin', sayin' that we got him Hot like solar, he wanna burn my soul up World on my shoulders but I roll back ya boulders Words have a funny way of comin' back to scold ya Watch what come out of your mouth, you crack a molar I tried to told ya, hehehe Enemies gunnin', true believers ain't runnin' Or duckin', we ain't scared of nuttin', you feel me? They wanna test me and press my buttons, oh really? Allow Uncle L to hip y'all to somethin', uh, uh Yeah, uh, check it out There's a living power, make a man out a coward Rebuild your strength like the new Trade Towers I thought that I was over, my life got devoured Now I'm on top and I pray for all my doubters Time to shout it, sing it louder Yeah, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it Thank God we made it And I mean it, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah I was feelin' like my whole world was spinnin' and spillin' On the ground and that God wasn't willin' It seemed like the only ones ballin' was the villains Dollar signs in they eyes, lyin' to our chillin' I wanna kill 'em, I'd rather God, hit 'em They sellin' venom and we buyin' it like denim These world wide webs, they weave, we caught in 'em Old folks is dyin' and CEO's skimmin' The bat's in your hand and this is the 9th inning Keep your eyes on the ball when you swingin' Don't be confused, don't be fooled by the wind up Start switchin' your position, make your mind up Pull your bootstraps tight, get your grind up Get your life lined up before time's up Yo, yo, you know what? Take ten percent of that, dough you tryin' to stack Send it up to God, I guarantee he send it back Multiply it by a hundred times, y'all remember that That's just a little jewel to get the monkey off your back Uh, yeah, sing it out now Yeah, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it Thank God we made it And I mean it, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah In the darkest valley, through the loneliest alley Never give up, press on through the storm Weepin' man fall, for the night seem long But if you stand strong, joy come within the morn' And it goes, on and on and on and on and on and, ah I know it feels like your back's to the wall Who's sittin' in the crib and you don't know who to call Hangin' on a tight rope, fingers slippin' off But you ain't by yourself, dawg, we all been lost Stay on your course, carry your cross Ain't no stoppin', got to keep it poppin' You want it, you can get it, believe me, the king did it Nothin' gonna hold you back, there's no limits I'm sent to bring truth to rap, not gimmicks And I'm not finished, man, listen Here's the moral to the thesis, y'all cats need Jesus He puts your life back together, pick up the pieces Word to the masses, I heard God asked us For less fake rappers and more real pastors Uh, huh, uh, huh, so hereafter Yeah, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it Thank God we made it And I mean it, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah Yeah, we're gonna make it We're gonna make it Thank God we made it And I mean it, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah We made it (Pain) We made it (Through the storm and rain) Yeah, you can make it (Yes, you can) You can make it (You got me) I know you can (I know you can) I know you can (Yes) Yeah Yeah, I do believe we'll make it (Hallelujah, glory, glory)

My house, is a lonely house And it once, was a happy house And the two of us, we were so happy As I recall But now the rain, falls around it And loneliness, surrounds it And I ...I'm in the middle of it all My friends, look at me and say I wonder, what made the girl that way The girl doesn't even, smile at all But I wondered, what my friends would say If there world just came down one day And they, were in the middle of it all I gave that guy all the love, That I had... had to give And the love that I gave him Was really, really, real, Now I ache, with heartbreak and pain And the hurt, that I just cant explain It looks like, my life is, about to fall But I built a shield around it But sadness, has found it And I'm in the middle of it all