Erykah Badu Soldier Lyrics

Soldier Lyrics

mmmmm

see he's organized

and he's on the ball

never miss a day
of school

and he's a underdog

wanna learn more and more

cuz
his mama taught him good

He's about to change the face

of yo ghetto
neighborhood

walking to school today

saw a brother on the
streets

seem like errthang was cool

cept the brother's packing
heat

oop oop

then everything changed 

cuz he saw his own
wings

and his mother was sad

they will last 

time will
past

cuz I



What am I talkin' bout

errbody know what
dis song's about

dey be trying to hide the history

but they know
who we are

DO OO  you want to see

errybody rise to this degree?

raise ya hands high if you agree

just say Yessireeee ooooh, 

yessiree

if you agree say,

yessireeeeee ooooohh, 

yessiree

Ugh

come on

ugh

Break it down say

mmmm, mmhhh

hey hey (shoop)

mmmm, aaaye

hey hey (shoop)

mmmm, oooh

hey hey (shoop)

mmmm, oooh

hey



now
to my folks think dey living sweet,

well dey gone fuck around and push
delete

to the girls on perscriptions pills,

i know how ya feel

to my boys in iraqi fields

this aint no time to kill

to my girls
in therapy,

see imma tell you this fo' free

to my folks up on the
hill,

with the cake and dollar bills,

you need to watch da dirty
cop

dey the one you need to watch

im talking bout the dirty cop

dey the one you need to WATCH

STOP



you get the wake up
call

when you saw the buildings fall

bowties with the final
call

get ya money dollar bill yall

bowties with the final calls

get ya money dollar bill yall



to my folks on the picket line

dont stop til you change dey mind

I got luv fo' my folks

baptized
when the levy broke

we gone keep marchin' on

until you hear dat
freedom song

and if you think about turning back

i got the shotgun
on ya back

and if you think about turning back

i got the shot gun
on ya back

BLLAAAA (BLAT!)



what am I talking bout

errbody know what dis song's about

dey be trying to hide the
history

but they know who we are

Dooooo  you want to see

errybody rise to the NEXT degree?

raise ya hands high if you agree

just say Yessireeee ooooh, 

yessiree

if you agree say,

yessiree hey, 

yessiree aye



hey,hey,hey

Break it
down say

mmmm, ooooh

hey hey (shoop)

mmmm, oooh

hey hey
(shoop)

mmmm, oooh

hey hey (shoop)

mmmm, oooh

hey
hey



mmmm, ooooh

hey hey (shoop)

mmmm, oooh

hey
hey (shoop)

mmmm, oooh

hey hey (shoop)

mmmm, oooh

hey
aye



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