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Right The WrongPrince

Released: July 9, 1996

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Verse 1]
An Indian woman buried her grandpa in the Black Hills
When she was young he used to tell her
That these hills belonged to her still
And even though injustice took them hills away
"One day we'll get 'em back," he said
"And the sun's gonna shine that day
"When we say, right the wrong

Before she laid him down to rest
She heard his voice in the wilderness
Saying "I got six feet of it back
"And now we can right the wrong

[Chorus]
Right the wrong
Hear the song
Before long you won't hear nothing but the crackle of flames
Right the wrong
Hear the song
Would you rather die knowing that you did or keep living in shame

[Verse 2]
Did you hear the one about the boy just 17
Three years hard time for stealing ice cream
First offense and all his dreams are gone
How long before they right the wrong?

[Chorus]
Right the wrong
Hear the song
Before long you won't hear nothing but the crackle of flames
Right the wrong
Hear the song
Would you rather die knowing that you did or keep living in shame

[Verse 3]
2, 3, uh

1, 2, 1-2, come on
Right the wrong baby

Far be it from me to say
It seem like we could stop the flow of snow in the sky today
But I guess the weather man he likes the rain
Ain't that insane
Now sing

[Chorus]
Right the wrong
Hear the song
Before long you won't hear nothing but the crackle of flames
Right the wrong
Hear the song
Would you rather die knowing that you did or keep living in shame

[Verse 4]
Come on, come on, come on
Did you hear me baby?
Right the wrong
I'm six feet in the grave
I'm six feet in the grave

[Chorus]
Right the wrong
Hear the song
Before long you won't hear nothing but the crackle of flames
Right the wrong
Hear the song
Would you rather die knowing that you did or keep living in shame

[Outro]
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
(Right the wrong, right the wrong)
This young man with a talented soul
(Right the wrong, right the wrong)
Died when he wanted to
(Right the wrong, right the wrong)
The [life/light]that lives
(Right the wrong, right the wrong)
So he shall not be pitied
Nor shall the guilty be forgiven
Until they find it in their hearts to
Right the wrong

Prince

An American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and actor that produced 22 RIAA-platinum albums during his 40-year career, Prince may be known for one of many different things – his turn as “The Kid” in the iconic film/album/8 ½ minute ballad “Purple Rain”, being the writer behind the acclaimed anthem “Kiss,” rivaling Michael Jackson at the pinnacle of his career, being the inspiration behind censorship laws, or being the artist addressed as an unpronounceable symbol throughout the 1990s—but while many know of Prince, most don’t fully understand the impact his legacy left on this world.

Going by many aliases throughout his life, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958 with his father’s (John L. Nelson) stage name as his own given one. Growing up, Prince suffered from serious epileptic seizures at a very young age, but he had wrote his first composition of many by age seven, and outside of his love for basketball, he wanted music to be his purpose in life. His tumultuous childhood, witnessing alcoholism and abuse, caused him to find refuge in neighbor André Cymone’s home in his teens, where the two competed in local band competitions, leading to Prince’s introduction to Morris Day alongside music with his cousin’s band 94 East, leading him to be courted by record labels and ultimately signed to Warner Bros. Records with complete creative control; at 19, his debut album, For You (1978) was released – Prince played all 19 instruments on the record.

Influenced by the likes of Miles Davis, Rick James, and James Brown, Prince desired to form a music dynasty and after the success of his next albums – the platinum-selling Prince (1979), the sexually-charged Dirty Mind (1980), and politically-motivated Controversy (1981) – he negotiated for the ability to form his own label and manage artists of his own. Prince’s trademark sexual/religious rhetoric within pop-and-dance, funk-rock sound gained him a following, but his opening slates for Rick James and The Rolling Stones were both negatively received and facing bankruptcy, the young artist began to reach for mainstream popularity. Cashing on the drug-influenced doomsday mania of the times, 1982’s 1999 easily achieved that mainstream appeal, landing him on MTV, music charts, and radio stations across the world.

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