Released: April 28, 2009
Featuring: Barack Obama
[Intro: Barack Obama]
Tonight, I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and independents across this great land — enough! This moment — this moment — this election, is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive
[Verse 1: Usher]
Every day he wakes up in his million dollar home
His life is like a video, the only reality he knows
He jumps inside of his hundred thousand dollar car
Cruising up the boulevard
Driving pass people living hard
Complains about the gas prices, but still supports the war
He complains about his 6-figure salary, tax to feed the poor
He doesn't understand the homeless, doesn't think it's genocide
That millions die from three lethal letters
So he does sh— to make it better
And I'm thinkin' new
[Chorus: Usher]
Everybody wanna touch the sky
And nobody wants to reach back
For the ones who are scared to fly
Everybody wants Heaven
If you don't wanna sacrifice
You don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
[Post-Chorus: Usher & Barack Obama]
(Ooh, hush) Don't say nothing
That's the promise of America — the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper
(Ooh, hush) Don't say nothing
[Verse 2: Usher]
She watches television full of fabricated show
Thinks the world is just a joke, but oh, little does she know
That there's a real life drama happening right outside her door
'Cause she continues to ignore, but she's like the TV
The story repeats, yeah
She's searching through the channels
Skipping pass the news
She's more entertained by lies and gossip
'Cause it hurts to see the truth
She complains about the nation
Thinks it's a waste of time to vote
She says the world has been corrupted forever
No one tries to make it better
And I'm thinking who
[Chorus: Usher & Barack Obama]
It's time for them to own their failure. It's time for us to change America. And that's why I'm running for president of the United States
Everybody wanna touch the sky (Ooh)
And nobody wants to reach back
For the ones who are scared to fly (Scared to fly)
Everybody wants Heaven (Heaven)
If you don't wanna sacrifice (Oh)
Don't say nothing, no
Don't say nothing
[Post-Chorus: Usher]
(Ooh, hush)
Don't say nothing (Hand to your brother)
Ooh, hush (Hand to your sister)
(Don't say nothing)
(Ooh, hush) (Don't say nothing)
Ooh, hush (Don't say nothing)
[Spoken Outro: Barack Obama]
The fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. That's the promise we need to keep. That's the change we need right now. You can decide whether we're gonna travel the same worn path, or whether we will chart a new course. That offers real hope for the future
Tonight, I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and independents across this great land — enough! This moment — this moment — this election, is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive
[Verse 1: Usher]
Every day he wakes up in his million dollar home
His life is like a video, the only reality he knows
He jumps inside of his hundred thousand dollar car
Cruising up the boulevard
Driving pass people living hard
Complains about the gas prices, but still supports the war
He complains about his 6-figure salary, tax to feed the poor
He doesn't understand the homeless, doesn't think it's genocide
That millions die from three lethal letters
So he does sh— to make it better
And I'm thinkin' new
[Chorus: Usher]
Everybody wanna touch the sky
And nobody wants to reach back
For the ones who are scared to fly
Everybody wants Heaven
If you don't wanna sacrifice
You don't say nothing
Don't say nothing
[Post-Chorus: Usher & Barack Obama]
(Ooh, hush) Don't say nothing
That's the promise of America — the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper
(Ooh, hush) Don't say nothing
[Verse 2: Usher]
She watches television full of fabricated show
Thinks the world is just a joke, but oh, little does she know
That there's a real life drama happening right outside her door
'Cause she continues to ignore, but she's like the TV
The story repeats, yeah
She's searching through the channels
Skipping pass the news
She's more entertained by lies and gossip
'Cause it hurts to see the truth
She complains about the nation
Thinks it's a waste of time to vote
She says the world has been corrupted forever
No one tries to make it better
And I'm thinking who
[Chorus: Usher & Barack Obama]
It's time for them to own their failure. It's time for us to change America. And that's why I'm running for president of the United States
Everybody wanna touch the sky (Ooh)
And nobody wants to reach back
For the ones who are scared to fly (Scared to fly)
Everybody wants Heaven (Heaven)
If you don't wanna sacrifice (Oh)
Don't say nothing, no
Don't say nothing
[Post-Chorus: Usher]
(Ooh, hush)
Don't say nothing (Hand to your brother)
Ooh, hush (Hand to your sister)
(Don't say nothing)
(Ooh, hush) (Don't say nothing)
Ooh, hush (Don't say nothing)
[Spoken Outro: Barack Obama]
The fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. That's the promise we need to keep. That's the change we need right now. You can decide whether we're gonna travel the same worn path, or whether we will chart a new course. That offers real hope for the future
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