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SoldierErykah Badu

Released: February 26, 2008

Songwriter: Erykah Badu Guus Willemse Hans Waterman Karriem Riggins Willem Ennes Tom Barlage

Producer: Erykah Badu Karriem Riggins

[Verse 1]
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
'Cause 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 everythang was cool
Except the brother's packing heat
Oop oop
Then everything changed
'Cause he saw his own wings
And his mother was sad
They will last
Time will pass
Stop

[Chorus]
What am I talkin' bout
Everybody know what this song's about
They be trying to hide the history
But they know who we are
Do-oo you want to see
Everybody rise to this degree?
Raise ya hands high if you agree
Just say Yessireeee ooooh
Yessiree
If you agree say
Yessireeeeee ooooohh

[Post-Chorus]
Yessiree
Uh
Come on
Uh
Break it down say
Mmmm, mmhhh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, aaaye
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oooh
Hey

[Verse 2]
Now to my folks think they living sweet
Well they gone fuck around and push delete
To the girls on prescriptions pills
I know how you feel
To my boys in Iraqi fields
This ain't no time to kill
To my girls in therapy
See im a tell you this for free
To my folks up on the hill
With the cake and dollar bills
You need to watch the dirty cop
They the one you need to watch
Im talking 'bout the dirty cop
They the one you need to watch
Stop
You get the wake up call
When you saw the buildings fall
Bow ties with the Final Call
Get ya money dollar bill yall
Bow ties with the Final Calls
Get ya money dollar bill yall
To my folks on the picket line
Dont stop til you change they mind
I got love for my folks
Baptized when the levy broke
We gone keep marching on
Until you hear that 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 your back
BLLAAAA (BLAT!)

[Chorus]
What am I talking bout
Everybody know what this song's about
They be trying to hide the history
But they know who we are
Do-oo you want to see
Everybody 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

[Post-Chorus]
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

Erykah Badu

Erica Abi Wright, better know as the Erykah Badu is a multi-genre artist with influences spanning from Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Funk and Experimental. She is credited as one of the pioneers of Neo-Soul movement of the mid 90’s and would become one of the most prolific artist of the genre, earning her the title “First Lady Of Neo-Soul.”

Erykah’s career began in 1994, when she opened a show for D'angelo, and attracted the attention of Kedar Entertainment. Under the label, Erykah would release her debut alum Baduizm, which earned two Grammy awards. Erykah would use the monumentum of the debut release to create one of the strongest discographies of any R&B artist.

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