Macy Gray

Songwriter: Stevie Wonder

Producer: Zoux Hal Willner

Your name is big brother
You say that you're watching me on the telly
Seeing me go nowhere

Your name is big brother
You say that you're tired of me protesting
Children dying every day

My name is nobody
But I can't wait to see your face inside my door

Your name is big brother
You say that you got me all in your notebook
Writing it down every day

Your name is I'll see ya
And I'll change if you vote me in
As the prez, the president of your soul

I live in the ghetto
You just come to visit me
'Round election time

I live in the ghetto
Someday I will move my feet
To the other side

My name is secluded
We live in a house the size of a matchbox
Roaches live with us wall to wall

You've killed all our leaders
I don't even have to do nothin' to you
You'll cause your own country to fall

Macy Gray (born Natalie Renée McIntyre; September 6, 1967) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress, known for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.

Gray has released six studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild and For Colored Girls. Gray is best known for her international hit single “I Try”, taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.

Macy Gray parlayed an utterly unique voice and an outlandish sense of style into pop stardom at the turn of the millennium, appealing to audiences of all colors in search of a fresh alternative to mainstream R&B. After an accidental entry into the music industry, she reached the mainstream in grand style with a Top Ten pop hit, platinum certifications, and several Grammy nominations.

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