What we gon’ do right now is go back, way back
Bring in the groove

I wanna dedicate this to those who never made it
>From kindergarten to the 12th I never graduated
Yo but college wasn’t for some of us
So we joined the service
I seen a kid get murdered in Nam listening to Elvis
But on the out looking in
Things stay the same
But at the same vein
Looking out the whole world’s changed
So keep your head up
Don’t get caught up in the fast bucks
And find your mom crying while your lying in a black tux
Trust me

We don’t need no education says a young man
Sitting in class (sitting in class)
School is out 3 o’clock on the dot
He had beef with some kids and he got shot, oh Lord

Turn on the television
I’m watching Martin Luther King who had a dream, oh
So take this dream and apply it to your life
Even though we know the ghetto’s rough
But we got to

1 – Keep your head up
(Uh keep your head up)
Cause a new day will come
(Uh-huh, uh-huh)
And look towards the sun
(Look towards the sun)
Even when the darkness shall come

(Ooh) It’s real son
(Ooh) To my people living Life it’s real son

I turn the page

What’s the news today
People getting fired, walking on a wire
Looting on the streets cause the kid’s gotta eat
Oh, oh turn around and look at the hour glass
I gotta get it straight
Before it’s too late
Cause I don’t wanna be behind that gates

Keep your head up
(Uh keep your head up)
Cause a new day will come
(Uh-huh, uh-huh)
And look towards the sun
Even when the darkness shall come

2 – All my people in the back
Mama, mama
You know you raised me with no father figure
(Didn’t ya)
I wanna take this time to thank you
For giving me life, oh yeah
Mama, mama
You know you raised me with no father figure
(Didn’t ya)
I wanna take this time to thank you
Even though I’m doing Life
Alright

(Ooh) It’s real son, alright
(Ooh) Can’t flee
(Ooh)All my people doing time
(Ooh)People in the back playing cards
(Ooh)Don’t lose your money yeah
Yeah tell them don’t lose your money, c’mon, c’mon

Repeat 1

Repeat 2

(Ooh) For my people doing time (alright)
(Ooh) For my people doing time (alright)

Featuring Neville Brothers

(Introduction)
Yo Mona Lisa, could I get a date on Friday and if your busy, I
Wouldn’t mind taking Saturday.

(Wyclef Talking)
Right about now, if you are in your jeep. Please turn up your radio.
If you don’t have a Jeep, and you have a little hooptie I still want
You to crank up your volume.
We want all the ladies to sit back, relax, let your hair out.
Wyclef presents the Neville Brothers in the house tonight.

(Neville’s Singing)
I know a girl, she ruled my world.
Whatever I need, she supplied.
Living in paradise.
She ruled my heart, till death do we part.
(Her love was like esctasy)

*Chorus*
Atleast thats how I thought it would be.
(So Neville brothers what you telling me)
Atleast that how I thought it would be
(One question, what was her name)
Mona Lisa, you called my name.

Laid it apart but I did not respond
And you ask me what I am thinking of
In the morning I’ll be gone, no more loving after dawn.
No longer we can share the love that was never there.
When the moon has lost its light.
And the stars no longer bright
And no longer can we share, the love that was never there.
(Ain’t no need to cry girl. Its gonna be alright)

Girl don’t you cry.
(Girl don’t you cry)
Please dry your eyes
All you ever been was faithful in my life.
So I apologize
I hope the future brings us back together.
Atleast that’s how I thought it would be.
Atleast that’s how I thought it would be.
(Yo, neville brothers. What was her name)

*Repeat Chorus*

(Wyclef speaking)
Right about now if you are in dance, I want you to hold your girl
Real tight. We got the neville brothers in the house tonight. Along
Side Wyclef, you know how we do it. I want to apologize to you. I
Never wrote a love song. This is my first one.