1. Higher Ground 2. Fight Like A Brave 3. Behind The Sun 4. Me And My Friends 5. Backwoods 6. True Men Don't Kill Coyotes 7. Fire 8. Get Up And Jump 9. Knock Me Down 10. Under The Bridge 11. Show Me Your Soul 12. If You Want Me To Stay 13. Hollywood 14. Jungle Man 15. The Brother's Cup 16. Taste The Pain 17. Catholic School Girls Rule 18. Johnny Kick A Hole In The Sky
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1. Higher Ground People, keep on learnin' Soldiers, keep on warrin' World, keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long Powers, keep on lyin' While your people keep on dyin' World, keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long I'm so darn glad he let me try it again 'Cause my last time on Earth, I lived a whole world of sin I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then Gonna keep on tryin' 'til I reach the highest ground Teachers, keep on teachin' Preachers, keep on preachin' World, keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long, oh no Lovers, keep on lovin' While believers keep on believin' Sleepers, just stop sleepin' 'Cause it won't be too long, oh no I'm so darn glad he let me try it again 'Cause my last time on Earth, I lived a whole world of sin I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then Gonna keep on tryin' 'til I reach the highest ground And Stevie knows that, huh, nobody's gonna bring me down 'Til I reach the highest ground 'Cause me and Stevie, see, we're gonna be sailin' on the funky sound 'Til I reach the highest ground Bustin' out, and I'll break you out, 'cause I'm sailin' on 'Til I reach the highest ground Just, uh, sailin' on, sailin' on the higher ground 'Til I reach the highest ground
2. Fight Like A Brave Rock! All your slingers and fiends hide behind your rocks Put down your guard, I'm not here to box This is no showdown, so throw down your guns You see it doesn't matter where you come from You could be from Park Ave or from a park bench You could be a politician or a bitchy princess If you're lookin' for a fist and you're lookin' to unite Put your knuckleheads together, make a fist and fight Not to your death and not to your grave I'm talkin' bout that freedom, fight like a brave Fight like a brave, don't be a slave No one can tell you, you've got to be afraid If you're sick, sick and tired of being sick and tired If you're sick of all the bullshit and you're sick of all the lies It's better late than never to set, set it straight You know the lie is dead, so give yourself a break Get it through your head and get it off your chest Get it out your arm, because it's time to start fresh You wanna stop dying the life you could be livin' I'm here to tell a story, but I'm also here to listen No, I'm not your preacher and I'm not your physician I'm just trying to reach you I'm a rebel with a mission Fight like a brave, don't be a slave No one can tell you, you've got to be afraid Fight like a brave, don't be a slave No one can tell you, you've got to be afraid I'm here today to talk about the Uplift Mofo Party Plan A plan based on a band, a band based on a plan There should be no slaves in the land of lands It's a Hollywood jam You say you're running and you're running and you're running afraid You say you ran across the planet, but you couldn't get away The fire in your brain was drivin' you insane You were lookin' for a day in a life that never came So don't tell me that I got to take a number 'Cause I've been to that doctor and believe me, that's a bummer Here's a one of a kind, convention of the mind And don't forget to mention that it doesn't cost a dime Come as you like and leave any time And one more thing, you know it doen't have to rhyme Fight like a brave (fight like a brave), don't be a slave (I'm not a slave) No one can tell you, you've got to be afraid Fight like a brave (fight like a brave), don't be a slave (I'm not a slave) No one can tell you, you've got to be afraid Fight like a brave (fight like a brave), don't be a slave (I'm not a slave) No one can tell you, you've got to be afraid Fight like a brave (fight like a brave), don't be a slave (I'm not a slave) No one can tell you, you've got to be afraid Fight like a brave (fight like a brave), don't be a slave (I'm not a slave) No one can tell you, you've got to be afraid...
3. Behind The Sun One day, while bathing in the sea My talking dolphin spoke to me He spoke to me in symphony From freedom's peace beneath the sea He looked to me, eyes full of love Said "yes, we live behind the sun" Behind the sun Behind the sun Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Behind the sun The sun goes up and the sun gets down But like the heart of the sun, my heart continues to pound Behind the sun Now, while I shower in the rain I watch my dolphin swim away The one who listens to the surf Can feel the pulse beat of the Earth And like my dolphin swims so free The sun does swim into the sea Behind the sun Behind the sun Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Behind the sun (ha ha ha ha) Behind the sun An island flying through the sky One day, your son might ask you why And if your sun should be a girl She too might ask you of this world The sun shines sweet upon your beach And yes, my dolphin loves to teach Behind the sun Behind the sun Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Behind the sun The sun goes up and the sun gets down But like the heart of the sun, my heart continues to pound Behind the sun Whoa!
4. Me & My Friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Like two sweet peas in an even sweeter pod Well, that's my friend and my friends's named Bob Like the Devil knows Hell, I know Bobby well Well enough to tell you 'bout his 67 smells Well enough to tell you he's a hell-a-swell fella Well enough to tell you that we know each other better Than we know ourselves Like freaks of a feather, we rock together I know Bobby well, but I think he knows me better Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends He's as close to me as a friend can be Well, I'll be standin' by my buddy, he'll be standin' by me Just another half of the two headed freak But I need him like my heart needs to beat At this point in this friendly verse I gotta sing a little something that I haven't rehearsed It's about my man and his name is Hillel For who my love is soul brother sacred Take it Huckleberry, slim boy, take it! Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Jacky's eyes are closed, but he's right on course Because he's guided by the invisible force He drives a Kooky green Chrysler, bad as anybody's Porsche He's a working class drummer, he's as strong as a horse Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends Me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my, me and my friends
5. Backwoods Oh, someone spilled blood many years ago Whoa, someone spilled blood, but do you know That from the backwoods where the Chuck Berrys grow Come your long tall, daddies of rock and roll, oh no Take me to your backwoods now Take me to your backwoods now Spinnin' down from the clouds, like a tornado Spinnin' outta control, like a psychadelic soul With a rythm hitting' harder than Larry Holmes Come your long tall daddies of rock and roll, oh no Take me to your backwoods now Take me to your backwoods now WHOA! Take me to your backwoods now Take me to your backwoods now Yeah! Oh well, Mr. Uplift Mofo, my man Bo Diddley Hit sippin' a bottle of nickle ripple Play the lickity split finger lickin' licks For all you wicked city slick chicks And all you nitty gritty hick We'll make your nipples ripple He'll make you wanna dip your dipple He'll make you wanna soak your hickory stick, that's right Because my man has a grip on it And I do mean on it So, which brings to mind A very sinister minister kind of guy A man named Little Richard Who was born to make them bitches stir That's right, he'll make the sweet subtance drip From the middle of your hillbilly lips And like the farmer milks his cow The Howling Wolf will howl And since time does allow You all can take it to your backwoods now, you're slim Take me to your backwoods now Take me to your backwoods now Take me to your backwoods now Take me to your backwoods now Whoa, take me to your backwoods
6. True Men Don't Kill Coyotes Hoo, Lord Well, I'm gonna ride a sabertooth horse trough the Hollywood hills The farther west, the farther out, yeah, that's the way I feel Well, I dig the dirt and I dig the dust, I barbecue my meals Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon through the Hollywood hills, yeah Huh, Hollywood hills Well, I'm gonna ride a sabertooth horse through the Hollywood hills Just don't show me anything, 'cause that's the way I feel Well, I dig the dirt and I dig the dust, I barbecue my meals Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon through the Hollywood hills, yeah Huh, Hollywood hills Passion dripping from the coyote's eyes He can taste his blood and blood never lies, pale face die True men don't kill coyotes True men don't kill coyotes Well, I'm gonna ride a sabertooth horse through the Hollywood hills The farther West, the farther out, yeah, that's the way I feel Well, I dig the dirt and I dig the dust, I barbecue my meals Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon through the Hollywood hills, yeah Huh, Hollywood hills Passion dripping from the coyote's eyes He can taste his blood and blood never lies, pale face die True men don't kill coyotes True men don't Well, I'm gonna ride a sabertooth horse through the Hollywood hills Just don't tell me anything, 'cause that's the way I feel Well, I dig the dirt and I dig the dust, I barbecue my meals Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon through the Hollywood hills, yeah Huh, Hollywood hills Passion dripping from the coyote's eyes He can taste his blood and blood never lies, pale face die True men don't kill coyotes True men don't True men don't kill coyotes True men don't Ooooow! True men don't kill coyotes True men don't
7. Fire Well alright, now dig this You don't care for me, I don't care about that You got a new fool, ah, I like it like that I have only one burning desire Oh, can I make love with your fire? Let me stand next to your fire, funky funky fire Let me stand next to your fire, funky funky fire Let me stand next to your fire, funky funky fire Let me stand next to your fire, oh yeah Hey now, listen to this, baby And stop acting so crazy You say your mom ain't home, ain't my concern Just don't play with me and you won't get burned I have only one burning desire Oh, I'm gonna, me, do it in your fire Let me stand next to your fire, funky funky fire Let me stand next to your fire, funky funky fire Let me stand next to your fire, funky funky fire Let me stand next to your fire, oh yeah Oh move over, over And let Mr. Huckleberry take over You know he's bad, you know he drowns You know who he gives it to, yeah, oooh, yeah! That's right, now dig this! You try to give me your money, you better save it, babe Save it for your rainy day I have only one burning desire Oh, can I make love over your fire? Let me stand next to your fire, funky funky fire Let me stand next to your fire, funky funky fire Let me stand next to your fire, oh, funky fire Let me stand next to your fire You better slide you ass over, girl 'Cause I'm coming through once And I'm coming the way you must be Wooo! Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Whooooo! Huh, huh, huh, huh
8. Get Up And Jump Get up and jump, get up and jump Get up, get up, get up and jump Jump on up, jump on down Just jump a jump a jump a jump a jump around Jump the day away, jump all over town 'Cause jumpin' is OK in a jumpin' kinda way, hey hey Jump a boy, jump a girl, jump a rope, jump for joy Just don't stop jumpin', keep your heart muscle pumpin' Hillel be jumpin' on that little baby frumpkin Say what, you got a pumpkin in your pants? When you're just standing or sitting still Think about the frogs gettin' a thrill Take a little lesson from the kangaroos Don't you know they're jumpin' foos, jump you! Jump a nun, jump a Jack, jump for fun, jump back How's about us jumpin' in the sack? And now, it's time for a jump attack Get up and jump, get up and jump Get up and jump, get up and jump, oooh Get up and jump, jump, get up and jump Get up and jump, get up and jump Jam Bob, Jim Bob, Slim Bob Boogie To the tune of slima Billy, lookin' like you're mighty silly Say what, you got a pumpkin in your pants? Say what, you got a pumpkin in your pants? Mister Mexican jumpin' bean knows His fun is skeaky clean Christ, how'd ya think that he got so clean? Not from sittin' on his goddamn spleen, get up Oh, I be jumpin', I be jumpin', I be jumpin' alone I be jumpin' for the phone, I be jumpin' Mrs.Jones I really wanna jump on Kinski's bones Get up and jump, get up and jump Get up and jump, get up and jump, oooh Get up and jump, jump, get up and jump Get up and jump, get up and jump, oooh oooh Get up and jump, get up and jump Get up and jump, get up and jump Get up and jump, get up and jump, oh no Get up and jump, get up and jump Jam Bob, Jim Bob, Slim Bob Boogie To the tune of slima Billy, lookin' like you're mighty silly Say what, you got a pumpkin in your pants? Say what, you got a pumpkin in your pants?
9. Knock Me Down Never too soon to be through Being cool too much too soon Too much for me, too much for you You're gonna lose in time Don't be afraid to show your friends That you hurt inside, inside Pain's part of life, don't hide behind your false pride It's a lie, your lie If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life I'm tired of being untouchable I'm not above the love I'm part of you and you're part of me Why did you go away Finding what you're looking for Can end up being, being such a bore I pray for you most every day My love's with you, now fly away If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life If you see me getting mighty If you see me getting high Knock me down, I'm not bigger than life Aaaaaaah Yeah yeah Aaaaaaah Yeah yeah It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself (aaaaaaah) It's so lonely (yeah yeah) It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself (aaaaaaah) It's so lonely (yeah yeah) It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself It's so lonely It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself...
10. Under The Bridge Sometimes, I feel like I don't have a partner Sometimes, I feel like my only friend Is the city I live in the city of angels Lonely as I am, together, we cry I drive on her streets 'cause she's my companion I walk through her hills 'cause she knows who I am She sees my good deeds and she kisses me windy Well, I never worry, now that is a lie I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day Take me to the place I love, take me all the way I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day Take me to the place I love, take me all the way Yeah, yeah, yeah It's hard to believe that there's nobody out there It's hard to believe that I'm all alone At least, I have her love, the city, she loves me Lonely as I am, together, we cry I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day Take me to the place I love, take me all the way I don't ever wanna feel like I did that day Take me to the place I love, take me all the way Yeah, yeah, yeah Oh no, no no, yeah yeah Love me, I say, yeah yeah One time Under the bridge downtown is where I drew some blood Under the bridge downtown, I could not get enough Under the bridge downtown, forgot about my love Under the bridge downtown, I gave my life away Yeah, yeah, yeah Oh no, no no, yeah yeah (away) Yeah, no, I say, yeah yeah (away) Will I stay (away)
11. Show Me Your Soul In a world that can be so insane I don't think it's very strange For me to be in love with you I wanna know more than your brain Into my life, you were injected Not something that I expected Now, I smile from your affection We have made a soul connection Just for whom does your bell toll Don't be cold, show me your soul Sentimental gentlemen Are not afraid to show you when I am you, you're my best friend Show me your soul In a world that can be so insane I don't think it's very strange For me to be in love with you I wanna know more than your brain Yes, I find you so appealing When you show me how you're feeling You, my friend, need not be kneeling Open up and start revealing Trust in me, my heart is sole I need to see, show me your soul Sentimental gentlemen Are not afraid to show you when I am you, you're my best friend Show me your soul In a world that can be so insane I don't think it's very strange For me to be in love with you I wanna know more than your brain Don't expect too much from me Perfection is no test for me Because the best I'll ever be Is just like you, a human being You won't offend, I need to know Please, my friend, show me your soul Sentimental gentlemen Are not afraid to show you when I am you, you're my best friend Show me your soul Hey na na, hey na na, na na hey na na Hey na na, hey na na, na na hey na na Hey na na, hey na na, na na hey na na Hey na na, hey na na, na na hey na na
12. If You Want Me To Stay If you want me to stay, I'll be around today To be available for you to see I'm about to go there, then you'll know For me to stay here, I've got to be me You'll never be in doubt, that's what it's all about You can't take me for granted and smile Count the days I'm gone, forget reachin' me by phone 'Cause I promise I'll be gone for a while And when you see me again, I hope that you have been The kind of person that you really are now You got to get it straight, how could I ever be late When you're my woman, taking up my time Oh, how could I ever allow, I guess I wonder how I could get out a pocket for fun When you know that you're never number two Number one is gonna be number one, oh oh oh oh I'll be good, I wish I could Get this message over to you now When you see me again, I hope that you have been The kind of person that you really are now I'll be so good, I wish I could Get this message over to you now Get this message over to you now I'll be so good, I wish I could
13. Hollywood Well, alright Take me back, hold my hand All the way back to the brotherland Take me back, I wanna go back, oooh Take me back and my funky ass band All the way back to the broherland Take me back, let's go I wanna go as fast as I can Slidin' on back to the brotherland Now children, oh, takin' me on back Let's go, takin' me on back Takin' me on back Takin me on back, oh, he said hey Hollywood Hollywood, Hollywood (????) Hollywood, Hollywood (????) Hollywood, Hollywood (????) I want to get up and go with my funky ass jams All the way back to the broherland Take me back, take me back I wanna go back Going, going, going, going, going Going, going, going Going, going, going, going, going Going, going, going Hollywood Hollywood, yeah Hollywood Hollywood Going, going, going, going, going Going, going, going Going, going, going, going, going Going, going, going (takin' me on back) Going, going, going, going, going (takin' me on back) Going, going, going (takin' me on back) Going, going, going, going, going (takin' me on back) Going, going, going (takin' me on back) Where the woman is the woman And the man is the man Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood I want to go as fast as I can Slidin' on back to the brotherland Now, children Going, going, going, going, going Going, going, going Going, going, going, going, going Going, going, going Going, going, going, going, going Going, going, going Going, going, going, going, going Going, going, going Going, going, going Going, going, going
14. Jungle Man Deep inside the soul hole of Mother Earth Father Time came with a supersonic, supersonic burst His soul monkey sperm tribes racing to be first Her ruby fruit jungle, givin' bush, baby bush, baby birth The baby was a boy, but I think what stunned her Is that this bare breasted baby was a baby boy boy boy boy wonder Crackin' from his thumb bone came Thelonious thunder, yeah Fill the sky with hellfire, from way down down down under I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I get all the bush I can I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I get all the bush I can Erupting from the ground, in Hollywood, he glowed His jungle, turned to concrete, his funk bone bone bone bone to stone Like a full blown volcano, I must let it be known That through this boy's vein, atomic lava blood flows and flows His soul shocking sounds, they make the mountains moan This boy's become a man, it's time to take take take take the throne I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I get all the bush I can I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I get all the bush I I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I get all the bush I can I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I get all the bush I can I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man I am a jungle man
15. The Brothers Cup Give it up to this planet full of strife We're the brothers cup, cuttin' sharp as a knife With the pop of a snap and the flip of a flap The cups went up like a natural fact It was our shoulder space that made the perfect place For the magic of the cup to style out with grace With a tight turn twist and a slight swerve swank The brothers cup kissed with a kick ass clank We are the brothers cup, we like to get it up We are the brothers cup, we like to get it up Give it up to this planet full of strife We're the brothers cup, cuttin' sharp as a knife With the pop of a snap and the flip of a flap The cups went up like a natural fact So love all your brothers and love all your sisters Love all the misses and love all the misters Don't be shy when you're sharin' your kisses The brothers cup kiss and we ain't sissies We are the cubscouts We are the cubscouts We are the cubscouts We are the brothers cup We are the brothers cup Get it? Good Good Alright Keep it It is our notion that the perfect peace potion Can be found in the wake of the green sea's motion The long rocking swell of the mighty blue ocean Is the cradle of peace, it's the perfect peace motion Give it up to this planet full of strife We're the brothers cup, cuttin' sharp as a knife With the power of the cup, we are about to astound All your preconceptions, they will come unbound We're the brothers cup, coming to your town Bringing tubs of love, we're gonna spread it around We are the brothers cup We all are the brothers cup We are the brothers cup, we like to get it up We are the brothers cup, we like to get it up We are the brothers cup, we like to get it up We are the brothers cup, we like to get it up
16. Taste The Pain Flat on my back in a lonely sprawl I stare in the ceiling, 'cause I cannot fall Asleep tonight No, not at all Headlights flash across my bedroom wall Crying eyes open, 'cause I cannot fall In love with you No, not at all Walk away and taste the pain (oooh) Come again some other day (oooh) Well, aren't you glad you weren't afraid (oooh) Funny how the price gets paid (oooh) Walk away and taste the pain (oooh) Come again some other day (oooh) Well, aren't you glad you weren't afraid (oooh) Funny how the price gets paid (oooh) Busted in two, like a brittle stick I cannot drink, because my throat constricts Lovesick from you That will never do Open my mouth, I couldn't make a sound I could not scream, you know, I could not shout It out to you Not a thing to do, huh huh Walk away and taste the pain (oooh) Come again some other day (oooh) Well, aren't you glad you weren't afraid (oooh) Funny how the price gets paid (oooh) Walk away and taste the pain (oooh) Come again some other day (oooh) Well, aren't you glad you weren't afraid (oooh) Funny how the price gets paid (oooh) Yeah Yeah This may come as a shocking surprise I have to take a walk, I have to kiss it goodbye Goodbye my love Goodbye my love I am not alive Walk away and taste the pain (oooh) Come again some other day (oooh) Well, aren't you glad you weren't afraid (oooh) Funny how the price gets paid (oooh) Walk away and taste the pain (oooh) Come again some other day (oooh) Well, aren't you glad you weren't afraid (oooh) Funny how the price gets paid (oooh) How the price gets paid (oooh) Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Well, I got to pay the price (oooh) I guess I'll walk away (oooh) (????), say it again (oooh) I did not mean to make you cry Oooh
17. Catholic School Girls Rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule In the class, she's taking notes Just how deep, deep is my throat Mother Mary, don't you know She's got eyes like Marilyn Monroe Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule From the cross, she's raised her head This is what the sister said Give no love until you're wed Live no life until you're dead The good book says we must suppress The good book says we must confess But who cares what the good book says Now, she's taking off her dress Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Catholic school girls rule Lead us not into temptation We are pure divine creation Talkin' about my generation Injected with the seed of emasculation Catholic!
18. Johnny Kick A Hole In The Sky And the star spangled banner yet wave Ha ha ha I, I, I, I, I I, I, I, I, I, I cry, I cry I was born in a land, I don't think you'd understand God damn what I am I'm a native of this place, please don't kick me in my face My race has been disgraced Right back Won't somebody testify, kick a hole right in the sky Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky Slap a liar in his eye, kick a hole right in the sky Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky Johnny Johnny, Johnny I, I, I, I, I I, I, I, I, I, wonder why, why Put us in your pumpkin shell, where you keep us very well It's hell, where I dwell When history books are full of shit, I become the anarchist I'm pissed at this What this country claims to be It's a lie, no place for me, I bleed Won't somebody testify, kick a hole right in the sky Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky Slap a liar in his eye, kick a hole right in the sky Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky Johnny Johnny, Johnny I, I, I, I, I I, I, I, I, I decide to defy Kill my trust if you must But in my blood, there is the lust for life, that's right Apache blood is in my heart, thrashing through me like a shark Crashing though the dark Won't somebody testify, kick a hole right in the sky Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky Slap a liar in his eye, kick a hole right in the sky Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky Johnny Johnny, Johnny I, I, I, I, I I, I, I, I, I defy, defy What am I supposed to do I feel like I'm cut into confused by rules Do these two cultures clash or am I living in the past I ask, please tell me fast Won't somebody testify, kick a hole right in the sky Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky Slap a liar in his eye, kick a hole right in the sky Testify, testify, kick a hole right in the sky Johnny Johnny, Johnny I, I, I, I, I I, I, I, I, I, I, that's right To what do I belong and if I change will I be wrong Be wrong, that's wrong I took my foot and kicked a hole in the sky I proceeded to plead, my fathers, help me decide A jagged flash of light struck me in the eye I turned around and found that I was still alive Snakes rise high from the purple black sky The red cloud rains and the black horse rides Then it dawned on me like the mornin' sun I'm a part of two worlds and the morning comes Glowing embers tend to remember when The power that is peace was treated as a friend I'm a master of and I got to, and I got to take action I'm a man, the animal man