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I'm the sum total of my ancestors, I carry their DNAWe are representatives of a long line of peopleAnd we carried them around either withThis long line of people that goes back to the beginning of timeAnd when we meet, they meet other lines of peopleAnd we say, "Bring together the lines of me"When I look back over the yearsAt the things that brought tearsTo my eyes, papa said we have to be wiseTo live long livesNow I recognize what my father said before he diesVocalize things I've left unsaidLeft my spirit unfed for too longI'm coming home to my family where I can be strongBe who I planned to beWithin meMy ancestryGivin' me continuityWould it be remiss to continue in this way?Would you rather I quitCome with the other shit?Making people's hips swayLip service I pay but I'm nervousI pray for all the mothers who get no sleepLike a lifeline I light lines 'cause my compassion is deepFor the people who fashioned me my soul to keepAnd this is who I happen to beAnd if I don't see that I'm strong then I won't beThis is what my Daddy told meI wished he would hold meA little more than he didBut he taught me my cultureAnd how to live positiveI never wanna shameThe blood in my veins and bring painTo my sweet grandfather's faceIn his resting placeI made haste to learn and not wasteEverything my forefathers earned in tearsFor my cultureFall back againCrawl from the wa-water(For my culture)Water to airYou're on your feet againYour feet againHello, dad, remember me?I'm the man you thought I'd never beI'm the boy who you reduced to tearsDad, I'd been lonely for 27 yearsYeah, that's right, my name's BobI'm the one who landed the pop star's jobI'm the one who you told, "Look, don't touch"I'm the kid who wouldn't amount to muchI believeIn the senses, sight and soundI have always been too loudWon't you help me drown it out?I'm what I feelWhat I'm feeling is surrealI'm a mass of spinnin' wheelsAlways diggin' in my heelsNow I got the faith toFall back againCrawl from the wa-waterWater to airYou're on your feet againYour feet againLace up your boots, we're going back to the rootsSpeaking to my ghetto youths freak freaking for lootAnd nice things, better check what your future bringsIt's now and your forefathers for the know-howGo now into the world without hatredUse your head if the needle is wise, be the threadAnd weave ancestral wisdom, yours by birthSpreading the Lord's word over this broad earthThis is what my Daddy told meI wished he would hold meA little more than he didBut he told me my cultureAnd how to live positiveI never wanna shameThe blood in my veins and bring painTo my sweet grandfather's faceIn his resting placeI make haste to learn and not wasteEverything my forefathers earned in tearsFor my cultureFall back againCrawl from the wa-waterWater to airYou're on your feet againYour feet again(For my culture)Fall back againCrawl from the wa-waterWater to airYou're on your feet againYour feet again(For my culture)