This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
the morning after our first trip to greenbay
we headed off to the station of greyhound
not thinkin much of what was ahead. ahead of us
the stinky people and the smell. the smell on this bus
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
a 32 oz. of high life and six sleeping pills
were not enough to make me crash. so im still awake
jeremiahs gonna get some ass from the girl next to him
all of this to play one show with goldfinger
what the fuck is wrong with us?
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound
theres this girl next to nick
and she has more hair underneath her armpits
than the four of us combined
the driver warned his feathered friend
with colored hair and tattoos
he'd kick us off if we acted up
well i wish he would've
cause we been sleepin on the floor
for the past 2 nights and were all out of beer
and all of this bullshit for a $99 fair so
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound bus!
we headed off to the station of greyhound
not thinkin much of what was ahead. ahead of us
the stinky people and the smell. the smell on this bus
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
a 32 oz. of high life and six sleeping pills
were not enough to make me crash. so im still awake
jeremiahs gonna get some ass from the girl next to him
all of this to play one show with goldfinger
what the fuck is wrong with us?
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound
theres this girl next to nick
and she has more hair underneath her armpits
than the four of us combined
the driver warned his feathered friend
with colored hair and tattoos
he'd kick us off if we acted up
well i wish he would've
cause we been sleepin on the floor
for the past 2 nights and were all out of beer
and all of this bullshit for a $99 fair so
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound bus. fuck you!
fuck the greyhound bus!
Lyrics submitted by sumblinkfan4182
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heh i love this song it's just the way tony sings it i think that makes it funny.... plus i rode a greyhound bus..... and this song kept playing over and over in my head....
i just burst out laughing at one point and the guy next to me just looked at me like i was nuts...