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.
You make friends with ugly people
So you stand out in a crowd
You keep it PC and street legal
Turn it up but not too loud yeah
Notice her sleep walk dances?
Gets her moves from the MTV
Clubs filled with pimps and gangstas
DJ spinning that RNB yeah
Report to the dancefloor
Go go go go
The kids all tune in to
the black and white radio
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Get up and dance to the black radio, oh
You make friends with ugly people
So you stand out in a crowd
You keep it PC and street legal
Turn it up but not too loud yeah
Report to the dancefloor
Go go go go
The kids all tune in to
the black and white radio
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Get up and dance to the black radio
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Get up and dance to the black radio
And did you notice her sleep walk dances?
It's just a question without and answer
The kids all log on
The kids all download
The kids all tune in to the black and white radio
Yeah
Go go go go,
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Get up and dance to the black radio
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Go go!
So you stand out in a crowd
You keep it PC and street legal
Turn it up but not too loud yeah
Notice her sleep walk dances?
Gets her moves from the MTV
Clubs filled with pimps and gangstas
DJ spinning that RNB yeah
Report to the dancefloor
Go go go go
The kids all tune in to
the black and white radio
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Get up and dance to the black radio, oh
You make friends with ugly people
So you stand out in a crowd
You keep it PC and street legal
Turn it up but not too loud yeah
Report to the dancefloor
Go go go go
The kids all tune in to
the black and white radio
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Get up and dance to the black radio
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Get up and dance to the black radio
And did you notice her sleep walk dances?
It's just a question without and answer
The kids all log on
The kids all download
The kids all tune in to the black and white radio
Yeah
Go go go go,
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Get up and dance to the black radio
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Go go go go!
Go go!
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In the song there is more lyrics 'come and dance to the black radio' I didnt put it in because it's not written in the cd case lyrics. I didn't know what one to put in so went with this one