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.
Ooh, leah, ooh, leah, ooh, leah
And we danced
And we cried
And we laughed
And had a really, really, really good time
Take my hand, let's have a blast
And remember this moment for the rest of our lives
Our lives (our lives)
Our lives (our lives)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Tonight (tonight)
Tonight (tonight)
Tonight
'Cause tonight's the night
Am I right?
Dance
Feels like the night for a party
My nature's so naughty
There's a knock on the door
It's the neighbors
Quit cock-blocking
We're having a ho-down, you hoes down?
Don't let me pull my hose out
'Cause it's big, long, pink, strong
And been known to dance, like, all night long
DJ, grab my hand, play this song
DJ, save my life, come on
Leave your fear, back off the wall
Free of beat and pussy pop
And if you don't have a pussy
Pop a cock into a booty
Into a booty, yay, yay
And we danced (oh)
And we cried (oh)
And we laughed (oh
And had a really, really, really good time (oh)
Take my hand (oh), let's have a blast (oh)
And remember this moment for the rest of our lives
I am not, I am not going to stand on the wall
I will dance, I will dance, I will break that ass off
And I see you in the corner, corner looking so small
Doing the robot like, if I die tonight, at least I went hard
I will not, I will not give a damn who watches me
I will live, I will live, liberate the fox in me
I will be the discoball
Freakin' give my all
To whatever girl's booty
I'm freaking on
I'm not skeeting, nah
It's just freaking hot
Alright, I skeeted
I will not be a mannequin (no)
The ego banished
The roof's on fire
Let's burn down the Vatican
I will moon walk to Pluto in honor of Michael Jackson
In heaven he'll be saying that man is tight at dancing
Rip to the king, Michael Jackson, we learned it all from you
Dedicate this to the dance floor
Party up the sorrow 'til tomorrow morning happens
We pledge allegiance to the DJ
Put your hands up
And we danced (oh)
And we cried (oh)
And we laughed (oh)
And had a really, really, really good time (oh)
Take my hand (oh), let's have a blast (oh)
And remember this moment for the rest of our lives
You see me looking at you from that bar right over there
But your friends are huddled up and they are hating on a player
I just want to dance with you
Get on the back of you
Tip tap the boots
Extract the truth
Da-dance with you
Get on the back of you
Da-dance dance dance
Awesome
Oh-ee, oh-ee, oh
(Oh-ee, oh-ee, oh)
Hey-oh, hey-oh
(Hey-oh, hey-oh)
Uh-ah-ba-bo
(Uh-ah-ba-bo)
Zib-oh-da-we-bab-ba-dap-bop-bop
(Zib-oh-da-we-bab-ba-dap-bop-bop)
Go, go, go, go, go go
Ladies, I just wanna dance with you
I just wanna dance with you, come here
Go go, go, go, go, go
I just wanna dance with you, I just wanna dance with
And we danced
And we cried (oh-ee, oh-ee, oh)
And we laughed
And had a really, really, really good time (hey-oh, hey-oh)
Take my hand, let's have a blast
And remember this moment for the rest of our lives (hey-oh, hey-oh)
And we danced
And we cried
And we laughed
And had a really, really, really good time
Take my hand, let's have a blast
And remember this moment for the rest of our lives
Our lives (our lives)
Our lives (our lives)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Tonight (tonight)
Tonight (tonight)
Tonight
'Cause tonight's the night
Am I right?
Dance
Feels like the night for a party
My nature's so naughty
There's a knock on the door
It's the neighbors
Quit cock-blocking
We're having a ho-down, you hoes down?
Don't let me pull my hose out
'Cause it's big, long, pink, strong
And been known to dance, like, all night long
DJ, grab my hand, play this song
DJ, save my life, come on
Leave your fear, back off the wall
Free of beat and pussy pop
And if you don't have a pussy
Pop a cock into a booty
Into a booty, yay, yay
And we danced (oh)
And we cried (oh)
And we laughed (oh
And had a really, really, really good time (oh)
Take my hand (oh), let's have a blast (oh)
And remember this moment for the rest of our lives
I am not, I am not going to stand on the wall
I will dance, I will dance, I will break that ass off
And I see you in the corner, corner looking so small
Doing the robot like, if I die tonight, at least I went hard
I will not, I will not give a damn who watches me
I will live, I will live, liberate the fox in me
I will be the discoball
Freakin' give my all
To whatever girl's booty
I'm freaking on
I'm not skeeting, nah
It's just freaking hot
Alright, I skeeted
I will not be a mannequin (no)
The ego banished
The roof's on fire
Let's burn down the Vatican
I will moon walk to Pluto in honor of Michael Jackson
In heaven he'll be saying that man is tight at dancing
Rip to the king, Michael Jackson, we learned it all from you
Dedicate this to the dance floor
Party up the sorrow 'til tomorrow morning happens
We pledge allegiance to the DJ
Put your hands up
And we danced (oh)
And we cried (oh)
And we laughed (oh)
And had a really, really, really good time (oh)
Take my hand (oh), let's have a blast (oh)
And remember this moment for the rest of our lives
You see me looking at you from that bar right over there
But your friends are huddled up and they are hating on a player
I just want to dance with you
Get on the back of you
Tip tap the boots
Extract the truth
Da-dance with you
Get on the back of you
Da-dance dance dance
Awesome
Oh-ee, oh-ee, oh
(Oh-ee, oh-ee, oh)
Hey-oh, hey-oh
(Hey-oh, hey-oh)
Uh-ah-ba-bo
(Uh-ah-ba-bo)
Zib-oh-da-we-bab-ba-dap-bop-bop
(Zib-oh-da-we-bab-ba-dap-bop-bop)
Go, go, go, go, go go
Ladies, I just wanna dance with you
I just wanna dance with you, come here
Go go, go, go, go, go
I just wanna dance with you, I just wanna dance with
And we danced
And we cried (oh-ee, oh-ee, oh)
And we laughed
And had a really, really, really good time (hey-oh, hey-oh)
Take my hand, let's have a blast
And remember this moment for the rest of our lives (hey-oh, hey-oh)
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