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.
We had a good night jamming away
There was a full moon showing
And we started to play
But in the cold light of day next morning
Party was over, huh-huh-huuh
The party was over
We got love and we got style and we got sex
And I know, I know we got what it takes
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Why don't you come back and play
Come back and play, hey hey
Come back and play
We got all night all day
Everybody's gone away
Why don't you come back and play, hey hey
Come back and play
Come back and play
Come back and play play play play
Go get 'em boy
Let's party
Yeah hahahaa
Give it, give it
We had a food fight in somebody's face
We were up all night singing - singing
And giving a chase
But in the cold light of day next morning
Everybody was hung-over
Hey
Come back and play
Come back and play
Come back and play
We got all night all day
Everybody's gone away
Why don't you come back and play - and play
Come back and play
We got all night
We got all day
We got all night and day
Come back, come back, come back, come back
Come back and play
He-he-hey
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
The party is ooo--
There was a full moon showing
And we started to play
But in the cold light of day next morning
Party was over, huh-huh-huuh
The party was over
We got love and we got style and we got sex
And I know, I know we got what it takes
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Why don't you come back and play
Come back and play, hey hey
Come back and play
We got all night all day
Everybody's gone away
Why don't you come back and play, hey hey
Come back and play
Come back and play
Come back and play play play play
Go get 'em boy
Let's party
Yeah hahahaa
Give it, give it
We had a food fight in somebody's face
We were up all night singing - singing
And giving a chase
But in the cold light of day next morning
Everybody was hung-over
Hey
Come back and play
Come back and play
Come back and play
We got all night all day
Everybody's gone away
Why don't you come back and play - and play
Come back and play
We got all night
We got all day
We got all night and day
Come back, come back, come back, come back
Come back and play
He-he-hey
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
The party is ooo--
Lyrics submitted by TheYipskee
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Yeah .. is there anything else you can say about that song?! :Þ
u recon this is about a party?? xxxxxxxxxxxxx
i get this image in my head that they were having some kind of slumber party when they sang this
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