Who you shooting at, boy?—So you've come back, boy
Charles?—Mama?—Boy, I tole you not to skip like that
Judah Taylor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Cheikh Mbaye, Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, Latonia Moore
Don't be in such a rush ta grow
Mama, can I come to work with you?
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Walter Russell III, Latonia Moore
Hey Uncle Paul—Hey boy, How my baby?
Walter Russell III, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Ryan Speedo Green, Angel Blue, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Legs, thighs, breasts, wings
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Briana Hunter, Chauncer Packer, Denisha Ballew, Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
What 'chu doin' here, Spinner
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chauncey Packer, Norman Garrett, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Latonia Moore
Mama, look at me! I got muscles!
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Walter Russell III, Will Liverman, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Where did Love lose me?
Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore, Angel Blue, Walter Russell III, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
I get on my knees, pray to the Lord to make me strong.
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Chauncey Packer, Walter Russell III, Denisha Ballew, Latonia Moore, Briana Hunter
Sometimes you gotta just leave it
See how da ground pack hard and smooth
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Denisha Ballew, Latonia Moore, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Judah Taylor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cheikh Mbaye, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, Ryan Speedo Green
Golden button, where you come from?
Roast beef, again?
Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Cheikh Mbaye, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Chauncey Packer, Latonia Moore, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Judah Taylor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Ryan Speedo Green, Will Liverman, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse
Chester, already?
Chauncey Packer, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse, Latonia Moore, Judah Taylor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cheikh Mbaye
What? Cain't your mamma sing in the morning
Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Walter Russell III, Marguerite Mariah Jones, Oleode Oshotse, Chris Kenney, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Chester! I'm almost forgot you were coming!
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Cheikh Mbaye, Jon Luc Jobson-Larkin, Latonia Moore, Ryan Speedo Green, Cierra Byrd, Judah Taylor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chris Kenney, Walter Russell III, Oleode Oshotse
There was once a boy, of peculiar grace
Sweet...so sweet...
Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Walter Russell III, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chris Kenney
C'mon let's do what we did last night
Chris Kenney, Cheikh Mbaye, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Walter Russell III, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Lift me up, Jesus
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Donovan Singletary, Will Liverman, Briana Hunter
Take this stain from my memory
Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Donovan Singletary
Which boy dat? Dat Nate?
Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Ryan Speedo Green, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin
Love with a laugh, with fun for a fight!
Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Errin Duane Brooks, Will Liverman, Calvin Griffin, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore
You can be free
Nicole Joy Mitchell, Christine Jobson, Will Liverman, Karmesha Peake, Kimberli Render, Jasmine Muhammad, Denisha Ballew, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angel Blue
Lord, take this wanting from me.
Oh, hi. I hope I ain't disturbing you
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Brittany Renee', Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Hey! I got somethin' to tell you!
Will Liverman, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin
I was once a boy of peculiar grace
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin, Will Liverman
Charles! You got accepted to Grambling!
Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Latonia Moore, Terrence Chin-Loy, Norman Garrett, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Errin Duane Brooks, Calvin Griffin
A place where you can be just by yourself
Do you know what it means to have made the line?
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Donovan Singletary, David Morgans Sanchez, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chase Taylor, Will Liverman
Our roots are deep, we draw our strengths from slavery
Boy, get off that wall
Will Liverman, Donovan Singletary, Angel Blue, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Greta. Greta. What is this feeling?
I used to hate the night
When I was just a little boy
Hello...Mama, its me...Charles!
Latonia Moore, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Will Liverman, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Chris Kenney
So you've come back, boy... I knew you would.
Sometimes you gotta just leave it in the road.
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Walter Russell III, Will Liverman, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore
