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