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