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