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