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
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