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