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