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