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