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
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Don't be in such a rush ta grow
Mama, can I come to work with you?
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Hey Uncle Paul—Hey boy, How my baby?
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Legs, thighs, breasts, wings
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What 'chu doin' here, Spinner
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Mama, look at me! I got muscles!
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Where did Love lose me?
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I get on my knees, pray to the Lord to make me strong.
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Sometimes you gotta just leave it
See how da ground pack hard and smooth
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Golden button, where you come from?
Roast beef, again?
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Chester, already?
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What? Cain't your mamma sing in the morning
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Chester! I'm almost forgot you were coming!
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There was once a boy, of peculiar grace
Sweet...so sweet...
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C'mon let's do what we did last night
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Lift me up, Jesus
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Take this stain from my memory
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Which boy dat? Dat Nate?
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Love with a laugh, with fun for a fight!
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You can be free
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Lord, take this wanting from me.
Oh, hi. I hope I ain't disturbing you
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Hey! I got somethin' to tell you!
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I was once a boy of peculiar grace
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Charles! You got accepted to Grambling!
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A place where you can be just by yourself
Do you know what it means to have made the line?
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Our roots are deep, we draw our strengths from slavery
Boy, get off that wall
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Greta. Greta. What is this feeling?
I used to hate the night
When I was just a little boy
Hello...Mama, its me...Charles!
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So you've come back, boy... I knew you would.
Sometimes you gotta just leave it in the road.
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