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(opening text)it ain't nothin' but an us thangand it's time for us to step it up and respectthat level of sisterhood that's been holdin'up our neighborhoodand if it wasn't for our mothers there wouldbe no brothersand if it wasn't for our sisters there wouldbe no mistersso it ain't nothin' but an us thangshe's strong and that's a factnow it's time for us to take up the slackstep it up, step it up time to go to workhistory hidden from meto hide my identityso i'd never feeli am somebodyyou've gouged my eyesi see more clearlyyou've tried to rob me of my humanitymy spirit you tried to breakmy soul you tried to takethere's no need to be afraid'cause i won't do unto you now(chorus):amenall that we've been throughour time has come to rejoicea new agenda's dueamenit's time to know the truthour time has come rejoicea new agenda's duebecause of my genderi've heard "no" too many timesbecause of my racei've heard "no" too many timesbut with every "no" i grow instrengththat is whyafrican american womani stand tall with prideyou want to know what it takesto rid yourself of me nowthere's nothing you can doaccept me for who i am now(chorus):amenall that we've been throughour time has come to rejoicea new agenda's dueamenit's time to know the truthour time has come rejoicea new agenda's due(rap)time to step it up, step it upbetter check yourselfi get vexed to protect what wegotleft her alonelookin' for your ownhere it is i know what i'm sayin'but the klan ain't playin' at therangegotta step it up us to discuss amustit ain't nothin' but an us thingrewind back to the timewhere the color of our motherhad 'em call it a crimebrother what in the world?and the world says where in theblack mansupport the women andchildrentime to step it up,step it up, it'splay off timeand the rhyme got to check, socheck yourself(chorus):amenall that we've been throughour time has come to rejoicea new agenda's dueamenit's time to know the truthour time has come rejoicea new agenda's due
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