[The Last Emperor]
Everybody come with me, lets take a ride
Turn the system up loud, let it amplify
Look around at the town and let the sounds lead you
Everywhere I see the remice of a proud people
Where little girls find their way in the world through mama
And little guys see the world through the eyes of fathers
Everybody wanna learn I to earn a dollar
We know there`s more to the hood than urban squallor
Now, I don`t need to take up ya time
But I just wanted to know what`s on ya mind
Whether work is hard to find, unemployment line
Or got a job or ya blind doin` overtime
Don`t be ashamed, you got ya pride
To maintain, after the rain, the sun will shine
There will be better whether for everyone
Though we all move to the beat of a different drum
Passin` the time in a popular way
Like Otis Redding sitting at the dock of the bay
I got a long way on this road but hey
I take pride in the fact that I`m alive today
[Chorus: The Last Emperor]
Everybody on the east side, c`mon, let me know that you got ya pride
Everybody on the west side, c`mon, let me know that you got ya pride
Everybody on the north side, c`mon y`all, show me you got ya pride
And everybody on the south side, c`mon, let me know that you got ya pride
[The Last Emperor]
Summertime the heat is hot, will I ever reach the top
Yo it`s time to leave the block, finish my tequila shot
Mellow but sober when I`m in the car
So I can ride to the rhythm of the guitar
I hear the music I`m prepared to follow
The body overcomes the city of El Dorado
Mexican City that`s paved of gold
Made sacred by the ancients in days of old
Brown pride, they got it down to a science
That`s right, Old Metz, Aztecs and Rions
Combined with colours of a tapestry
Yeah I hear my brown brothers hollarin back of me
From freedom fighters, to the band deleroes
To the old man wearin` the tan sanbrero
From the food in the music that`s la fiesta
To the afternoon nap thats la siesta
Never venture out the hood is what some people say
But I love it to much to ever keep away
Beautiful brown people in the streets today
Who show me love when I`m drivin` through Easter Lane
And they say..
[Chorus]
[The Last Emperor]
They got you to rock to a slower groove
I hope you like all the things that I`m showin` you
It`s all good, every hood that I`m rollin` through
Ya might not notice me, but I notice you
Livin` your life through poverty, I see smiles for as long as the eye can see
I`m proud of y`all and I hope that your proud of me
God bless the child who runs wild and free
City to city and town to town
I can see alot of pride as I drive arouund
Hold ya heads up high when ya feelin` down
Remember y`all we gotta stand tall and proud
[Chorus]
