Lyrics

[Intro: Alicia Keys & John Legend] What's up? (We're here) We are here (What's up, everybody?) How's you feelin'? (What's up, world?) Happy Juneteenth, Happy Juneteenth Happy Juneteenth, we're happy to celebrate Celebrate freedom and the prospect of more freedom (Yes) Today on Juneteenth (Yes) Yes, and the fight for justice that continues So, we're feelin' good vibes, though (Yes), right? It's really crazy bein' here Your husband, Swizz Beatz, started this thing with Timbaland (Word) A while ago (Yеs) They started with a battle of thеm playin' their hits Whew, it was crazy And it's taken on a life of its own And then you challenged me I did, I— I was in an interview and they were like Uh, "Who would you battle" I was like, "Um, Alicia Keys!" (Ayy), hahahaha And— And— And now we're here and we're feelin' the vibe, like When did I first meet you, John? We met in the studio Workin' on one of the songs you're probably gonna play today (Mhm) You were writing with Kanye West (Word) And Harold Lilly Yes, I was, you really remember And I was this unknown guy but I was already calling myself John Legend at the time And Kanye introduces me to you You're like, "Oh, Legend, okay" Yeah, I was like, "Wait," I was like, "John what?" (Hahaha) "John who?" (Haha) But sure enough, on the song that we're gonna play, which I guess we'll talk about it a little later We'll talk about it when it comes That was a vibe It was a vibe, and, uh, it was one of the first records that I got to be a part of In, like, a major way (Wow) Uh, it wasn't the first, I'll play that one later, too (Okay, okay) But it was like, one of the first records my voice was heard on It's a really amazing moment (Yes), we'll get to that But right now I think we need to get this thing started Let's get it started What are you playin', Alicia Keys? You know, I'ma— I'ma go 'head and play some things (Okay) I'm real excited about this one, this is one of my vibes Uh, I'll never forget this song And how much I wanted To be a part of it, so let— let— let me— let me set it off like this