Socially Acceptable (Live 1994)

Lyrics

[Intro: Choir & TobyMac] It's alright Aw, yeah, here we go Everybody It's o—it's okay, it's a—it's alright It's o—it's okay, it's a—it's alright Yo, here we go [Verse 1: Michael Tait & TobyMac] Whatcha thinkin' doin' the things you do? Whose opinion are you listenin' to? (Who ya listenin' to?) Justifyin', you turn it all to gray (All to gray) Synchronizin' to society's ways [Verse 2: TobyMac] Society has gotten to be all outta whack And don't bother with excuses, whether white or black To blame it on a color won't get a result Because history reveals to me how ethics were lost In reality, our decency has taken a plunge "In God We Trust" is an American pun Funny how it happened so suddenly Hey, yo, fellas, let's kick the melody [Chorus: Kevin Max & Michael Tait, Kevin Max] Socially acceptable It's okay, it's alright Socially acceptable It's okay in whose sight? Socially acceptable, oh, yeah [Verse 3: Kevin Max & TobyMac] Times are changin' (Times are changin') with morals in decay Human rights have made the wrongs okay, yeah (Wrongs okay) Something's missin' and if you're askin' me (Askin' me) I think that somethin' is the G-O-D (G-O-D) [Verse 4: TobyMac & Michael Tait] To label wrong or right by the people's sight Is like goin' to a loser to ask advice (Ooh oh oh) And by basin' your plans on another man's way of livin' life (Life) Is creatin' a brand of ethics sure to be missin' the punch No-count morals that are out to lunch (Oh) They're slidin' away 'cause everything is okay It was taboo back then but today ya say, "What the hey?" [Chorus: Kevin Max & Michael Tait] Socially acceptable It's okay, it's alright Socially acceptable It's okay in whose sight? [Chorus: Kevin Max & Michael Tait, Kevin Max, TobyMac] Socially acceptable It's okay, it's alright Socially acceptable, oh, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah) [Bridge: TobyMac] A-here we go (Here we go) Come on (A-come on) A-here we go (Here we go) Come on (A-come on) A-here we go (Here we go) Come on (A-come on) A-here we go (Here we go) Come on (A-come on) (Uh!) [Breakdown: TobyMac, Kevin Max & Choir, Michael Tait & Choir] Coffee in the middle; where's he at? Everybody's doin' it Coffee in the middle; where's he at, y'all? Who's doin' it? Form in the middle; where's he at? Everybody's doin' it Form in the middle; where's he at, y'all? Who's doin' it? T-Bone in the middle; where's he at? Everybody's doin' it T-Bone in the middle; where's he at, y'all? Who's doin' it? Afro, afro Everybody's doin' it Afro, afro Who's doin' it? [Break: Michael Tait & Kevin Max] Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh Alright Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh ooh-ooh-hoo And more [Verse 5: TobyMac] We gotta back to the principles found in the Word A little G-O-D could be society's cure From the state that we're in 'cause again we're slippin' So pray for America 'cause time is tickin' [Chorus: Kevin Max & Michael Tait] Socially (Socially) acceptable (Acceptable) It's okay, it's alright Socially acceptable It's okay in whose sight? [Chorus: Kevin Max & Michael Tait, TobyMac] Socially acceptable It's okay, it's alright Socially acceptable It's okay in whose sight? (Break it down!) [Outro: Kevin Max & Michael Tait, Kevin Max] Socially acceptable *scats* Socially respectable *scats* Socially acceptable