Talk It Out

Lyrics

[Intro: Choir, TobyMac & Buffalo Bob Smith] Say—say—say—say, kids, what time is it? Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh T-talk Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh [Verse 1: TobyMac] T, jumpin' on the M-I-C To promote talk in the family You say parents don't understand Yo, that's ill, I know they can But your feelings, they cannot read And communication is the key See, this structure is under attack, Jack And all see it from white to black We got problems like never before That won't fade by lockin' your door Or runnin' away, so hear what I say Yo, talk is the only way [Chorus: Choir] Talk it out Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh Talk it out Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh [Verse 2: TobyMac] Talk things out, begin to pray, ya'll This unit is the only way Created by God, the Father of all Who gave each entity a different call Add it all together to build a team One voice, one unit, a Christian theme But this can't happen if ya shut the door Block things out and begin to ignore Verbal interaction is atop the list The only antidote to slashin' a wrist Talk things out with the Father above Boys, communicate with the ones ya love [Chorus: Choir] Talk it out Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh Talk it out Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh [Bridge: Michael Tait & Kevin Max] You say you've got problems Oh, thinking they don't recognize Let communication solve them God will open up their eyes [Verse 3: TobyMac & Choir] You gotta talk, talk it out Oh oh, oh oh 'Cause DC Talk is all about Well, this thing called a name Oh oh, oh oh To ya family, it ain't no game (Yeah, yeah) So just look, look to the hook Oh oh, oh oh Of a song based on the Good Book, y'all O' life, ya know what I'm sayin'? Oh oh, oh oh DCT and we ain't playin' [Chorus: Choir] Talk it out Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh Talk it out Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh [Outro: Choir, Michael Tait, Kevin Max, Michael Tait & Kevin Max] Talk it out All you gotta do is talk it out Talk it straight up (Straight up) with your family (Oh oh, oh oh) Talk it out All you gotta—all you gotta—all you gotta do is talk it out Talk it straight up with your family (Talkin', yeah, yea!) Talk it out (Yeah, y-yeah!) All you gotta do is talk it out Talk it straight up (Straight up) with your family Talk it out All you gotta do is talk it out (Communication) Talk it straight up with your family (Oh, no, oh, no) Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh Oh oh oh [Skit] Your mother and I have decided that— Huh?