Family Name (Live from One Nite Alone Tour 2002)

Lyrics

Tell the truth y'all Gotta, gotta tell the truth Tell the truth y'all Got to, got to tell the truth You wanna talk about family names tonight Excuse me, sir, what's your family name? It's not bad, we gon' change your name tonight Your new name is Blackburn You're cool with that? Uhh, what's your name madam? (Rebecca) And what's your last name, Rebecca? Oh, we gon' give you new name tonight, Rebecca Outlaw, Rebecca Outlaw What's your name? We gon' change your name to uh, Lynch Work wit it Clap your hands y'all Uh, clap your hands Oh Lord Talkin' about family names tonight If you wanna go higher, then we got to get deep If you wanna go higher, then we got to get deep Portland, you still with me tonight? Mirror, mirror what you see? Have I still got those dark clouds over me? Or am I still feeling what I feel? The last days of the Devil's deal Oh, mirror, what you see? Devil, devil, what you know? You been here since 1914 but now you got to go You been hiding behind corporate eyes You want to war but you can't fight Oh, devil, devil, you got to go Bridge You might say, "What you mad about?" But you still got your family name Pleased to meet you, Mr. Rosenbloom I'll be John Blackwell just the same What's your family name? Talk to me Teacher, teacher what you say? Did we really come over in a boat? Did it really go down that way? Or did I arrive before you, ruin Thanksgiving Day? Oh, teacher, what you say? Preacher, preacher, is it true That Jesus wants me to give my money to the likes of you? Ride around in your Lexus Coupe Drive us to the cleaners in a pinstripe suit Oh, preacher, that ain't truth Watch me now, bridge You might say, "What you mad about? But you still got your family name Pleased to meet you, Mr. Pearlman You can call me Cassius Clay Can I play? What your family name? Anybody get the game? Watch it Make a sound, Violet Brown You might say, "What you mad about? You still got your Family name Pleased to meet you, Mr. Goldstruck We found this tape in the Akashic records This is Thomas Jefferson My fellow Americans, yes I own slaves too And if there is a just God We're going to pay for this Black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles Protestants and Catholics We'll be able to join hands in the words of the old Negro spiritual Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last