Yonder

Lyrics

[Intro: Nas] Yeah [Verse 1: Nas, Jennifer Hudson] Growing up in New York, I never went to church before But down south with grandmoms, I did for sure Walking through the door, church fans, wooden floors Spirit took over the little boy I was holy ghosting, speaking tongues, holy rolling Nah, not me, that was the old ones Carolina visits in the summer To get away from the killings and the concrete jungle (Yeah) Trailways bus, Port Authority depart And every time we left, they always broke in our apartment Couldn't understand moms leaving us in the twigs City kids, as a man now, I see what it did Simplified life, pure pеace and calm spirits Duality to help the ancеstors stay strong (Stay strong) We got some angels getting us through the storm Another funeral, another man gone (Man) Ghetto king, ghetto king When you transition, I wish you a pair of wings Serious, the Black experience is quite deadly Fight daily, life expectancy might vary It evokes the Huey in me you woke Now you be scary I spoke at schools already, nothing prepared me To separate the truth from conspiracy (Oh) Loved ones fear for my life, but ain't no fear in me [Chorus: Jennifer Hudson, Nas] I'm going up a-yonder (Going up yonder, yeah) I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder) I'm going up yonder To be with my love (The most high) I'm going up a-yonder (Going up yonder, yeah) I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder) I'm going up, yonder To be with my love [Verse 2: Nas, Jennifer Hudson] Can't even hide from the devil in a place of worship Can't find peace where they going to find God Look at Charleston, look at the arson They tried to shock him back to life, but they lost him He was a wild kid, they caught him on the humble Coming out a chick crib, had nowhere to run to Something bad happen, we pulling together While we all here, we forgot all we got is each other This one here's for my man Hassan's moms This one's for Salaam's moms For Jennifer's and Nas' moms She told me a lot of times One day it's just gon' be you and God I pray that Philando's daughter gets through them all We demand justice for all (Oh) Uh, Miss Hudson said it all [Chorus: Jennifer Hudson, Nas] I'm going up yonder (Yeah, going up yonder) I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder, we goin' up, y'all) I'm going up yonder To be with my love I'm going up yonder (Yeah, yeah, going up yonder) I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder) I'm going up yonder To be with my love (All praise is due) [Bridge: Jennifer Hudson, Nas] If you wanna know (Yeah, yeah-yeah) Where I'm going Where I'm going soon, uh-huh (Check for the church) If anybody asks you (Uh-huh, yeah) Where I'm going Tell 'em I'm going soon, oh [Chorus: Jennifer Hudson, Nas] I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder) I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder, yeah, yeah) Going up yonder (It's that feeling) To be with my love I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder) I'm going up yonder (Going up yonder) I'm going up yonder To be with my love [Outro: Jennifer Hudson] Ahh-ahh-ahh Uh-huh