Lyrics

This is for you, it is written by David Nelson He's not here today There are three black poets, or six or maybe a hundred in this town But he's not here and I didn't memorize it enough so I have to read it It's for you Are you ready black people? (Are you ready?) All right now listen listen Are you ready black people? Are you ready black people? Are you really ready? Ready to do what is necessary? To do what is necеssary to do? Are you ready black man? Black women arе you ready? Are you ready? x3 Here me good now Here me good now Here me good now Are you ready to kill if necessary? Is your mind ready? Is your body ready? Are you ready to do what you have to do to create life? Are you ready to smash white things To burn buildings Are you ready? Are you ready to build black things? Are you ready give yourself your love Your soul Your heart To create life? Are you ready to create out of nothing? Are you ready black people Are you ready Are you ready? Black man Black youth Black women Black everybody Are you really really really ready? I ain't finished yet You got to get your own self together you see You got to ask yourself these questions Are you ready to call the wrath of black gods? Black magic to do do your bidding? Are you ready to use whatever is necessary? Yeah let me here you say it Like this Yes I'm ready Yes I'm ready Alright Alright, oh lord have mercy Are you ready to groove? Ok Are you ready to listen to all the beautiful black voices The beautiful black feelings The beautiful black waves moving in beautiful air Are you ready to love black Always loving black Are you ready Black people are you ready? Are you ready to listen? Are you ready to hear? Are you ready to feel? Are you ready to do? Black people are you ready? An most important You over there Most important Are you ready to change? I said are you ready to change? Are you ready to change yourself? You know what I'm talking about You know what I'm talking about You know what I'm talking about Are you ready to go inside yourself and change yourself? Huh? I'm almost through now That plane kinda messed up the impact a little bit Are you ready to change into a groovy groovy black person? Are you really ready to change yourself Turn yourself inside out through and through And make yourself a through and through and through and through and through and through and through and through and through real black person I say are you ready? See ya later I'll see ya later Take that home with you Tony Lawrence: Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters Nina Simone!