What’s Goin Down

Lyrics

[Intro] Stop What's that? Everybody Stop What's that? Everybody [Chorus] What's goin' down? Tell me what's goin' down I wa-, I wa- What's goin' down? Tell me what's goin' down I wanna, I wanna [Verse 1] Welcome to the world of a kid named Mikey Who had only one reason to be hated by whitey (By whitey) Raised on a farm outside o' South Bend Where they hated on him ('Cause he was African American) But three years later, Mikey was the town pride (Town pride) Basketball, Mikey went and got himself a full ride Earned his acceptance on a hardwood floor And that's somethin' white America would never ignore [Pre-Chorus] Stop, hey, what's that sound? Everybody, look what's goin' down Stop, hey, what's that sound? Everybody, look what's goin' down [Chorus] What's goin' down? Tell me what's goin' down I wanna know just what's goin' down What's goin' down? I'll tell ya what's goin' down You wanna know just what's goin' down? [Breakdown] Take a look around Everything is comin' down Do you hear the subtle sounds Of our morality slippin'? People on the go We'll be reapin' what we sow Yeah, we say we want to know But I got my suspicions [Verse 2] Now welcome to the world of a girl named Susie Susie's only crime was that she was born a cutie (A cutie) Physically abused by her uncle and his friends Alcohol, let 'em all leave the house with grins But Susie couldn't shake off the memories (The memory) Forced to find her own kind of remedy (O' remedy) A man-eater for the rest of her days Three kids, three men, no daddies by eleventh grade [Pre-Chorus] Stop, hey, what's that sound? Everybody, look what's goin' down Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody, look what's goin' down [Chorus] What's goin' down? Tell me what's goin' down I wanna know just what's goin' down What's goin' down? I'll tell ya what's goin' down You wanna know just what's goin' down? [Breakdown] Take a look around Everything is comin' down Do you hear the subtle sounds Of our morality slippin'? People on the go We'll be reapin' what we sow Yeah, we say we want to know But I got my suspicions [Bridge] What? What be goin' diggy down? What be goin' diggy down? What be goin' diggy down? When you find what you lost but you lose what you found What be goin' diggy down? Something's happenin' What be goin' diggy down? What be goin' diggy down? Something's happenin' When you find what you lost but you lose what you found What be goin' diggy down? Something's happenin' What be goin' diggy down? What be goin' diggy down? Something's happenin' When you find what you lost but you lose what you found [Pre-Chorus] Stop, hey, what's that sound? Everybody look what's goin' down [Chorus] What's goin' down? Tell me what's goin' down I wanna know just what's goin' down What's goin' down? I'll tell ya what's goin' down You wanna know just what's goin' down? [Outro] Stop, hey, what's that sound? What's goin' down? Tell me what's goin' down Stop, hey, what's that sound? You wanna know just what's goin' down? Stop, hey, what's that sound? Everybody, look what's goin' down Stop, hey Stop, hey Stop, hey Stop, hey, stop, hey Stop!