Paula Cole & T-Boz
(appears on Paula Cole's album "Amen")



I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference

Little boy caught in a drive-by
Witnessed the killer who made his daddy die,
And 'cause he identified and signed the dotted line,
He could feel it in his stomach, he signed away his life
Little boy who once was the leader of his class
The little source of joy, always neatly dressed
Now would hang his head and be left crying at his desk,
Was found with his mother, lying in her lap
With two bullets in his chest

Bridge:
And, oh my god, what is this madness?
I will not let it kill my gladness
And, oh my god, what is this madness?
My joy inside will send this message

Chorus:
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference,
For we all are children of the Mother
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference,
For we all are children of the Father

Outspoken man, leading sisters and brothers,
Picked himself up from hustling, drugs and gutters
Doing time on the inside, he found a higher power
Now, back with a mission to help us help each other

Respected from bourgeoisie to homeless in the street
From universities, Africa, the Middle East
And through the threats of death he spoke truth and set men free
But the power of the truth made enemies of the weak
He was killed by his own people

Bridge

Chorus

Ignite This Fire inside, this light that is the Truth
Shake off the system's chains, no longer be their fool
In the face of brutality, show the other cheek
Trigger-happy policing will never kill our dignity

Bridge

Chorus




» 3D
» 3D (Intro)
» A Star Is Born
» Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
» Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg (Ben Liebrand Club Mix)
» Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg (Left Eye's 3 Minutes & Counti
» Ain't 2 Pround 2 Beg
» Aint 2 Proud 2 Beg
» Album 'Fanmail'
» All I Want For Christmas
» All That
» All That QuotTheme Song
» All That Theme Song
» Automatic
» Baby Baby Baby
» Baby-Baby-Baby
» Baby-Baby-Baby (Extended Remix)
» Bad By Myself
» Be Somebody
» Big Willie Style
» Bugging Bugger
» Can I Get A Witness Interlude
» Can I Get A Witness Interlude
» Can I Get A Witness-interlude
» Case Of The Fake People
» Changes
» Come Get Some
» Come Get Some (Feat Lil Jon Youngbloodz)
» Come On Down
» Communicate
» Communicate Interlude
» Communicate (Interlude)
» Communicate-Interlude
» Conclusion
» Cradle Rock
» Crazy
» CrazySexyCool (Interlude)
» CrazySexyCool - Interlude
» Crazysexycool-interlude
» Creep
» Creep (DARP Remix)
» Damage
» Damaged
» Das Da Way We Like 'em
» Das Da Way We Like Em
» Dear Lie
» Depend On My Self
» Depend On Myself
» Diggin On You
» Diggin' On You
» Dirrty Dirrty
» Dirty
» Dirty Dirty
» Don't Pull Out On Me Yet
» Dont Pull Me Out On Me Yet
» Dont Pull Out On Me Yet
» Fan Mail
» Fanmail
» Freedom
» Freedom (Dallas' Dirty Half Dozen Mix)
» Gee, Officer Krupkee
» Get Away
» Get Away (Bonus Track)
» Get It Up
» Ghetto Love
» Ghetto Love (Edited)
» Girl Talk
» Girls Talk
» Give a Shout out to My Baby
» Give It to Me While It
» Give It To Me While It's HOT
» Give It To Me While Its Hot
» Good Love
» Good Lovin'
» Grown Ups
» Hands Up
» Hands Up (Remix)
» Hands Up (So So Def Remix)
» Hat 2 Da Back
» Hey Hey Hey Hey
» His Story
» Ho Remover
» How Do You Like It
» I Do
» I Feel As If I Need Love
» I Miss You So Much
» I Need That
» I Need That (Exclusive MP3Com Track)
» I'm Good At Being Bad
» If I Was Your Girlfriend
» If They Knew
» Im Good At Being Bad
» In Your Arms Tonight
» Interlude
» Intermission Lude
» Intermission 1
» Intermission 2
» Intermission I
» Intermission II
» Intermission Lude
» Intermission-Lude
» Intro
» Intro (On the TLC Tip)
» Intro lude
» Intro-Lude
» It's Gonna Be On
» Kick Your Game
» Kick Your Game (Remix)
» Kick Your Game (So So Def Remix)
» Let's Do It Again
» Lets Do It Again
» Love Sick
» Lovesick
» Make Noize
» My Life
» My Secret Enemy
» Never Be The Same Again
» No Hooch
» No Scrub
» No Scrubs
» No Scrubs (LP Version)
» No Scrubs CD Version
» No scrubs rap
» No Scrubs Remix
» No Scrubs Video Remix
» No Scrubs Video Version With Rap
» No Scrubs(Left Eye Rap Virsion)
» No Scrubs-rap
» No Tighter Wish
» Nobody Do It Better Than Us
» Not Tonight
» Not Tonight (Remix Unedited)
» Not Tonight (Remix)
» Over Me
» Party Time
» Quickie
» Red Light Special
» Red Light Special (LA's Flava Mix - Extended Versi
» Reversal Of A Dog
» Scrubs
» Sexy Interlude
» Sexy Interlude
» Sexy-Interlude
» Shock Dat Monkey
» Shout
» Silly Ho
» Silly Hoe
» Sixty Seconds
» Sixty Seconds (The Conclusion)
» Sleigh Ride
» So Dumb
» So So Dumb
» Somethin You Wanna Know
» Somethin' You Wanna Know
» Spread My Wings
» Sumthin Wicked This Way Comes
» Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes
» Switch
» T-Boz Tried To Talk To Me
» Take Our Time
» The Vic E Interpretation Interlude
» The Vic E Interpretation Interlude
» The Vic-e Interpertation (Interlude)
» The Vic-E Interpretation
» The Vic-E Interpretation (Interlude)
» This Is How It Should Be Done
» This Is How It Works
» This Is How It Works (Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack)
» Touch Myself
» Touch Myself (Remix)
» Turn Tables
» Turntable
» U In Me
» U in Me (Bonus Track)
» U Know What's Up
» Understanding
» Unpretty
» Unpretty Remix
» Wanna Take Me Back
» Waterfalls
» What About Your Friends
» What About Your Friends (Extended Remix)
» What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)
» What's Up
» Whispering Playa Interlude
» Whispering Playa-Interlude
» Who's It Gonna Be
» Whoop-De-Whoo
» Whoopty Whoo
» You in Me
» You In Me (bonus Track For Japan On Fan Mai)

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