To give me nothing
So I can read about myself
Do you hear me?
Do you hear me?
Open up, here I come
To live tomorrow
When you keep on packing your bag ?
We just wanna be a man
I'll get it myself
I don't want nobody
We got talents we can use
Open up the door
I don't want nobody
I don't want nobody
I'm not gonna raise a fuss
I'll get it myself
Hey, hey, hey
Give me true communication
Gotta get it
Tell me, can you dig it?
Lord have mercy
Can you dig it?
And get it up from the ground
I want equal opportunity
We need all the time we got
And don't you take no more
I don't want nobody
Do you hear me now, now?
I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
How can I get myself together
Dig the groove?
I'll get it myself
I got to do it myself
I'll get it myself
Open up the door
Open up the door
Gotta grab out a honey
Said I, said I, I
Do you hear me?
To give me nothing
To give me nothing
Come on, hey
Open up the door
Don't be no stupid
I'll get it myself
I'll get it myself
Open up, let a man come in
To give me nothing
Open up the door
Open up the door
I'm comin' in any type of weather
Here I come, here I come
To give me nothing
On our side of town
Open up the door, open
Can you dig the groove?
Come on
Open up the door
This thing together
Kids get that education
To give me nothing
I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
To give me nothing
Can you dig the say?
I'll get it myself
Forget about honey
When you keep on packing your bag?
I don't want nobody
I'll get it myself
And don't you take no more
Kids get that education
When you keep on packing your bag?
Open up the door
Open up the door
Open up the door
Come on, baby
Open up the door
I'll get it myself
Open up the door
Come on, all right
But before you make another move
With you I'll sweat and blood
To give me nothing
Don't give me sorrow
How can I get myself together
I'll get it myself
When you keep on packing your bag?
Come on, come on, come on
Then you got to carry the ball
Come on fly
Open up the door
Open up and let a man come in
Come on
I don't need no help from you
I don't want nobody
Don't need no cupid
I got to have it
I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
I, said I, said I
Got to have it
'Cause if we gonna get
To give me nothing
People hear about our people
To try to communicate
I'll get it myself
I'll get it myself
How can I get myself together
And gain my truly looks
I got to have it, oh, ha
I'll get it myself
To give me nothing
I'll get it myself
I got to have it, come on
Come on, I need it
I got to have it
Tell everybody, everybody else
I don't want nobody
When some of us make money
Open up the door
Open up the door
Come on, I got to have it
To give me nothing
Some of us try
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
To give me nothing
I got to have it
I'll get it myself
I don't want nobody
Come on
To put out any fire and block off every plug
To give me nothing
Give me schools
As hard as we can
I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
We don't want no sympathy
Open up the door
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
And give me better books
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
I'm not gonna tell you what to do
To give me nothing
Got to get myself together
Let's get our heads together
All of these things, baby
Play with your bad self
Let's start by taking care of us
I'll get it myself
I don't want nobody
We, we don't have time to hate
To give me nothing
Baby, baby, baby, baby
I'll get it myself
Can you make the pay?
I'm not gonna tell
I don't want nobody
I'll get it myself
You what to do
I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
How can I get myself together
Come here
I'm not gonna raise a fuss
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
But before you make another move
I'll get it myself
I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
This thing together
Can you make the move?
I don't want nobody
Hey, hey, hey
Don't give me degeneration
Tell me, can you?
I don't want nobody
Open up the door
Open up the door
Open up the door, hit it
Comin' 'cause I got myself together
Let's start by taking care of us
I'll get it myself
So many things I got to do
I don't want nobody
Open up, let a man come in
Do you now, let me hear, hey
Open up the door
I don't want nobody
Open up the door
Open up the door
I don't want nobody
Open up the door
Open up the door
So many things I got to do
Hey, hey, hey
Come on now, come on now
Open up the door
Open up the door
Then you got to carry the ball
Oh, no, no, no, no
'Cause if we gonna get
Do you hear me?