Free At Last

Hey, yo, yo, t. what's up man?
Why don't you tell em that story
About how you went back in the day
In the hip hop day, ya know what i'm sayin
Yeah, tell 'em that story, man

We're gonna go back to the basics
Of the hip hop scene

Just a loop and some lyrics and a mike
Ya know what i mean?

I was just a mere child in
The capital of the nation

When i heard 'sugar hill'
On my favorite station

I dropped all i was doin'
Took a train to the city

To douglas records and the wizz
'rappers delight' was the ditty

No scritty for my palitty, no pop for my cicle
And since that day, i was never ever fickle

[ahhhh yeah, yo that was smooth t
That was smooth, that real real smooth
I like that story...]

Um, joey
This is um, this is greer
Ah, hey, let me tell you somethin'
I just heard the new free at last record by dc talk
Hey, guess what man
I think they sampled some stuff
But don't say anything
I heard some stuff off some of my old records
That i think they picked
They may get in trouble
Bye

[it's, it's too short, it's too short]
[i have lots of time]
[they say time waits for no man]
[all the time]
[waisted time, waisted time]
[wait a minute]
[this'll just take a little time]
[time out!]

Time is tickin' away, time is tickin'
[tick tock!]
Time is tickin' away, time is tickin'
Tick, tick, tick, tock, tickin'

Here we go again
Straight up rock-n-roll
All that hip hop... ???... is... ???
Don't forget

Let's go
Here we go, everybody
Let's go
Here we go, everybody
Let's go
Here we go, everybody
Let's go, check it out

You got a gift and you best start using it
Cause if you don't you're gonna wind up losing it
Just like the brother who buried it deep
The task was simple but the price was steep
We got a mission while we're on this earth
We need to tell people 'bout our second birth
Get busy like a school boy makin' an "a"
Cause time my brother is tickin' away

(chorus)
Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away
Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away
Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away
Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away

Right now is the time that we gotta get with it
The gift that he's given ain't just an exhibit
But a tool that he's given us to use for his sake
And just as he's given he can surely take
The signs of the times are dropping like flies
The cries of the people around us imply
They're lookin' for an answer that we already know
But time is definitely on the go

All the money in the world
Can never stop the hands of time
And a wasted day in your life
Is more than a crime

(repeat chorus)

Time is tickin' away, time is tickin'
Time is tickin' away, time is tickin'
You got a gift and you best start using it
Cause if you don't you're gonna wind up losing it
Get busy like a school boy makin' an "a"
Cause time my brother is tickin' away

(repeat chorus)

Time is tickin', it keeps on tickin'
Time is tickin' away (6x)

Whoa, wait a minute...

[wait, give 'em somethin'
Give 'em a little somethin']
[go ahead man, break it down]
[when you really break it down]

We're just two honks, and a negro
Servin' the lord
We're just two honks, and a negro
Singin' our song

Young people
Welcome to the... ???... heaven... ???... and ministry tonight
Won't you please turn in your hymnals to page 333
Sister mildred, we're gonna play free at last
Free at last, thank god almighty

Free at last, free at last
I thank god i'm free at last
Free at last, free at last
I thank god i'm free at last

[have you heard?]
[listen carefully]
[i can't stop]

(chorus 1)
Free, free, i'm free at last
Thank god almighty i'm free at last
Free, free, i'm free at last
Thank god almighty i'm free

(chorus 2)
Cause i'm free, free at last
And i'm free, from my past, and i'm free
Free from sin, and i'm free
And i ain't going back again

Shackles had me down but he gave me a new sound
So reclaim my name from the lost and found
Ya see, something's got me jumpin'
And i think it's the way
That he can take a hard man
And turn him into soft clay
Out of the darkness, the father has sparked this
The spirit's alive while the flesh is a carcass
If you're seriously curious about my past
Well i once was lost but i'm free at last!

(repeat choruses 1 and 2)

Oppression was in session and my life was the term
But when i heard about the word i was willing to learn
About a flavor i could savor and a brighter tomorrow
Cause this could never be endeavored by a wish on a star
The father first receives us, the truth then frees us
Forgiven, now i'm living like a man full of jesus
It was hell until i fell upon my knees and prayed
But now the yoke that i was totin' has been taken away

(repeat chorus 1)

Cause i'm free, free at last, free
From my past, free from sin, and i'm free
And down on my knees when my life passed me by
And i ain't, no i ain't going back again

F r to the e e
L a to the s t
Out of the darkness, the father has sparked this
The spirit's alive while the flesh is a carcass
If you're seriously curious about my past
Well i was once lost but i'm free at last

I'm here to tell you what he did for me and
I'm here to tell you that he set me free and
I know that he can do the same for you, too
He did it, i'm wit it, so come and get it
Be free at last!

(repeat chorus 1 x2)

When all of god's children: black men and white men,
Jews and gentiles, protestants and catholics
Will be able to join hands and
Sing in the words of the old negro spiritual...

(repeat chorus 1)

Cause i'm free, free at last, cause i'm free
I'm free, i'm free, i'm free, i'm free, i'm free
Down on my knees when my life passed me by
And i ain't, no i ain't going back again
Thank god i'm free

Free at last, free at last
Thank god almighty we are free at last!

Do do do dupe dupe
Do do do dupe
Do do do dupe dupem dupe dopem do
[check it for me one time]
[ohhhh, yeah yeah]

(chorus)
Jesus is still alright with me
Jesus is still alright, oh yeah
Jesus is still alright with me
Jesus is still alright

Toby mac, and the mac is back no slack
On a dc track that's jacked, beyond comprehension
I believe that i failed to mention that
There's a lack of recognition
When it comes to his position
Cause if christ can't be crossed over,
Then i'll keep my beat up nova

(repeat chorus 1)

(chorus 2)
I don't care what they may say
I don't care what they may do
I don't care what they may say
Jesus is still alright

Back in place, and i'm all up in your face
With a rhyme that i embrace, like a mother to her child
I'm kickin' it jesus style
To the ones that think they heard
I did use the "j" word
Cause i ain't too soft to say it
Even if dj's don't play it

Do do do dupe dupem dupe dopem do (3x)
Jesus is still alright
[oh, i'm hopin' and i'm praying]

Jesus is still alright
Jesus still alright, oh yeah
Jesus is still alright
Jesus is still alright
[oh yeah]

(breakdown)
Jesus is alright, i know he's alright
Jesus is alright, you know he's alright
Jesus is alright, we know he's alright
Jesus is alright, we know he's alright

[now we come to the pay off]

I'm down with the one that is known as the son
Of the g to the o to the d never done
With the flow, in the know, on the go like a pro
Not for show cause i ain't in the biz for the dough
Or the me, or the ray, all the dough's gotta stay,
Cause i can't, no i can't, take it home anyway
Never trite when i write cause the lord is my light
And his word is my bond so ya know, he's alright

(repeat choruses 1 and 2)

[think about it...]

[ahh yeah!]
[yeah!]
[here we go!]
[yo!]
[kick it, t!]
[yo man,... ??? is in the house]
[yeah boy!]
[dc's in the house!]
[ahh yeah!]
[kmax's in the house]
[ahh k!]
[and... ???]
[???... oh definanty... ???]

Word 2 the father, word 2 the father
Word 2 the father, word 2 the father

We're here to say word 2 the father up in heaven
A shout out loud from me, mike, and kevin
Some may wonder what we're talkin' about
When word is heard
It's like a church that shouts "amen!"
It breaks down to approval
Those in the pews may find it unusual
We're here to get them to loosen their collars
And use this to say word 2 the father

(chorus)
Word, say word 2 the father
Above any other, say word to the father
Pump, pump, pump, pump it up!
Word, say word 2 the father
Above any other, say word to the father
Pump, pump, pump, pump it up!

Once again we're here to drop some science
Standin' up tall in the land of giants
Steadily keepin' our message intact
And the truth is, it's a matter of fact
That this goes out to the one we look to
Hopin' that the message in our jam would hook you
Up in a hurry so that you could be locked in
This is a bond that you oughtta take stock in

This is a shout out to heaven from toby, mike and kevin
Straight up propers to the papa
And can't nobody stop us
Cause we'll do this, like brutus
We told you we ain't new to this
So jump on it like a hornet
And we got no other word than...

(repeat chorus)

When dc talks, he works like this
I luv rap music--can i get a witness?
He's doin nu thangs so the children can live
Without the things of this world that only he can give
We need to talk it out, stop spinnin' around
So let's take it to the lord if we're heavenbound
Ya see time is tickin' away so we gotta come harder
We're tearin' down walls with a word 2 the father

God is always workin', workin', hallelujah
God is always workin', workin', hallelujah

Word, say word 2 the father
Above any other, say word to the father (4x)

Word 2 the father, word 2 the father up above
Word 2 the father, word 2 the father up above

I give my life to you
In everything i do
These words i sing to you
This love i know will never end

[it's a trip]
[it's got a funky beat]
[and i can bug out to it]

[it's okay, it's all right]

It's okay, it's alright
Yeah, here we go
Dct is in the house boy
It's okay, it's alright

Whatcha thinking, doing the things you do
Whose opinion are ya listening to?
Justifying, you turn it all to gray
Synchronizing to society's ways

Society has gotten to be all outta whack
And don't bother with excuses whether white or black
To blame it on a color won't get a result
Because history reveals to me how ethics were lost
In reality our decency has taken a plunge
"in god we trust" is an american pun
Funny how it happened so suddenly
Hey yo fellas, kick the melody...

(chorus)
Socially acceptable, it's okay, it's all right
Socially acceptable, it's okay, in whose sight
Socially acceptable

Times are changing, with morals in decay
Human rights have made the wrongs okay
Something's missing, and if you're asking me
I think that something is the g-o-d

To label wrong or right by the people's sight
Is like going to a loser to ask advice
And by basing your plans
On another man's way of living life
Is creating a brand of ethics
Sure to be missing the punch
No count morals that are out to lunch
They're sliding away cause everything is okay
It was taboo back then but today ya say, "what the hey"

(repeat chorus)

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Here we go, here we go
A come on, a come on
Here we go, here we go
A come on, a come on
Here we go, here we go
A come on, a come on
Here we go, here we go
A come on, a come on

Everybody's doin' it
Who's doin' it
Everybody's doin' it
Yo, who's doin' it
Everybody's doin' it
Who's doin' it
Everybody's doin' it
Yo, yo, yo, who's doin' it
Ohhhh, alright
Ohhhh, come on

(bridge)
We gotta back to the principles found in the word
A little g-o-d could be society's cure
From the state that we're in cause again we're slipping
So pray for america cause time is ticking

(repeat chorus 2x)

Socially respectable
Socially acceptable
Socially respectable