now all a you young folks ravin an hollerin about how bad you wanna be free but let me tell ya what it was like in my day for an old man like me are you ready take it on little brother an make a way i said take it on little brother take it further now i had to work ev ryday on my job i didn t get much pay had to say yes sir to the other man i was too confused to understand i had to things yeah against my will if i hadn t looked further you wouldn t have made it take it on little brother take it further i said take it on little brother an make a way now you ve got the future in your hand now don t you be no lazy man we laid the ground an made the way for you come on an show us that you re proud of us you have a hard time to get through but keep on pushin we re right behind you take it on little brother take it further i said take it on little brother an make a way take it on little brother an make a way i said take it on little brother an take it further uh now i had to work ev ryday on my job i didn t get much pay had to say yes sir to other man i was too confused to understand i had to do things yeah against my will if i hadn t of moved further you wouldn t have made it take it on little brother take it further yeah um i said take it on little brother an make a way