i don t wanna be the oppressor and i don t wanna be oppressed sometimes i feel depression but i m not gonna be depressed i m not searchin for utopia but i could live without the stress still have the king in ethiopia for by ja rule we have been blessed all jokes aside we ve been taken for a ride all jokes aside gonna cross that great divide some feel their money and possessions command superior intellect or that the poor can t make decisions because they re lazy or inept these are such gross misconceptions that so many readily accept but in life you must learn many lessons mostly to love and to respect all jokes aside we ve been taken for a ride all jokes aside put away the foolish pride i didn t know how much i loved you until i had left society upon our shoulders is causing us to drift apart thought i was below or above you i didn t know how to close the rift now that i really want to hold you you might cry please don t be deaf i m singing all jokes aside we ve been taken for a ride all jokes aside ja love forever guide 400 years down in egypt 400 years down in 400 years we sat down and waited by the rivers of babylon under the shade of the almighty under the wings of ja we trust giving praises day and nightly and thanks to the goodness of ja love oh why e why oh why e why oh why e why we ve been taken for ride