New Agenda - Janet Jackson

It ain't nothing but an us thang

And it's time for us to step it up and

Respect

Amen

That level of sisterhood

That's been holding up our neighborhood

And if it wasn't for our mothers

There would be no brothers

And if it wasn't for our sisters

There would be no misters

So it ain't nothing but a us thang

She's strong and that's a fact

Now it's time for us to take up the slack

Step it up step it up time to go to

Work

History hidden from me

To hide my identity

So I'd never feel

I am somebody

You've gouged my eyes

I see more clearly

You've tried to rob

My humanity

My spirit you tried to break

My soul you tried to take

There's no need to be afraid

'Cause I won't do unto you now

Amen

All that we've been through

Our time has come to rejoice

A new agenda's due

Amen

It's time to know the truth

Our time has come to rejoice

A new agenda's due

Step it up step it up better check this out

I suggest to protect what we had left

No no

Because of my gender

No

I've heard no too many times

Because of my race

I've heard no too many times

But with every no

I grow in strength

That is why

African American woman

I stand tall with pride

You want to know what it takes

To rid yourself of me now

There's nothing you can do

Accept me for who I am now

Amen

All that we've been through

Our time has come to rejoice

A new agenda's due

Check it out check it out gotta check it out

Thre's new thing to check it out come with us now

Amen

All we need is the truth

Our time has come to rejoice

A new agenda's due

Amen

It's time we know the truth

Our time has come to rejoice

A new agenda's due

Step it up step it up this time step it up

Step it up check it out come on

Trying to step it up step it up better check this out

I get vexed to protect what we got

Left her alone

Lookin' for your own

Here it is I know what I'm sayin'

But the klan ain't playin' at the range

Gotta step it up us to discuss a must

It ain't nothin' but an us thang

Rewind back to the time

Where the color of our mother

Had 'em call it a crime

Brother what in the world

And the world says where is the black man

Support the woman and children

Time to step it up step it up it's playoff

Time

And the rhyme go to check so check yourself

Amen

A new agenda's due

Amen

All that we've been through

Our time has come to rejoice

A new agenda's due

Amen

It's time to know the truth

Our time has come to rejoice

A new agenda's due

Amen

All that we've been through

Our time has come to rejoice

A new agenda's due

Amen

It's time to know the truth

Our time has come to rejoice

A new agenda's due

Amen

All that we've been through

Our time has come to rejoice