Donny Hathaway - Legacy lyrics
–Intro: Blue Ivy Carter– Daddy, what's a will? –Verse 1– Take those moneys and spread ‘cross families My sisters Hadi and Lou, the nephews, cousins and TiTi Eric, the rest can be for whatever she wants to do She might start an institute She might put po' kids through school My stake in RocNation should go to you Leave a peace for your siblings to give to their children too Tidal the champagne D'usse I'd like to see A nice peace-fund ideas from people who look like we We gon' start a society within a society That's major, just like the Negro League There was a time America wouldn't let us ball Those times are now back, just now called Afro-tech Generational wealth, that's the key My parents ain't have sh**, so that ship started with me My mom took her money, she bought me bonds That was the sweetest thing of all time, uh –Chorus– Legacy, Legacy, Legacy, Legacy Black excellence baby, you gon' let 'em see Legacy, Legacy, Legacy, Legacy Black excellency, baby, let 'em see –Verse 2– I've been listening to Wu-Tang and n***as like “Your seed, married his seed, married my seed” That's how we keep Carter money all in the family You see, my father, son of a preacher man Who's daughter couldn't escape the reach of the preacher's hand That charge of energy set all the Carters back It took all these years to get to zero in fact I hated religion 'cause here was this Christian He was preaching Sundays, versus how he was living Monday Someday I forgive him 'cause strangely our division led to multiple religions I studied m**m, Buddhist, and Christians, and I was running from him, He was giving me wisdom See how the universe works? It takes my hurt and help me find more of myself It's a gift and a curse That's called the red queens race –Pre Chorus– You run this hard just to stay in place Keep up the pace, baby Keep up the pace You run this hard just to stay in place –Chorus– Legacy, Legacy, Legacy, Legacy Black excellence, you gon' let 'em see Legacy, Legacy, Legacy, Legacy Black excellency, baby, let 'em see –Outro: Donny Hathaway– Day, someday, someday, we'll all Someday, we'll all be free