I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.

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Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.

Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.

Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.

Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.

We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a...

We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a...

I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided...

I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided...

I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't...

I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't...

I'm very happy with this new record. It's dealing with different aspects of love-it's me...

I'm very happy with this new record. It's dealing with different aspects of love-it's me...

The whole system of society tells you what to do.

The whole system of society tells you what to do.

I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.

I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.

The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking...

The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking...

There's people making babies to my music. That's nice.

There's people making babies to my music. That's nice.

I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music...

I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music...

One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

I try to tell a story musically in a song.

I try to tell a story musically in a song.

As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a...

As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a...

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't...

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't...

People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.

People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.

In my day, we didn't have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody...

In my day, we didn't have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody...

When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the...

When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the...

Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we...

Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we...

We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out....

We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out....