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