(Let the sun shine)   Yeah, yeah, it's a brand new day, y'all   (Let the sun shine)   Turn me up in the top a little bit, dog   Want you to know, want you to hear this one   (The sun's shinin')   Loud an' clear, bright an' early, listen      I don't hate players, I don't love the game   I'm the shot clock, way above the game   To be point blank with you, mother fuck the game   I got all this work on me, I ain't come for play      You can show the little shorties how you pump an' fake   But dog, not to Def, I'm not impressed   I'm not amused, I'm not confused, I'm not to dude   I'm grown man business an' I am not in school      Put your hand down youngin', this is not for you   On my J.O. with beats by Kanye, yo   My name on the marquee, your name off the payroll   Style fresh, like I'm still a day old      An' it's been like that since the day, yo   On more time than a Roley, or Seiko   Step on deck, your neck, do what I say so   Get up or get out, get down or lay low      (Let the sunshine)   Standin' in the shadow of a fabulous man   Brooklyn nigga, I am, Black Dante   (Let the sunshine in)   That nigga, that dude, black people, let's move   (The sun's shinin')   Shout out to my man, Talib Kweli, yes   We on top a, top a, shout a, shout a, check it out      Slim nigga that casts a big shadow   Cherokee red to shoot the long arrow   Got more skill, more aim an' more ammo   You can get it all from a big or small barrel      Like, 'Hail Mary', full of grace   Niggaz come in an' shoot up the place   An' make you pull up your face   The deck, Im'ma pull out the ace   From the jungles of the Empire State   Where it ain't no escape      Two four seven, seven one eight   An' thats like every night, every day   From the place that I settle an' stay   To the states, I'm collectin' my pay   Blast off then I'm back to the K      Hold it down so my family straight   Represent in a family way   Pro ball not for amateur play   Been raw since the amateur stage   Before the press had the cameras raised      Like a long time man of the way   (Let the sun shine)   You understandin' me straight?   Yes, yes, no doubt, excellence   (Let the sunshine in)   It's what it is, what it is   An' thats what it is, you see? Ha, fire   (The sun's shinin')      'Cause it is deeper, sweeter, richer, crisper   Stronger reception an' sharper picture   Revolve around God an' involve with niggaz   These elements above all my scripture      An' make Mos Def a classic modern figure   Brooklyn, it don't matter if you holler or whisper   You're comin' through clear 'cause I'm right here wit'cha   Ain't gotta edit the slang, I got it, I'll get ya      Yo, brothers an' sisters, fathers an' mothers   The lovers, the leavers, the doubters, believers   The stayers, the quitters, the bitches, the niggaz   Rebel guerrillas, the ghetto civilians   Y'all 'gon feel it from the first to the millionth      It's extra ordinary an' plain   I walk a thousand paces of light ahead of the game   By the time you get where I'm standin', I'll be gone   Y'all make moves, but y'all just move on      I move in, an' y'all must move on   (Let the sun shine)   'Cause I move to strong an' I know what my feet move for   Make it go without a brand new car   (Let the sunshine in)      I was fresh without a brand new song   An' give a fuck about what brand you are   (The sun's shinin')   I'm concerned what type of man you are   What your principles an' standards are   You understand me y'all      Be good to your family, y'all   No matter where your families are   'Cause everybody need family, y'all   Raise a hand, you understand me, y'all   Everybody need family, y'all      Be good to your families, dog   Understand, no matter where your families are   Everybody need family, dog   Raise your hands, you understand me, pa   That's what it is, that's my man      Family an' my family Pencil Pete   My man too, all our loved ones behind the walls   All of those who still in the struggle   Masada Malia, Son Dial la, Magic Mel      (Let the sunshine in)   Life is real   All the real soldiers, black people, we family y'all   (Let the sunshine in)   (The sun's shinin')   Let it be bright