We Can Do Anything

Intro

This is out to all the black boys growing up yeah

There's bare positive black boys around you making movements Making movements toward success

Verse 1

Look it's like I love it when I see rich black men like Diddy and Nelly

But was even happier when I see Dizzee Rascal get an album deal and get his face on the telly Personally when he won his Mercury

I thought Well done he's a black boy who's just like me

So like his respect is due certainly

And then 679 signed Kano I don't know him but I thought Okay though

That's good for him another black boy that's gonna make dough all legal

Hang tight Lethal he did 'Pow' and he brought in a few more black people

I rate that highly

That's why no matter what we had I still gotta shout out Wiley

He built a scene amongst us young black boys he built a dream

Like Megaman did with So Solid to that crew right there we owe homage

When they won the Brits I was like Brap Black boys up in this *****

When I see Defoe on the pitch I'm like Brap Black boys up in this *****

Hook

Cos we're all

Black boys black boys

Yeah we're all black boys

And one day we're gonna be black men

And one day we might have black boys and we gotta teach them to be black men Black boys black boys

Yeah we're all black boys

And one day we're gonna be black men

And one day we might have black boys and we gotta teach them to be black men

Ooh child things are gonna get easier Ooh child things will get brighter

Verse 2

Yo look no we ain't hooligans

Just young and talented nubians

With potential and promise

Innovative young masterminds like Sean Wallace

We need role models so youngers know what success is

Thats why I feel boom inside when I see a black man like Tim Campbell can win The Apprentice But when Swiss made Cry I ain't gonna lie I coulda of cried

Look what happened to the motherland

They didn't wanna treat blacks the same as another man

When I heard that line that sent tingles down my spine

Shout out all them ebony dimes Katie Pearl and Keisha White

Ms Dynamite Sadie Des'ree Sade hang tight Beverly Knight

Black diamonds what a heavenly sight

Soon we'll be getting it right

See yourself as equal

Big up P D C and Northstar 'cos there's strength in numbers

When you're black and single you're feeble

Stick together my young black people

Hook

Ooh child things are gonna get easier Ooh child things will get brighter

Ooh child things are gonna get easier Ooh child things will get brighter Things will get brighter

Things will get brighter

Things will get brighter

Outro

And I don't want anyone to think I forgot them

Cause I see all the black boys striving towards success Shout out Sway hang tight Boy Better Know

The Movement Lamar Fund*mental Nathan

R I P DJ Swing Lynden David Hall

Big up Omar Jazzie B Soul II Soul

Bernie Grant Lord Learie Constantine

Shouts out to Aml Ameen Ashley Waters

Big up Richard Blackwood

Hang tight Kojo Lenny Henry

Big up Blak Twang Rodney P

Understand it can be done

Look at Sir Trevor McDonald Linford Christie Ian Wright MD's like Darcus

Shout out Naughty Boy on the beat

Loick shout out all the black boys on lock down

Keep your head high man

All the black sons

You know what shout out my pops man

Positive black man in my life yeah