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Gold

by James & Black

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Words and music by Bella Black
Music by Bruce James

Produced, recorded and mixed by Bruce James
Mastered by Ronan Chris Murphy

lyrics

He’s a man about his steez
People walk across the street when they see him coming
He’s known to cut a muthafucka quick
For his clients he’s got that fix
Devil in human form since the day he was born
In and Out of jail - got his moms and pops in debt for his bail
God knows to himself he comes first

He wants Gold - Mansa Musa type gold

She runs in circles her papa don’t know about
His baby girl with her dead mamas eyes
He can’t afford her college tuition
She got a sugar daddy - wants to see her succeed
Take her out the trailer park by any means necessary - even on her knees

She wants Gold - Mansa Musa type gold.

It’s the game of life
Will it be televised
All y’all got to do is act right
Will the world see us rise
I just what I deserve, what I know is mine,
What is meant for me
Can’t you see, brother?
We’ve been waiting a long time
People dying in the streets
Ain’t Nobody got food to eat
People digging in the garbage
Sleeping under bridges - you been holding it a long time.
Ain’t no way we can’t make it know, ah?
42 million black Americans.
All we want is our share
Trying to make it from here to there
I’ve been around the world and I’ve finally made it back home
And where is home you ask?
In the mind, in the soul, in the divine spirit that resides inside me
We know our worth today
We ain’t just takin what we’ve been givin
We gonna get what we’ve got coming, huh?
Unity is the way to be free
Can’t nobody take your power unless you give it away - I believe together we can do great, great things
Stay tuned world - can we do it?
Is it in us?

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released January 13, 2023
Bella Black - Vocals
Bruce James - Instruments and vocals
Fumihito Sugawara - Guitar solo

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James & Black Earth, Texas

Bruce James and Bella Black joined musical forces in Austin, Texas in 2011 and have been on a mission spreading the word of Guerrilla Soul ever since. The roots of their music definitely spring from the tradition of the Southern Soul from Texas, New Orleans and Memphis, yet they are not a throwback. ... more

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