作词 : Harris, Jackson, Lewis 作曲 : Janet Jackson/永田大祐/Terry Lewis/Carlton Ridenhour It ain't nothin' but an us thang And it's time for us to step it up and respect(Amen) That level of sisterhood That's been holding up our neighborhood And if it wasn't for our mothers There would be no brothers(Amen) And if it wasn't for our sisters There would be no misters So it ain't nothin' but a us thang She's strong and that's a fact Now it's time for us to take up the slack Step it up, step it up, time to go to work History hidden from me(Hey) To hide my identity So I'd never feel I am somebody You've gouged my eyes I see more clearly You've tried to rob My humanity(Oh now) My spirit you tried to break(No) My soul you tried to take(I took) There's no need to be afraid' Cause I won't do unto you now(Amen)(Hey) All that we've been through(Turn your body down) Our time has come to rejoice(Oh) A new agenda's due(Amen) It's time to know the truth(You don't wannabe) Our time has come to rejoice(Rejoice) A new agenda's due Step it up, step it up, better check this up I think it's best we protect what we have got left(No, no) Because of my gender(No) I've heard no too many times Because of my race I've heard no too many times(No, no) But with every no(No) I grow in strength(That is why) That is why African-American woman I stand tall with pride(I stand tall with pride) You want to know what it takes(Wanna know) To rid yourself of me now There's nothing you can do Accept me for who I am now(Amen) All that we've been through(Hey) Our time has come to rejoice(Yeah) A new agenda's due Check it out, check it out, gotta check it out Listen to me gotta check it out, come on we will do it now Come on, come on step it up AmenAll that we've been through(Step it up) Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Amen(Everybody, everybody) It's time to know the truth Our time has come to rejoice(Hey) A new agenda's due Step it up, step it up, this time step it up Step it up, check it up, come on Time to step it up, step it up Better check yourself I get vexed to protect what we got Left her alone Lookin' for your own Here it is I know what I'm sayin' But the klan ain't playin' at the range Gotta step it up us to discuss a must It ain't nothin' but an us thang Rewind back to the time Where the color of our mother Had 'em call it a crime Brother what in the world? And the world says where is the black man Support the woman and children Time to step it up, step it up, it's playoff time And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself Amen(Step it up, step it up) A new agenda's due(Amen) All that we've been through Our time has come to rejoice(Oh) A new agenda's due(C'mon step it up)(Amen) It's time to know the truth(Give all a bit) Our time has come to rejoice(Respect) A new agenda's due(Amen)(All that we've been through) All that we've been through(Yeah) Our time has come to rejoice(This is our time) A new agenda's due Amen(Hey)It's time to know the truth(It's time to know the truth) Our time has come to rejoice(Our time has come to rejoice)(It's time to know the truth) A new agenda's due(Respect) AmenAll that we've been through Our time has come to rejoice
[00:00.000] 作词 : Harris, Jackson, Lewis [00:01.000] 作曲 : Janet Jackson/永田大祐/Terry Lewis/Carlton Ridenhour [00:15.165]It ain't nothin' but an us thang [00:17.117]And it's time for us to step it up and respect(Amen) [00:23.111]That level of sisterhood [00:24.823]That's been holding up our neighborhood [00:27.171]And if it wasn't for our mothers [00:28.639]There would be no brothers(Amen) [00:29.655]And if it wasn't for our sisters [00:30.923]There would be no misters [00:32.619]So it ain't nothin' but a us thang [00:34.754]She's strong and that's a fact [00:36.322]Now it's time for us to take up the slack [00:38.762]Step it up, step it up, time to go to work [00:40.962]History hidden from me(Hey) [00:43.266]To hide my identity [00:45.530]So I'd never feel [00:48.204]I am somebody [00:51.012]You've gouged my eyes [00:52.850]I see more clearly [00:55.194]You've tried to rob [00:57.670]My humanity(Oh now) [00:59.850]My spirit you tried to break(No) [01:02.338]My soul you tried to take(I took) [01:04.516]There's no need to be afraid' [01:06.680]Cause I won't do unto you now(Amen)(Hey) [01:11.568]All that we've been through(Turn your body down) [01:13.992]Our time has come to rejoice(Oh) [01:16.471]A new agenda's due(Amen) [01:20.766]It's time to know the truth(You don't wannabe) [01:23.691]Our time has come to rejoice(Rejoice) [01:25.926]A new agenda's due [01:28.455]Step it up, step it up, better check this up [01:30.744]I think it's best we protect what we have got left(No, no) [01:33.926]Because of my gender(No) [01:35.447]I've heard no too many times [01:37.830]Because of my race [01:39.973]I've heard no too many times(No, no) [01:43.137]But with every no(No) [01:44.877]I grow in strength(That is why) [01:46.273]That is why [01:47.341]African-American woman [01:49.661]I stand tall with pride(I stand tall with pride) [01:52.198]You want to know what it takes(Wanna know) [01:54.416]To rid yourself of me now [01:56.777]There's nothing you can do [01:59.003]Accept me for who [02:00.153]I am now(Amen) [02:03.657]All that we've been through(Hey) [02:05.985]Our time has come to rejoice(Yeah) [02:08.600]A new agenda's due [02:10.760]Check it out, check it out, gotta check it out [02:13.232]Listen to me gotta check it out, come on we will do it now [02:15.932]Come on, come on step it up [02:17.681]AmenAll that we've been through(Step it up) [02:22.260]Our time has come to rejoice [02:24.872]A new agenda's due [02:27.271]Amen(Everybody, everybody) [02:29.960]It's time to know the truth [02:31.997]Our time has come to rejoice(Hey) [02:34.490]A new agenda's due [02:36.801]Step it up, step it up, this time step it up [02:39.297]Step it up, check it up, come on [02:41.376]Time to step it up, step it up [02:42.883]Better check yourself [02:44.099]I get vexed to protect what we got [02:45.682]Left her alone [02:46.610]Lookin' for your own [02:47.740]Here it is [02:48.506]I know what [02:49.174]I'm sayin' [02:49.676]But the klan ain't playin' at the range [02:51.474]Gotta step it up us to discuss a must [02:53.738]It ain't nothin' but an us thang [02:55.906]Rewind back to the time [02:57.806]Where the color of our mother [02:59.251]Had 'em call it a crime [03:00.371]Brother what in the world? [03:01.755]And the world says where is the black man [03:03.359]Support the woman and children [03:04.986]Time to step it up, step it up, it's playoff time [03:07.882]And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself [03:09.986]Amen(Step it up, step it up) [03:12.427]A new agenda's due(Amen) [03:16.939]All that we've been through [03:19.238]Our time has come to rejoice(Oh) [03:21.978]A new agenda's due(C'mon step it up)(Amen) [03:26.234]It's time to know the truth(Give all a bit) [03:28.891]Our time has come to rejoice(Respect) [03:31.449]A new agenda's due(Amen)(All that we've been through) [03:36.345]All that we've been through(Yeah) [03:38.689]Our time has come to rejoice(This is our time) [03:40.745]A new agenda's due [03:43.042]Amen(Hey)It's time to know the truth(It's time to know the truth) [03:47.777]Our time has come to rejoice(Our time has come to rejoice)(It's time to know the truth) [03:50.060]A new agenda's due(Respect) [03:52.557]AmenAll that we've been through [03:57.344]Our time has come to rejoice
