Blackalicious — First in Flight

[Hook: Gift of Gab & Gil Scott-Heron] First in flight First in flight First in flight Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' First in flight We go beyond the edge of the sky [Verse 1: Gift of Gab] Free! Like a bird out in the wind in the night Like a 747 to LA that's in flight Free! Like a garden flourishing in the wind Like a student bout to do it when he's graduatin' Free! From any of the energy perception Can never be defined create the definition within Free! Just lovin' life itself and never pretend to be Anything other than the man I was meant to be Travel through time and get a glimpse of the centuries To come a better day is promised remember Free, like my nephew in a few months about to be out the penitentiary Meditation, meditation, meditation Meditation, meditation, meditation Meditation, meditation, meditation [Hook: Gift of Gab & Gil Scott-Heron] First in flight Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' First in flight We go beyond the edge of the sky First in flight Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' First in flight We go beyond the edge of the sky [Verse 2: Gift of Gab (Gil Scott-Heron)] Uh! I never hesitate about a reluctant mind Just put the pedal to the metal see what ya find You back there slouchin' over, won't you pick up your spine? Let's make it really really happen live up this time Cause you can choose to say "Good morning, God" or "Good God, morning" (Good morning!) With black clouds storming (Good morning!) I walk without umbrellas into these woods Don't need 'em cause the mighty trees above will shelter me good I'm eating berries from the bushes of the heavenly good From the states the power came to us whenever we stood Reverberatin' out, a-reachin' each and every hood Whenever we could the spiritual anatomy fool But never take the credit for it B cause that'd be rude It's just the way in life we searchin for that had to be new You gotta work it though cause everyday ain't Saturday fool Evolve into a better life and be happy with you and you'll be [Hook: Gift of Gab & Gil Scott-Heron] First in flight Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' First in flight We go beyond the edge of the sky First in flight Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' First in flight We go beyond the edge of the sky [Bridge: Gil Scott-Heron] The first to fly The first to strive The first to fight to stay alive The first to win The first to strike The first to live The first in flight [Verse 3: Gift of Gab (Gil Scott-Heron)] Rise! Like the sun up at the crack of the dawn Like a wakin child in the mornin stretchin and yawnin Rise! Like an infant being held in the light Like the smoke from an incense when it's ignited Rise! If you're sleepin won't you open your eyes again The greatest high be that natural high within No need to force in the progression just ride the wind You'll know the answer to the where and the why and when If you keep workin for your search you will find the end Though at the end you'll find it only begins again See at the end you see it only begins again And everything you learn you're only rememberin Cause you're [Hook: Gift of Gab & Gil Scott-Heron] First in flight Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' First in flight We go beyond the edge of the sky First in flight Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' First in flight We go beyond the edge of the sky First in flight Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' First in flight We go beyond the edge of the sky First in flight Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' First in flight We go beyond the edge of the sky [Bridge: Gift of Gab] It's me Let your mind and your soul be free Work to shine meet your goal believe Spread that kind of L-O-V-E Take some time off the lonely It's me Let your mind and your soul be free Work to shine meet your goal believe Spread that kind of L-O-V-E Take some time off the lonely [Outro: Gil Scott-Heron] Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' We go beyond the edge of the sky Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' We go beyond the edge of the sky Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' We go beyond the edge of the sky Cause all we got is rhythm and timin' We go beyond the edge of the sky