James Brown — Star Generation 7 Version

Way in the middle of the night, yeah Down in the ghetto, even [?] again, yeah In the mornin', ow Did you ever hear a story About a funky kid Slick? He was raised in the ghetto But he couldn't dance a lick When he finished school He got a job from 9 to 5, yeah Just walkin' the line Tryin' to stay alive On night on his way home From a hard day at work Heard a funky sound, ow Made his funky feet jerk Came from a field and All those flashing lights And the music set the cold chill Right out of the night (Star generation Sleeping over the land) Funky kid Slick, wanna be (Wants to be a man) Something better than a cotton-picking man (All he ever really wanted, was a Chance to get down) And be a superstar (And be a superstar With the disco, disco, disco crowd) Yeah, let the man do his thing Oh, he stood there and listened, yeah And the beat began to pound And his body was rocking From the funky, funky funky sound So he learned all the dances From the kids on the block, hah! To be the star of the disco Look at him rock Watch him rock Rock-rock-rock-rock-rock, rock, ow! Aaah, watch him rock Watch him rock Make it boogie! Star generation A real dancing machine This funky kid Slick Dances on a solo team All he ever really wanted, was a Chance to get down And be a superstar (And be a superstar With the disco, disco, disco crowd) With the disco, disco crowd! New York City, yeah, L.A Atlanta, Miami, Washington, yeah Boston, good God, ow! Schucks! Chicago (Star!) Houston, take that (Star generation!) Phoenix [?], yeah Augusta, GA. JB's! (Star, star generation) Woo-woo-woo Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-whoah! Yaaa-how! Star generation Sleeping over the land Funky kid Slick, wanna be a man (Wants to be a man) All he ever really wanted, was a Chance to get down And be a superstar (And be a superstar With the disco, disco, disco crowd...)