We Are the Future in the Present

Forever and always

We know who we are

The blood in my veins

Came from afar

What will you do when I'm walking?

What if I'm done with the talking?

What will you do?

What will you do?

We are the future in the present

And though the past had tried to kill us

Yet, we made it

We are the future in the present

And though the past had tried to kill us

Yet, we made it

(We made it)

And we do it with a class on style

Boy! Do it with a class on style

Do it, d-do, do

Do it, do-de, do-do-do

We cut and we clear

We sign and we seal

Not playing the game

With the cards that you deal

But what would you do when we're walking?

What if we're done with the talking?

What would you do?

What would you do?

We are the future in the present

And though the past had tried to kill us

Yet, we made it

We are the future in the present

And though the past had tried to kill us

Yet, we made it

(We made it)

And we do it with a class on style

Boy! Do it with a class on style

Do it, do-de, do-do-do

Do it, do-de, do-do-do

Real, real queens and kings

We are why the caged bird sings

Things don't happen to us

We happen to things

Happening, happening

We are happening

Dap, dap, dapper when we turn up the melanin

Real, real queens and kings

We are why the caged bird sings

Things don't happen to us

We happen to things

Happening, happening

We are happening

Dap, dap, dapper when we turn up the melanin

Fool, fool, clowning young

Move, move, move, move

Curves, curves, curves, curves

Curves, curves, curves, curves

We are the future in the present

And though the past had tried to kill us

Yet, we made it

We are the future in the present

And though the past had tried to kill us

Yet, we made it

We are the future

(We made it)

(We made it)

(We made it)

(We made it)

(We made it)