Strange Fruit Lyrics - Common

[Nina Simone Sample] 

Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze 

Strange Fruit 

[Hook: John Legend] 

Dance little brother, dont give up the fight 

Hang on 'til tomorrow, the truth will come to light 

Dance little sister, don't give up today 

Hang on 'til tomorrow, tonight we celebrate, celebrate 

[Verse 1: Common] 

Black bodies on the wall, color from years ago 

It's spiritual the way that them tears they fell slow 

Roots and bruises so deep, found it hard to sleep 

Souls lost in the heat, pray to God to keep 

Fast forward to my pop, he nod and geeked-off the Heron 

Still he was dead to bear arms 

Thats where I'm from, my story ain't that different from yours 

A blood line, a hard time, prisons and wars 

With struggle it came rain, when it rains it pours 

We stayed between liquor stores, and "praise the Lord" 

Singing "we shall overcome" cause we came for more 

We were dancing for it to rain no more 

Though hurricanes and waves they came ashore 

Takin' lives of the brave and poor 

They'd ignore, us once again 

But it was lessons in the wind 

Of change that came from within 

So... 

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[Hook] 

[Verse 2: Common] 

Wonder if I make it to heaven, will I get a chance to party 

And celebrate with the great black bodies 

Im talking bout Marley, Nina, and Marcus Garvey 

Similair to Africa the streets is our safari 

From shanties in slums, is children with guns 

AIDS and poverty killing our young 

Gramps keep sayin a savior gon' come 

For the meek and the humble favor gon' come 

From the same trees we were hung, we can see the sun 

In the darkest hour, our power begun 

I write from the same place they were bleedin' from 

I'm emceein they done until the streets is won 

So far we've come, with so far to go 

To do the impossible only God will know-how we do it 

I speak it and I put it in the music 

The struggle lives through it, its a movement so move it 

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[Hook] 

Dance little brother, dont give up the fight 

Hang on 'til tomorrow, the truth will come to light 

Dance little sister, don't give up the day 

Hang on 'til tomorrow, tonight we celebrate 

Celebrate...celebrate...celebrate...celebrate...celebrate 

Oooooo you got to 

Dance little brother,(oooh) dont give up the fight.(Dont give up the fight) 

Hang on 'til tomorrow,(oooh) the truth will come to light.(will come to light 

Dance little sister,(ooh) don't give up the day.(dont give up today) 

Hang on 'til tomorrow, tonight we celebrate, celebrate