Foremost Poets

Lyrics

(Basketball Bench)
Olinga: You really don't understand do you?
Hey man don't you realize in order for us to make this thing work
Man we've got to get rid of the pimps and the pushers and the prostitutes
And then start all over again clean.

Goldie: Yeah but nobody's pushing me anywhere ok.
I mean not you, not the cops, nobody man.
I mean you wanna get rid of the pushers I'll help you.
But don't send your people left to me."

Olinga: Oh come on John, can't you see that we can't get rid of one
without getting rid of the other.
We gotta come down on both of them at the same time
In order for this whole thing to work for the people."

Goldie: Yeah but nobody's closing me out of my business

Girls: We brothers gonna work it out
We brothers gonna work it out

Willie: (1st Hook)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Gonna get it now

(1st Verse)
Now don't give him no peace sign
If you don't mean it from your heart
United we can get over
Yet we're still apart
Cause each man demands respect
And to get an equal share
And until you giving him that,
there'll be no peace here

(2nd Hook)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Brother's gonna work it all out (brother's gonna work it out)
Oh - we must all join hands
We can march across this land - in peace
(Brother's gonna work it out)
No joy without understanding
of truly who we are

(2nd Verse)
Instead of brother turning on sister
Sister turning on brother
Now how you gonna get it together
being against one another?

Shoot up, sniff up so high
Till your world is turned to stone
How you can you deal with the truth
When reality's all gone?

(3rd Hook)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Brother's gonna work it all out (brother's gonna work it out)
All brothers say

Stop The pimps, The Hustlers,
The pusher man as fast you can
Open your ears and eyes to the facts
Of what's true now holding you back

(Bridge)
Ooooh
Brother need your help
Now can't you see?
Oh he's got to have it
Oh right on!
Ohhhh yeah!

~ Rest ~

(Climax)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Now on the for real side,

All the answers to your problems you could find
Yet you stay locked behind the thief
Yet the Key is in your mind
In order to win your brother's trust
These 5 things you must
Stop your robbing, stealing, killing, cheating and lying

(5th Hook)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Oh brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)
Brother's gonna work it all out (brother's gonna work it out)
Brother's gonna work it (brother's gonna work it out)


Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Willie Hutch