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[Repeat x3]He's cominHe's cominHe's comin He's here(His name is Jesse)(His name is Jesse)Hypocrites and Uncle Toms are talkin' trash(Let's talk about Jesse)Liberty and justice are a thing of the past(Let's talk about Jesse)They want a stronger nation at any cost(Let's talk about Jesse)Even if it means that everything will soon be lost(Let's talk about Jesse)He started on the bottomNow he's on the topHe proved that he can make itSo don't never stopBrothers stand together and let the whole world seeOur brother Jesse Jackson go down in historySongtexte[Repeat x4]So voteVoteVoteEverybody get up and voteSee Ronald Reagan speakin' on TVSmilin' like everything's fine and dandySounded real good when he tried to give a pep talkTo over thirty million poor people like meHow can he say that we gotta stick it outWhen his belly is full and his future is sunnyI don't need his jive adviceBut I sure do need his jive time moneyThe dream is a nightmare in disguise(Let's talk about Jesse)Red tape and lies fill your for spacious skies(Let's talk about Jesse)But don't think that D.C. just did it first(Let's talk about Jesse)There's a lotta D.C.'s all over this universe(His name is Jesse)He started on the bottomNow he's on the topHe proved that he can make itSo don't ever stopBrothers stand together and let the whole world seeOur brother Jesse Jackson go down in history[Repeat x4]So voteVoteVoteEverybody get up and voteLand of the free and the home of the braveBut it might as well be the home of the slavesThey got me walkin' around singin' 'freedom's come'But my body is free and my mind is dumbThe people ain't black but the house is whiteAnd just because I'm different they don't treat me rightThey done cast me aside, held me downDragged my name down to the groundOh beautiful for spacious skiesAnd your amber ways of untold liesLook at all the politicians tryin' to do a jobBut they can't help but look like the mobGet up and get back, put it awayWatch the F.B.I. watch the C.I.A.They want a bigger missile and a faster jetBut yet they forget to hidin' the vetHypocrites just talkin' trash(Let's talk about Jesse)Liberty and justice are a thing of the past(Let's talk about Jesse)They want a stronger nation at any cost(Let's talk about Jesse)Even if it means that everything will soon be lost(His name is Jesse)[Repeat x4]Now break downVoteVoteEverybody get out and voteThe thirtieth day, that's in DecemberIs a day that everybody's gonna remember'Cause on that day a righteous manThought about takin' a brand-new standThe name of the man is Jesse JacksonAnd his call for peace was loud as actionCause now's the time to change the nationBut not with just another negotiationHe went to the East for human's rightsTo free the lieutenant shot down in flightJust another statistic, and the government knew itThey didn't even want the man to go do itBefore he left, he called the President's homeAnd Reagan didn't even answer the phoneBut I tell you one thing that's a natural factYou can bet he called Jesse when Jesse got backHe started on the bottomNow he's on the topHe proved that he can make itSo don't ever stopBrothers stand together and let the whole world seeOur brother Jesse Jackson go down in historySo voteHypocrites just talkin' trash(Let's talk about Jesse)Liberty and justice are a thing of the past(Let's talk about Jesse)They want a stronger nation at any cost(Let's talk about Jesse)Even if it means that everything will soon be lost(His name is Jesse)So for fast and friendly service hey(Let's talk about Jesse)And there's no need to be nervous hey(Let's talk about Jesse)He's changin' our conditions hey(Let's talk about Jesse)So join the Rainbow Coalition heyCome on(His name is Jesse) Aus Songtexte Mania