I Wanna Be Around

I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myself
Do you hear me?I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfDon't give me degeneration
Give me true communication
Don't give me sorrow
I want equal opportunity
To live tomorrowGive me schools
And give me better books
So I can read about myself
And gain my truly looksI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myself
Do you hear me now, now?I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfSome of us try
As hard as we can
We don't want no sympathy
We just wanna be a manI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myself
Do you hear me?I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfWe got talents we can use
On our side of town
Let's get our heads together
And get it up from the groundWhen some of us make money
People hear about our people
Gotta grab out a honey
Forget about honey
Do you now, let me hear, heyCome on, I got to have it
Come on, I need it
I got to have it, come on
I got to have it, oh, haLordy, Lordy, Lordy
Lordy, Lordy, LordyPlay with your bad self
Come on, baby
Come here
Gotta get itGot to get myself together
So many things I got to do
So many things I got to do
I don't need no help from youTell everybody, everybody else
All of these things, baby
I got to do it myself
Come on, heyI got to have it
I, said I, said I
Said I, said I, II don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfWith you I'll sweat and blood
To put out any fire and block off every plugI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myself
Do you hear me?I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfI'm not gonna tell
You what to do
I'm not gonna raise a fuss
But before you make another move
Let's start by taking care of usI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myself
Do you hear me?I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfKids get that education
And don't you take no more
'Cause if we gonna get
This thing together
Then you got to carry the ballI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
Open up the doorOpen up the door
Open up the door
Open up the door
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, heyI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfCan you dig the groove?
Can you make the move?
Can you dig the say?
Can you make the pay?Dig the groove?
Can you dig it?
Tell me, can you dig it?
Tell me, can you?Come on now, come on now
Come on, come on, come on
Come onCome on, all right
Come on fly
Hey, hey, heyLord have mercy
I got to have it
Got to have it
I got to have itDon't need no cupid
Don't be no stupid
Come onWe, we don't have time to hate
We need all the time we got
To try to communicateCome on
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
Baby, baby, baby, babyHow can I get myself together
When you keep on packing your bag ?
How can I get myself together
When you keep on packing your bag?How can I get myself together
When you keep on packing your bag?
How can I get myself together
When you keep on packing your bag?I don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myself
Hey, hey, hey, hey, heyI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myself
Oh, no, no, no, noI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfI'm not gonna tell you what to do
I'm not gonna raise a fuss
But before you make another move
Let's start by taking care of usI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door
I'll get it myselfKids get that education
And don't you take no more
'Cause if we gonna get
This thing together
Then you got to carry the ballI don't want nobody
To give me nothing
Open up the door, open
Open up the doorOpen up the door, hit it
Open up, here I come
Open up and let a man come in
Open up, let a man come in
Open up, let a man come inHere I come, here I come
I'm comin' in any type of weather
Comin' 'cause I got myself together
Open up, open up, open up, up