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On Top the Cage > Rain Or Shine

I look out below me, the cloud's on top the blue
I said the kids thinking about nothing
cause there's absolutely nothing to do
and the door ain't wide, it's just open, open to my sky
on top this cage, keep hoping
on top the cage, just try
on top the cage, on top the cage

so help out your brother to the light
at peace is a helping hand
and with help from my mother I shine so bright
and I march up to my father's land
they say, take spot, take it up top
and that key gonna fit in the lock
would y'all you come with me on the lifting walk
and you know you can never go back
because on top the cage is the harmony
that bars and chains will never chime
wherever I go it's not far for me
I better befriend old man time
on top the cage
I won't ever come down no more

I stood on top of this cage, one night, all night long
I stood on top of this cage, one night, all night long
yeah, from here the view was proud
well I can see such a beautiful crowd
I see the people coming out of their cages
breaking up, standing on top through the ages
got their hands locked, they're never ever gonna stop
got that feeling and they can up top
a better story, a better one than this
the rain went away and here we sit
I got love, from the bottom of my heart for you all here tonight
we're standing on top of this cage
we're holding strong, without no fright
and I told people to come back up
I told people come back up
I told the people come back up
I tell the people come get up
I tell the people come act right
I tell the people comin out tonight
I tell people, can you hear me?
I'll meet you up on the cage tonight
on top the cage, I won't ever come down, oh no