My generation like We´re okay As long as we got music, we gon´ dance all day He gon´ vote Taylor Swift, she gon´ vote Kanye, yeah, yeah
Election time is coming We´re okay As long as we got music, we gon´ party all day She gon´ vote U2, he gon´ vote Coldplay, play, play Election time is coming Immigration, socialism, capitalism, racism Health care, welfare, seems like nobody cares Big business, corporation, small business, taxation Unemployment, education, my generation Built a space station so when you google earth You can see all the Haitians as they rebuild their nation With fair trade, everybody trades You trade, I trade and everybody gets paid Election time around the corner Who you gon´ vote for?
We´re okay Election time around the corner What you gon´ fight for? We´re okay Election time around the corner Who you gon´ vote for? We´re okay Election time is coming Do you want peace or war? Alternative energy or oil in your SUV Tell me what you´re looking for, we about to have it all Gun control, infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturer Hip Hop, be my culture, tell me what you think about us Technology and foreign policy I need the bailout money to stimulate economy
Raised on family values, my life be my testament King had a dream and you too can be the president Election time around the corner Who you gon´ vote for? We´re okay Election time around the corner What you gon´ fight for? We´re okay Election time around the corner Who you gon´ vote for? We´re okay Election time is coming Do you want peace or war? But the kids like We´re okay As long as we got music, we gon´ dance all day He gon´ vote Taylor Swift, she gon´ vote Kanye, yeah, yeah
Election time is coming But the kids like We´re okay As long as we got music, we gon´ party all day She gon´ vote U2, he gon´ vote Coldplay, play, play Election time is coming You know what? What? Why don´t you take some of that stuff I grew up on You know what I´m talkin´ about? [Incomprehensible] Gramps was a voodoo priest, Dad was a preacher Uncle was a Mason, I was raised Christian Best friend, Muslim, al-salam-alakum My manager was Jewish, he taught me Shabbat Shalom Flatbush Rastas taught me the scriptures Haile Selassie, Marcus Garvey
Saint L´ouverture, Haitian Revolution Napoleon´s Army got spanked by them Haitians Toussaint St. Jean with the info Did you know that a Haitian founded Chicago? If I was president The first thing I would do is get my people out them tents Election time is coming My generation like We´re okay As long as we got music, we gon´ dance all day He gon´ vote Taylor Swift, she gon´ vote Kanye, yeah, yeah Election time is coming But the kids like We´re okay As long as we got music, we gon´ party all day She gon´ vote U2, he gon´ vote Coldplay, play, play
Election time is coming I wanna thank you all for coming to see me here You could have been anywhere But you´ve chosen to come to the Haitian Experience to see us I go by the name of Wyclef Jean, straight from Haiti And that´s my brother Steph on the drums