( Vex ) Hot water in the wilderness Hot water in the wilderness Let me say it again Hot water in the wilderness Hot water in the wilderness I'ma tell you again ( Vex & Mondo ) Hot water in the wilderness Hot water in the wilderness ( Vex ) Let me say it again ( Vex & Mondo ) Hot water in the wilderness Hot water in the wilderness ( Vex ) Yes? ( Tysha ) When the slaves left Egypt, they never would have guessed That they would be blessed in the wilderness And now away from the ghettos our people must flee Crack, crime and poverty are the shackles I see How long will we live in this state of emergency? In a place where hot water's the only thing that's free Take me to the hot spring that lives by the meadow Give me something else besides d**h in the ghetto See, when the slaves left Egypt, they never would have guessed That they'd find mannah and hot water in the wilderness Nowadays our children have no place to play Cause everyday someone is k**ed by a stray And still we live on without anything to say As the closing of time shows us we can't stay The population of our growing black nation Hasn't changed since our ancestors were brought to plantations So - recognize these thresholds of negative stress You can get YOUR hot water in the wilderness ( *echo* ) ( *gradually fading out* ) ( Vex ) Hot water in the wilderness Hot water in the wilderness Let me say it again Hot water in the wilderness Hot water in the wilderness I'ma tell you again ( Vex & Mondo ) Hot water in the wilderness Hot water in the wilderness ( Vex ) Let me say it again ( Vex & Mondo ) Hot water in the wilderness Hot water in the wilderness ( Vex ) Yes?