Already, the show goes on All night 'til the mornin', we dream so long Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun Just remember when you come up, the show goes on Alright, already, the show goes on All night 'til the mornin', we dream so long Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun Just remember when you come up, the show goes on One in the air for the people ain't here Two in the air for the father that's there Three in the air for the kids in the ghetto Four for the kids that don't wanna be there None for the n***as tryin' to hold them back Five in the air for the teachers not scared To tell those kids that's livin' in the ghetto That the n***as holdin' back that the world is theirs Yeah, yeah, the world is yours, I was once that little boy Terrified of the world, now I'm on a world tour I will give up everything, even start a world war For these ghetto girls and boys, I'm rappin' 'round the world for Africa to New York, Haiti, then I detour Oakland out to Auckland, Gaza Strip to Detroit Say hip hop only destroy, tell 'em look at me, boy I hope your son don't have a gun and never be a D-boy Alright, already, the show goes on All night 'til the mornin', we dream so long Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun? Just remember when you come up, the show goes on So no matter what you been through, no matter what you into No matter what you see when you look outside your window Brown gra** or green gra**, picket fence or barbed wire Never ever put them down, you just lift your arms higher Raise 'em 'til your arms tired, let 'em know you here That you strugglin', survivin', that you gon' persevere Nobody's ever leavin', nobody's goin' home Even if they turn the lights out, the show is goin' on Alright, already, the show goes on All night 'til the mornin', we dream so long Anybody ever wonder when they would see the sun? Just remember when you come up, the show goes on all night