Monologue: Ike's Rap I - Isaac Hayes

Hi, I’m sorry I’m late

It was my night to take inventory

Mm, it’s chilly out here

Oh, what’s wrong, you’re crying!

Oh, your folks been on your back again, huh?

Man, that stuff is getting ridiculous

What was it this time?

Well they heard it, you’re with me again, huh?

Man, why don’t they leave us alone?

Wow, they’ve, cut off your allowance too, huh?

Well I can’t tell you to stop crying because

I know you’re hurt, I know it’s hard for them to understand that

Two people like us can love each other

They seem to forget, once upon a time, they we’re young

And they had to fall in love, too

Well, come on, stop crying now

There’s something else I’ve got to tell you, and uh

I got my greetings the other day

Well I got my papers from Uncle Sam

And I went down, you know

They only got to go about, another two weeks

But like, wherever I go

Always remember that I love you

And, there will be no one else but you

And I’ll be back, someway I’ll be back

And like, I don’t have any doubt about you being true to me

'Cause like right now seeing is like the whole world

Is against us, so like, try to study

You know, keep your grades, you know, together

And like, come on now, don’t cry

You know, people like us always seem to have it hard

You know, «I'm not good enough for you»

And «They don’t understand»

But we’re not the only ones going through changes

Right there, people all over the world

Being denied and discriminated, you know?

It’s always messed up situations

Socially, racially, you know

But, whenever things get extremely bad

Always remember, that I love you

And I will be back

And please, follow people like us

That go through changes like this

These words in the song, is for you

And it’s like this