From New York to the World
’99 is the summer of Unity
Indian time is measured by the moon
but this is a lyric for the month of June
“I like New York in June, how about you ?”
july and august maybe into september
if we make it last we’ll have something to remember
this is the evolution of the revolution
known as urban contribution
we’re rubbing out the borders and the edges of the thing
so we can get together and sing
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
there ain’t no such thing as the 21st century
there’s only right now that includes everybody
from Tokyo to Paris, Frisco to Mali
we all know who the greatest is … it’s ali.
we can talk about you and all about me
but what it comes down to is we
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
niggahs on the left side crackers on the right
everybody who knows better can separate the fight
by jumping in the middle and shouting out the chorus
but you got to shake your ass or you know you’re gonna bore us
everybody’s looking for the next big thing
Y2K ain’t shit yet, so just sing
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
Saramago’s written a book
in which we all get blindness
while the dalai lama says
his true religion is kindness
I don’t know what the answers are but you might be forgiven
if you put away your bigotry and listen to the women!
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
nobody knows where we’re going
nobody can say about the weather
but wherever we’re all headed
we’re in it together.
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
99 is the summer of unity
from new york to the world
M.T. Karthik, Brooklyn, 1999
M.T. Karthik 