Brother's Gonna Work It Out (The Mack/Soundtrack Version)

You really don't understand, do you?

Hey, man, don't you realize that in order for us to make this thing work

Man, we've got to get rid of the pimps and the pushers

And the prostitutes, and then start all over again clean

Hey, look, nobody's pushing me anywhere, okay?

I mean, not you, not the cops, nobody now

I mean, you wanna get rid of the pushers, I'll help you

But don't send your people after me

Oh, come on, John

Can't you see that we can't get rid of one

Without getting rid of the other?

We've gotta come down on both of 'em at the same time

In order for this whole thing to work for the people

Hey, look, nobody's closing me out of my business

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

My brother's gonna work it out

My brother's gonna work it out

Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)

Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)

Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)

Brother's gonna work it all out (brother's gonna work it out)

Gonna get it now

Now don't give him no peace sign

If you don't mean it from your heart

United we can get over

But yet, we're still apart

'Cause each man demands respect

And to get an equal share

And until you're givin' him that

There'll be no peace

Brother's gonna work it out (brother's gonna work it out)

Brother's gonna work it all out (brother's gonna work it out)

Oh, we must all join hands (brother's gonna work it out)

We can march across this land in peace (brother's gonna work it out)

Love, joy, with that understanding

Of truly who we are (brother's gonna work it out)

Instead of brother turning on sister

Sister turning on brother

Now how you gonna get it together

Being against one another?

Shoot-ups, live up so high

'Til your world has turned to stone

How can you deal with the truth