My people Yeah My people Yeah The foundation of the United States Rests on the sweat of my people Every enemy of the USA Has had to face my people on the front lines People my people are dyin' And we see it all the time Don't know where our future would be If he's not here how do we stay strong Only we can save us from us Bring about change we will show our people love My people hold your head up My people don't get fed up My people rise my people fight My people do alright My people walk with pride and We're marchin' side by side and My people laugh my people cry My people ride and die People my people keep striving There's a greater master plan We need to know our history We were kings and queens of the greatest dynasty Only we can save us from us Bring about change we will show our people love My people hold your head up My people don't get fed up My people rise my people fight My people do alright My people walk with pride and We're marchin' side by side and My people laugh my people cry My people ride and die My people hold your head up My people don't get fed up My people rise my people fight My people do alright My people walk with pride and We're marchin' side by side and My people laugh my people cry My people ride and die Who are my people Dr.Vernon Johns Dr.Martin Luther King Rosa Parks Nelson Mandela Malcolm X Bishop Desmond Tutu Mohammad Ali Sydney Poitier Quincy Jones Colin Powell Oprah Winfrey Barrack Obama Spike Lee Michael Jordan Venus and Serena Williams Tiger Woods The Rutgers Women's Basketball Team We are my people we are the future My people hold your head up My people don't get fed up My people rise my people fight My people do alright My people walk with pride and We're marchin' side by side and My people laugh my people cry My people ride and die My people hold your head up My people don't get fed up My people rise my people fight My people do alright My people walk with pride and We're marchin' side by side and My people laugh my people cry My people ride and die