Cover art for Finale (Jam / Black or White / Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’) by Original Broadway Cast of MJ

Finale (Jam / Black or White / Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’)

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Finale (Jam / Black or White / Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’) Lyrics

[Intro]
One, two, three, jam

[Verse 1]
Nation to nation, all the world must come together
Face the problems that we see then maybe somehow we can work it out
I asked my neighbor for a favor, she said later
What has come of all the people, have we lost love of what it's about?
I have to find my peace 'cause no one seems to let me be
False prophets cry of doom, what are the possibilities?
I told my brother there'd be problems, times and tears for fears
But we must live each day like it's the last, go with it, go with it

[Chorus]
Jam
It ain't
It ain't too much stuff
It ain't too much
It ain't too much for me to
Jam
It ain't
It ain't too much stuff
It ain't too much
It ain't too much for me

[Verse 2]
Jam, jam, here comes the man
Hot damn, the big boy stands with an upper hand
Makin' funky tracks with my man Michael Jackson
Smooth criminal, that's the man, 'cause Mike's so relaxed
Mingle, mingle, jingle in the jungle
Bum rushed the doors, threes and fours in a bundle
Execute the plan, first I cooled it like a fan
Got with Janet, then with Guy, now with Michael
'Cause it ain't too hard to jam
[Bridge]
Ow!

[Verse 3]
I took my baby on a Saturday bang
Boy, is that girl with you? Yes, we're one and the same
Now, I believe in miracles, and a miracle has happened tonight
(Hee-hee!)

[Chorus]
But, if you're thinking about bein' my baby, it don't matter if you're Black or white

[Verse 4]
They print my message in the Saturday Sun
I had to tell 'em I ain't second to none
And I told 'em about equality and it's true, either you're wrong or you're right
(Hee-hee!)

[Chorus]
But, if you're thinking about my baby, it don't matter if you're Black or white

[Bridge]
I am tired of this devil, I am tired of this stuff
I am tired of this business, so when the going gets rough
I ain't scared of your brother, I ain't scared of no sheets
I ain't scared of nobody, girl, when the going gets mean
[Verse 5]
Don't tell me you agree with me, when I see you kicking dirt in my eye (Hee-hee!)

[Chorus]
But, if you're thinking of being my brother, it don't matter if you're Black or white

[Chorus]
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
Too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
Too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

[Bridge]
Lift your head up high and scream out to the world
"I know I am someone," so let the truth unfurl
No one can hurt you now because you know it's true
Yes, I believe in me, so do believe in you, help me sing it
Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah
Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah
Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah
Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah
Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah (Woo-hoo)
Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah (Hoo-hoo-hoo)
Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah (Woo-hoo)
Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah (Yeah)
[Outro ]
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'

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