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Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

Positivity, yes
Have you had your plus sign today?
Positivity, yes
Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?

Is that a good man
Walking down that street
With that money in his hand
Is that a good man?

Why do you dog him?
If that was your father
Tell me, would you dog him then
Would you dog him?

Positivity, yes
Have you had your plus sign today?
Positivity, yes
Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?

Is that all your gold?
Where did it come from? What did you have to do?
(Did you have to do?)
Can you sleep nights?
Do you dream straight up or do you dream in W's?

Positivity, yes
Have you had your plus sign today?
Positivity, yes, yeah
Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?

Na, na, na, na, na, na, so slow

Positivity, yes

Na, na, na, na, na, na, so slow

Can a boy who drops out at school
At thirteen years of age
Answer the Q of life and death
When it slaps him in the face?

Na, na, na, na, na, na, so slow

Who's to blame when he's got no place to go
And all he's got is the sense to know
That a life of crime'll help him beat you in the race
Help him beat you in the race, positivity

Positivity, yes
Have you had your plus sign today?
Positivity, yes
Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?

Na, na, na, na, na, na, so slow
(Na, na, na, na, na, na, so slow)

Oh, oh, positivity, yes
(Well, see it)
Have you had your plus sign today?
Positivity, yes
(Yes, ahh, hah )
Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?

Na, na, na, na, na, na, so slow
(Say it again, na, na, na, na, na, na, so slow)

Positivity, yes

Na, na, na, na, na, na, so slow

Wave your hands for positivity, y'all
All the boys and all the girls
(All the boys and all the girls)
You are the new kings of the world
Shall the court sing together

In every man's life there will be a hang-up
A whirlwind designed to slow you down
It cuts like a knife and tries to get in you

This spooky electric sound
Give up if you want to and all is lost
Spooky Electric will be your boss

Call People magazine, Rolling Stone
Call your next of kin 'cuz your ass is gone
He's got a 57 mag with the price tag
Still on the side, ah

Cuzzin' when Spooky say dead, you better say died
Or you can fly high right by Spooky
And all that he crawls for
Spooky and all that he crawls for

Don't kiss the beast
Love and honesty, peace and harmony, positivity
Love and honesty, peace and harmony
I said, hold on to your soul, you got a long way yo go

Sho' nuff, don't, no, sho' nuff

Don't kiss the beast
Be superior at least

Hold on to your soul, y'all, court, sing
Hold on to your soul
We got a long way to go
Hold on to your soul