The Roots
"Right On"

(CHORUS)(Joanna Newsom)
We should shine a light on, a light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on

Yo, I try to get it how I live it
A lot of people countin' on me kinda like a digit
It's a cold world, I'm not frontin' like it isn't
There's no time for comin' up shorter than the midget
Yall know, Ima raise the bar though, like Bridgette
See every star go, don't blink you might miss it
It's precious cargo, you gotta be strong to lift it
The light comes in different types, be more specific
Shit, i'm backed up, what could be more prolific?
For this love, I go above and beyond the limit
I told yall I'm above and beyond the gimmick
I get into your head and spread like a pandemic
I never put myself into a race I can't finish
I'm well grounded, founded on the same premise
As any man with a hit list, it's bout business
Yo, can a brother get a witness?
Damn, right on.

We should shine a light on, a light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on.

(STS) Aight,
Ok, I'm above and beyond hot
My measurement in watts
Time rate and flow of energy ain't never gonna stop
Pressures on, I won't pop
Microphone I won't drop
Gym stones, niggas copyin' shit if I ain't in the spot
It's the Orion that I hop, the new star to hit
I shine a light for the future so my presence's a gift
It's evident I'm havin' sick with Thomas Edison's elements
Reverent for what I represent to show my benevolence
Well this is silly, I'm reppin' for the heart of the city
Came from Southwest Atlantic and gave my heart to the city
Where slugs fly, thugs cry cause every part of it's gritty
Niggas shootin' up the club like they party with Diddy
You keep the diggy, I put mine in contestants to fluorescence
And in essence, I can burn one thousand energy per second
I put em on the lessons, while I'm smokin' on a pleasant
A switch hitter like Pete Rose, right at the session
Right on.

We should shine a light on, a light on
And the book of the right-on's right on
It was right on.