rants. raves. real.

afrogeekgoddess:

Miss Celie’s Blues, from The Color Purple.

For everyone (sisters and brothers) having a hard time lately….

Sister, you’ve been on my mind
Sister, we’re two of a kind
So, sister, I’m keepin’ my eye on you.

I betcha think I don’t know nothin’
But singin’ the blues, oh, sister,
Have I got news for you, I’m something,
I hope you think that you’re something, too

Scufflin’, I been up that lonesome road
And I seen a lot of suns going down
Oh, but trust me,
No low life’s gonna run me around.

So let me tell you something sister,
Remember your name, no twister
Gonna steal your stuff away, my sister,
We sho’ ain’t got a whole lot of time,
So-o-o shake your shimmy, sister,
‘Cause honey the ‘shug’ is feelin’ fine.