[00:17.30]When you look
[00:18.61]What do you see
[00:19.71]You only see the monkey not the man in me
[00:22.95]But now I'm back
[00:24.35]And that's a fact
[00:25.44]Gonna show the next generation where I'm at
[00:28.63]What I mean is to say
[00:31.10]The way that I was is the same as I am today
[00:34.28]Now if you're white
[00:35.67]Or if you're black
[00:36.79]Remember you can't get the monkey off your back
[00:39.95]And now you're running and you're running and you're running away
[00:43.15]You're running from the monkey man
[00:45.59]And now you're running and you're running and you're running away
[00:48.82]You're running from the monkey man
[00:51.40]I was lost
[00:52.68]But now I'm found
[00:53.69]Some might even say that I've been around
[00:56.93]With the crowd I would move
[00:59.42]Mr
[01:00.14]Sophisticated just can't lose
[01:02.56]Now in the style that I was dressed
[01:04.98]I was the steady reason no one could test
[01:08.22]Yeah I was smart and I was cool
[01:10.67]No matter how hard they tried I was no ones fool
[01:13.88]And now you're running and you're running and you're running away
[01:17.05]You're running from the monkey man
[01:19.47]And now you're running and you're running and you're running away
[01:22.66]You're running from the monkey man
[01:25.22]Did you hear what I say
[01:28.49]Now did you hear what I say
[01:58.93]When you look
[02:00.25]What do you see
[02:01.29]You only see the monkey not the man in me
[02:04.51]But now I'm back
[02:05.92]And that's a fact
[02:06.96]Gonna show the next generation where I'm at
[02:10.03]What I mean is to say
[02:12.50]The way that I was is the same as I am today
[02:21.15]And if you're white
[02:26.69]Or if you're black
[02:32.30]Remember you can't get the monkey off your back
[02:37.88]And now you're running and you're running and you're running away
[02:41.34]You're running from the monkey man