[00:00.000] 作词 : Harris, Jackson, Lewis[00:01.000] 作曲 : Janet Jackson/永田大祐/Terry Lewis/Carlton Ridenhour[00:15.165]It ain't nothin' but an us thang[00:17.117]And it's time for us to step it up and respect(Amen)[00:23.111]That level of sisterhood[00:24.823]That's been holding up our neighborhood[00:27.171]And if it wasn't for our mothers[00:28.639]There would be no brothers(Amen)[00:29.655]And if it wasn't for our sisters[00:30.923]There would be no misters[00:32.619]So it ain't nothin' but a us thang[00:34.754]She's strong and that's a fact[00:36.322]Now it's time for us to take up the slack[00:38.762]Step it up, step it up, time to go to work[00:40.962]History hidden from me(Hey)[00:43.266]To hide my identity[00:45.530]So I'd never feel[00:48.204]I am somebody[00:51.012]You've gouged my eyes[00:52.850]I see more clearly[00:55.194]You've tried to rob[00:57.670]My humanity(Oh now)[00:59.850]My spirit you tried to break(No)[01:02.338]My soul you tried to take(I took)[01:04.516]There's no need to be afraid'[01:06.680]Cause I won't do unto you now(Amen)(Hey)[01:11.568]All that we've been through(Turn your body down)[01:13.992]Our time has come to rejoice(Oh)[01:16.471]A new agenda's due(Amen)[01:20.766]It's time to know the truth(You don't wannabe)[01:23.691]Our time has come to rejoice(Rejoice)[01:25.926]A new agenda's due[01:28.455]Step it up, step it up, better check this up[01:30.744]I think it's best we protect what we have got left(No, no)[01:33.926]Because of my gender(No)[01:35.447]I've heard no too many times[01:37.830]Because of my race[01:39.973]I've heard no too many times(No, no)[01:43.137]But with every no(No)[01:44.877]I grow in strength(That is why)[01:46.273]That is why[01:47.341]African-American woman[01:49.661]I stand tall with pride(I stand tall with pride)[01:52.198]You want to know what it takes(Wanna know)[01:54.416]To rid yourself of me now[01:56.777]There's nothing you can do[01:59.003]Accept me for who[02:00.153]I am now(Amen)[02:03.657]All that we've been through(Hey)[02:05.985]Our time has come to rejoice(Yeah)[02:08.600]A new agenda's due[02:10.760]Check it out, check it out, gotta check it out[02:13.232]Listen to me gotta check it out, come on we will do it now[02:15.932]Come on, come on step it up[02:17.681]AmenAll that we've been through(Step it up)[02:22.260]Our time has come to rejoice[02:24.872]A new agenda's due[02:27.271]Amen(Everybody, everybody)[02:29.960]It's time to know the truth[02:31.997]Our time has come to rejoice(Hey)[02:34.490]A new agenda's due[02:36.801]Step it up, step it up, this time step it up[02:39.297]Step it up, check it up, come on[02:41.376]Time to step it up, step it up[02:42.883]Better check yourself[02:44.099]I get vexed to protect what we got[02:45.682]Left her alone[02:46.610]Lookin' for your own[02:47.740]Here it is[02:48.506]I know what[02:49.174]I'm sayin'[02:49.676]But the klan ain't playin' at the range[02:51.474]Gotta step it up us to discuss a must[02:53.738]It ain't nothin' but an us thang[02:55.906]Rewind back to the time[02:57.806]Where the color of our mother[02:59.251]Had 'em call it a crime[03:00.371]Brother what in the world?[03:01.755]And the world says where is the black man[03:03.359]Support the woman and children[03:04.986]Time to step it up, step it up, it's playoff time[03:07.882]And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself[03:09.986]Amen(Step it up, step it up)[03:12.427]A new agenda's due(Amen)[03:16.939]All that we've been through[03:19.238]Our time has come to rejoice(Oh)[03:21.978]A new agenda's due(C'mon step it up)(Amen)[03:26.234]It's time to know the truth(Give all a bit)[03:28.891]Our time has come to rejoice(Respect)[03:31.449]A new agenda's due(Amen)(All that we've been through)[03:36.345]All that we've been through(Yeah)[03:38.689]Our time has come to rejoice(This is our time)[03:40.745]A new agenda's due[03:43.042]Amen(Hey)It's time to know the truth(It's time to know the truth)[03:47.777]Our time has come to rejoice(Our time has come to rejoice)(It's time to know the truth)[03:50.060]A new agenda's due(Respect)[03:52.557]AmenAll that we've been through[03:57.344]Our time has come to rejoice