[Intro: Chuck D & Flavor Flav]
The rhythm, the rebel
Don't believe the hype
Yes
How low can you go?
Show 'em that we can do this
Here we go again

[Verse 1: Chuck D & Flavor Flav]
Uh, your bad self
Help us break this down from off the shelf
Here's a music servin' you, so use it
Papa got a brand-new funk
Get down (Party for your right)
Huh, let's get it on like we said before
Say the brothers causing trouble, hate to bust their bubble
'Cause we rumble from our lower level
To condition your condition, we're gonna do a song
That you never heard before
Make you all jump along to the education
Brothers gonna work it out
And stop chasin'

[Chorus]
Brothers gonna, brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out (Come on)
Brothers, br-brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out
[Post-Chorus: Flavor Flav & Chuck D]
You got it (What it takes)
Go get it (Where you want it?)
Go get it (Get involved)
'Cause the brothers in the street are willing to work it out

[Interlude: Flavor Flav]
Come on, y'all, let's go to work

[Verse 2: Chuck D & Flavor Flav]
So many of us in limbo
How to get it on (Uh), it's quite simple
Three stones from the sun, we need a piece of this rock
Our goal, indestructible soul
Answers to this quizzing
To the brothers in the street, schools, and the prisons
History shouldn't be a mystery
Our story's real history, not his story
We gonna work it one day 'til we all get paid
The right way, in full, no bull
Talkin', no walkin', drivin', arrivin', and stylin'
Tell 'em soon you'll see what I'm talkin' 'bout (Yeah)
'Cause one day, the brothers gonna work it out

[Chorus]
Brothers gonna, brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out
Brothers, br-brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out (Let's go)
Brothers gonna, brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out
Brothers, br-brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out
[Post-Chorus: Flavor Flav & Chuck D]
You got it (What it takes)
Go get it (Where you want it?)
Go get it (Get involved)
'Cause the brothers in the street are willing to work it out

[Refrain: Chuck D & Flavor Flav]
Let's get it on (We are willing)
Let's get it on, let's get it on (We are willing)
Let's get it on, let's get it on, let's get it on (We are willing)
Now we are ready if you are ready (Come on)
Yo, drop the rhyme in overtime, G

[Verse 3: Chuck D & Flavor Flav]
In 1995, you'll twist to this
As you raise your fist to the music
United, we stand, yes, divided, we fall
Together we can stand tall
Brothers that try to work it out
They get mad, revolt, revise, realize
They're super bad
Small chance a smart brother's gonna be a victim of his own circumstance
Sabotaged, shell-shocked
Rocked and ruled, day in the life of a fool
Like I said before to live it low
Life, take your time, time, yo, go slow
Lookie here, not a thing to fear
Brother to brother, not another as sincere
Teach a man how to be father
To never tell a woman he can't bother
You can't say you don't know what I'm talkin' 'bout
But one day on the strength, all the brothers gonna work it out
[Chorus]
Brothers gonna, brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out
Brothers, br-brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out (Come on)
Brothers gonna, brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out
Brothers, br-brothers gonna work it out
Work it out, brothers gonna work it out

[Post-Chorus: Flavor Flav & Chuck D]
You got it (What it takes)
Go get it (Where you want it?)
Go get it (Get involved)
'Cause the brothers in the street are willing to work it out

[Refrain: Flavor Flav & Chuck D]
Let's get it on (We are willing)
Let's get it on, let's get it on (We are willing)
Let's get it on, let's get it on, let's get it on (We are willing)
Come on (Huh)