Dancing in the Street
Fusilier Lyrics

Callin out around the world
Spreading the message far and wide

Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Are you ready for a fresh and exciting rhythm?

Summer's here and the time is right for dancin in the street
Summer is the perfect time to come together and dance in the streets

Chicago
Even in Chicago

Down in New Orleans
And down in New Orleans

In New York City
And even in New York City

We're dancing in the street
We're all coming together to dance in the streets

It doesn't matter what clothes you wear
Your outfit doesn't matter

Just as long as you are there
As long as you're in attendance

So every girl grab a girl everywhere around the world
Every girl should find another girl to join them, no matter where they are

We're dancing
We're all dancing

Dancing in the street
Dancing together in the open space

It's an invitation across the nation
An open invitation for everyone in the country

A chance for folks to meet
A perfect opportunity for people to come together

They'll be laugh and singing
People will be joyous and singing

And music swinging
The music will be lively and energetic

Sure hot down in LA
It's certainly hot in Los Angeles

Baltimore and DC now
The same goes for Baltimore and Washington DC

Oakland and the bay
And also in Oakland and the bay area

We're dancing in the street how
We're all dancing in the streets, no matter where we are

It doesn't matter how you wear your hair
Your hairstyle doesn't matter

Just as long as you are there
As long as you're present

So every guy grab a guy
Every guy should find another guy to join them

everyone out getting high
Everyone is having a good time

They're dancing
They're all dancing

in Atlanta
Even in Atlanta

And Alabama
And in Alabama

in h-town
And in Houston

They burn it down
They bring the energy and excitement

In Charlotte
Also in Charlotte

st paul shook
And even in St. Paul

And standing rock
As well as at Standing Rock

To Lafayette
And all the way to Lafayette

There're prisoners,
There are oppressed individuals

Dirt cheap chattel,
Seen as disposable and worthless

Capital with their hands on gavels
The wealthy with control and power

Laborers for their pay dip their noses and turn away.
Workers are underpaid and forced to look away from their struggles

Armed guards with collared dogs just saving up tryna buy the farm
Security forces and their dogs are merely focused on accumulating wealth

A generation obsessed with wealth
A generation fixated on acquiring money

It's funny how we just repeat ourselves
It's ironic how history repeats itself

am i different?
Am I unique?

what's the best I coulda done with my vision?
What is the greatest accomplishment I could have achieved with my ambitions?

find a kinder corporation to rifle it?
Should I have searched for a more compassionate corporate entity to exploit my talents?

filter it to change where I'm from?
Should I have refined it in order to bring change to my hometown?

and throw me a little money for a sellable son?
And should they have rewarded me with some money for my marketable skills?

We're dancing on the trash cans
We're expressing our joy even in less than ideal circumstances

We're flipping over trash cans
We're defying societal norms and expectations

Bring your your so called new man
Bring your supposed new partner

His other women and the children
Including his other female partners and their children

tell me now who's left to run the block man?
Now, who is left to lead the community?

It's funny how we don't care
It's ironic how we lack concern

It's funny how we worry about what's happening downtown and don't look over here
It's ironic how we pay more attention to issues downtown and ignore what's happening in our own vicinity

It's funny how we don't care
It's ironic how we remain indifferent to certain matters