Goodie Mob, CeeLo Green - Ghost of Gloria Goodchild lyrics

This song summons the spirit of
A soul stolen away sad, but true
And it works every time, but
It hurts every time but
It's somethin' I had to do
Gloria's from a small town where thinkin'
Out loud's against the law
Then she realized she felt a whole lot
Better with her back against the wall
(She said) "This fire inside me
How dare this place deprive me?"
"I want this i NEED this i'm
Wounded and I bleed this"
She was the real thing
A rebel soul woulda died to be here tonight
And she did
So I sing this to celebrate her life chorus

Gloria, star down the power sister
Gloria, I make you this promise that I
I'll cry for you no I will never
Let your life be in vain
You're gonna live forever!

A conversation quickly turned
Into confrontation
No longer daddy's little girl
That was confirmation
Stubborn like her mother was
Her spirit was so free
She ain't take no for an answer
He found that rather unique
Her soul was meek
But she was a renegade for Hip-Hop
Daddy called it devil music and
Said it had to stop instead of the shots
She stole the keys and took the car and left
I guess it was nice to know
That I was loved to death

Chorus

Runnin' runnin' to get away
Happened too fast to be afraid
Time, time ain't on our side
Heaven or hell, you decide
Put your lighters in the air
To show you really care
Hold your neighbor's hands
Close your eyes and say a prayer
I feel it in the air, her presence everywhere
We celebrate her spirit
I can hear the people cheer

Chorus