I stay woke

I am known to stay awake

(a beautiful world im trying to find)

A beautiful world im trying to find

(a beautiful world, im trying to find)

Ive been in search of myself

(a beautiful world) a beautiful world

Its just too hard for me to find

(dreams, dreams)

Said its just too hard for me to find

(dreams, dreams)

I am in the search of something new

(a beautiful world im trying to find)

Searchin' me,

Searching inside of you

And thats fo' real…

What if there was no niccas

Only master teachers?

(I stay woke)

What if there was no niccas

Only master teacher?

I stay woke)

What if there was no niccas

Only master teachers now?

(I stay woke)

What if there was no niccas

Only master teacher?

(I stay woke)

Noo, what if there was no niccas

Only master teachers?

                     -- Master Teacher,  by Erykah Badu