The Voice (Part II) Songtext
von Prince

Bang! A gunshot rings out
Thirteen-year-old baby falls to the ground
See the killer runnin′ down the street
Tell me, killer, can you hear the sound?

Tap, tap, tappin' on your window like a fallin′ rain
Cryin' like a baby in a cradle sayin' pick me up again (oh, oh, oh)
Sighin′ like a woman on fire
When she′s ready for some of your love
The voice is justa steady callin'
Until you give in
Until you give up

Ching! Mr. Politician goes on vacation (oh)
Brings along a friend or two
In the disguise of taxes
Mr. Politician sends the bill, ha, to you know who

Can′t you hear?
Tap, tap, tappin' on my window (oh) like a fallin′ rain
Cryin' (cryin′ like a baby in a cradle sayin' pick me up again)
Can't you hear the voice?


And oh yes
The nightsticks are still singin′
Four part harmony on brother′s back
Justice is doomed when we don't start no S-H
And there′s still some I-T in all of that

People, can't you hear me?
Tap, tap, tappin′ on your window like a fallin' rain
(Tapin′, tapin', tapin')
Cryin′ like a baby in a cradle sayin′ pick me up again
I'm talkin′ about the voice, y'all

Uh sookie, sookie now
Hmm (tap)
Can′t you hear? (Tap)
Can't you hear justa tappin′ now? (Tap)
Uh, uh, tap on it (tap)
Uh, tap on it (tap)
Hey, do it now (tap, tap)

Can't you see it's just dirty money
With your brother man dyin′ in the flow?
Take off these chains (tap)
And listen to the voice callin′ (tap)
We gotta go (tap), we gotta go (tap)


Tap, tap, tappin' on your window like a fallin′ rain
Oh, voice suggesting
Cryin' like a baby in a cradle sayin′ pick me up again

Five, four, three, two, one keep the war over (tap)
But how many wanna keep the peace? (Tap)
We keep buildin' guns when we could build love (tap)
′Cause that's when the war will cease

You know it (tap)
Can't you hear the-? (Tap)
Can′t you hear the-? (Tap)
I′m talkin' about the voice, y′all (tap, tap, tap)

Tap, tap, tappin' on your window like a fallin′ rain
Cryin' like a baby in a cradle sayin′ pick me up again
(Woah)
Sighin' like a woman on fire
When she's ready for some of your love
The voice is just a-steady calllin′
Until you give in, until you give up