[Intro]

(Ooh)

Count

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[Verse 1]

Insight to what's going on

Information keeps us strong

What you don't know can hurt you bad

Take it from me, you'll be walkin' around sad

Cryin' for a better day

Until you educate for a better way

So if you wanna be in control

You gotta get yourself in the know

[Chorus]

Get the knowledge

That you really want

The knowledge

Do you really want?

It's the knowledge

What you really want

The knowledge

That you really want

[Verse 2]

Spreading vice, don't believe the hype

You don't find the knowledge in a pipe

Too many lives go up in smoke

It's nice to laugh but don't be the joke

To get over, get better

I try to be the possessor

Of the one thing we all need in life

To succeed take my advice

[Chorus]

And get the knowledge (Knowledge)

That you really want

The knowledge (Knowledge)

Do you really want?

It's the knowledge (Knowledge)

What you really want (Ooh)

The knowledge (Knowledge)

That you really want

[Breakdown]

One, two, three, four

Prejudice?

No

Ignorance?

No

Bigotry?

No

Illiteracy?

No

Count

One, two, three, four

One, two, three, four

One, two, one, two

One, two, one, two

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Knowledge, it's, it's, it's

Knowledge

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[Verse 3]

Listen, it's up to everyone

If we're gonna change the way the world is run

The way to start is to rid the children of

Prejudice and ignorance (One, two)

We've gotta teach our kids to read and write

That's the only way to win the fight for life

Education is the goal so

If you wanna be in the know

[Chorus]

Ooh (One, two)

Knowledge

One, two, one, two

Ooh

It's the one thing we all need in life, ooh

The knowledge

Knowledge

That you really want

You really need the knowledge

Do you really want?

Ooh, ooh, ooh, it's the knowledge

What you really want

Ooh, knowledge

That you really want

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