Top-down doesn't cut it Will I love you, can I love you Top-down doesn't cut it Can I love you at all Top-down never cut it Like a brother, like a sister Top-down never cut it Can I love you at all So she asked was I willing to pay Not to punish but heal from this pain Be the truth and live up to my name I said go ahead, make me human Make it right, make it right Wake up, woman, mirror Say I love you, can I love you Wake up, woman, mirror Liberation for all Wake up, woman, mirror Never man enough, never man enough Top-down, never led to Liberation for all Top-down doesn't cut it Will I love you, can I love you Top-down doesn't cut it Can I love you at all In my voice you can hear what I owe It's a debt from a long time ago Poisons all of the seeds that I sow So go ahead make me human Make it right, make it right, make it right, make it right He cried out, well how much would it take There's no end to a history I can't shake Was he willing for his children's sake To look ahead as a human, and make it right