| Ya’ll this evening
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| Ante up, time to let the trumpets sound
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| Crown me later, I’m a take my crown now
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| Been writing for 'bout 10 yrs now
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| And finally the real truth is coming out
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| You can’t stop it 'cause this is God’s plan
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| I know some of y’all just don’t understand
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| And now ya twisted, can’t believe it’s me
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| Get it, it’s Leela sho nuff
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| It’s been a long time since ya heard it like this
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| It’s been a long time since ya felt it like this
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| It’s been a long time since ya seen it like this
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| 'Cause ain’t nobody bringing it quite like this
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| I’ve been praying for a time like this
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| And I’ve been waiting for a time like this
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| I’ve been talking 'bout a time like this
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| A long time coming but you get it like this
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| Through the rain, through the pain I’m still around
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| Thank God kept me on solid ground
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| My ship started out with many aboard
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| But when the
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| Got rough they jumped ashore
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| I’ve seen many many many go and come
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| Even watched some of y’all faking the funk
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| But you can’t lie, can’t fake it, it’s in your blood
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| Ya either got it or ya don’t
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| It’s been a long time since ya heard it like this
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| It’s been a long time since ya felt it like this
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| It’s been a long time since ya seen it like this
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| 'Cause ain’t nobody bringing it quite like this
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| I’ve been praying for a time like this
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| And I’ve been waiting for a time like this
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| I’ve been talking 'bout a time like this
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| A long time coming but you get it like this
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| Now, talk to the DJ, I said
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| Hey, DJ won’t ya play my song
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| Keep it banging all night long
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| Hey, DJ won’t ya play my song
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| Keep it banging all night long
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| Hey, DJ won’t ya play my song
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| Keep it banging all night long
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| Hey, DJ won’t ya play my song
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| Keep it banging all night long, all night long
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| It’s been a long time since ya heard it like this
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| It’s been a long time since ya felt it like this
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| It’s been a long time since ya seen it like this
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| 'Cause ain’t nobody bringing it quite like this
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| And I’ve been praying for a time like this
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| And I’ve been waiting for a time like this
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| I’ve been talking 'bout a time like this
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| A long time coming but you get it like this
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| Sounds like something that you’ve had before
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| But it ain’t really something that you’ve had before
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| Feels like something that you’ve felt before
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| But it ain’t really something that you’ve felt before
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| Ain’t really something that you’ve seen before
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| 'Cause it sure ain’t something that you’ve seen before
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| Been a long time coming, yeah
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| But the time surely has come
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| It’s been a long time
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| DJ this is for you
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| Ain’t nobody bringing it quite like this, now
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| Can you feel me, yeah
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| Been a long time
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| It’s been a long time
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| It’s been a long time
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| It’s been a long time |