[Telephone rings, and we here only the one sided conversation] [spoken word over music] Hello [voice elevates] No! I’ve worked with the company for over a decade, and I’m gone… [lower tone] just like that…okay….I understand [voice fades into verse 1] [inflection, tones and personality of an African America female R&B singer is felt throughout the song, include ad-lib vocal riffs, and invoke mood as the verses demand it] [Verse 1 R&B/Hip-hop style] Just got off the telephone with the boss-man Said he knows that being out of work wasn’t in my plan Things out there were moving slow And he just had to let me go…… [up the tempo until the refrain] But here’s the thing he didn’t understand As much as he thought I’d be low….I’m Higher than…. [refrain] A kite on a string A bird on the wind The clouds (in the) in the air Higher than every star up there…. Because….Jesus is my king An with my whole heart I can sing No matter what may come, no matter what may be I know my God (my God) will take gooood care….of me. [Verse 2 R&B/Hip-hop style] Was riding the train downtown, just the other day Money in my pocket and I was on my way It was about that time, I fell victim to a crime…. [up the tempo until the refrain] But I got some news for that stranger man As much as he thought that I’d be low….I’m oh so higher than…. [refrain] A kite on a string A bird on the wind The clouds (in the) in the air Higher than every star up there…. Because….Jesus is my king An with my whole heart I can sing No matter what may come, no matter what may be I know my God (my God) will take gooood care….of me. [spoken word] Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than…. [outro fade in from spoken word] A kite on a string A bird on the wind The clouds in the it the air Higher than every star up there…. Because….Jesus is king An with my whole heart I can sing No matter what may come, no matter what may be I know my God (my God) will take gooood care….of me…… [music fades to end as telephone rings un-answered]
