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[Dove]
Mirror, mirror on the wall Tell me, mirror, what is wrong? Can it be my de la clothes Or is it just my de la song? What I do ain't make-believe People say I sit and try But whan it comes to being de la It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I [Pos] Now you tease my plug one style And my plug one spectacles You say plug one and two are hippies No, we're not, that's pure plug bull Always pushing that we've formed an image There's no need to lie When it comes to being plug one It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I [Dove] Proud, I'm proud of what I am Poems I speak are plug two type Please oh please let plug two be Himself, not what you read or write Right is wrong when hype is written On the soul, de la that is, Style is surely our own thing Not the false disguise of showbiz De la soul is from the soul And this fact I can't deny Strictly from the dan called stuckie And from me myself and I It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I [Pos] Glory, glory hallelu Glory for plugs one and two But that glory's been denied By kizids and dookie eyes People think they dis my person By stating I'm darkly pack I know this so I point at q-tip And he states, 'black is black' Mirror mirror on the wall, Shovel chestnuts in my path Please keep on up with the nuts So I don't get in aftermath But if I do I'll calmly punch them In the fourth day of July 'Cause they tried to mess with Third degree, that's me myself and I It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I It's just me myself and I |
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Now let's get right on down to the skit
A baby is brought into a world of pits And if it could've talked that soon In the delivery room It would've asked the nurse for a hit The reason for this? The mother is a jerk Excuse me junkie Which brought the work of the old Into a new light What a way But this what a way Has been a way of today Anyway Push couldn't shove me to understand a path to a basehead Consumer should erase it in the first wave But second wave forms believers And believers will walk to it then even talk to it and say... (you got the body now you want my soul) Nah, can't have none of that, tell 'em what to say mase... Say no go Nah, no my brother No my sister Try to get hip to this Word, word to the mother I'll tell the truth so bear my witness Fly like birds of a feather Drugs are like pleather You don't want to wear it No need to ask that question, just don't mention You know what the answer is... Now I never fancied nancy But the statement she made held a plate of weight I even stressed it to wade Did he take any heed? Nah, the boy was hooked, you could've phrased the word "base" And the kid just shook In his fashion class once an a now an f The rock rules him now The only designs left Were once clothes made for oshkosh Has converted to nothing but stonewash Now hopping in a barrel is a barrel of fun But don't hop in if you want to be down, son 'cause that could mean down and out as an action What does it lead to? Dumb-da-dumb-dumb People say what have I done for all my years My tears show my hard-earned work I heard shoving is worse than pushing But I'd rather know a shover than a pusher 'cause a pusher's a jerk Say no go Believe it or not the plot forms a fee more that charity But the course doesn't coincide with the ride of insanity Is it a chant that slants the soul to fill for it? I know it's the border that flaunts the order to kill for it Standing, scheming on a young one Taking his time, eight-ball for a cool pool player Racked it all, tried to break, miscued Got beat by the boy in blue Next day you're out by the spot once more Looking hard for a crack in the hole I ask what's the fix for the ill stuff Word to the dero The answer should have been no Run me a score from the funky four plus one more (it's the joint!) Rewind that back This is the age for a new stage of fiend Watch how the junkies scream It's the crack Plain is plain it should explain it from the start Behind the ideals of cranking up the heart Now the base claim's shot over every part Say no go Don"t even think about it Say no go Say no go |
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POS:
Greetings girl and welcome to my world of phrase I'm right up to bat It's a Daisy Age and you're about to walk top stage So wipe your Lottos on the mat Hip hop love this is and don't mind when I quiz your Involvements before the sun But clear your court 'cause this is a one man sport And who's better for this than Plug One Now you don't have to worry about me squashin' other deals 'Cause they've already been squooshed Freeze a frame about moods the same which we can continue Right behind the bush You'll stay with me Eye Know this But not because of all my earthly treasures Or regardless to the fact that I'm Posdnuos But because (Eye know Eye love you better) DOVE: May I cut this dance to introduce myself as The chosen one to speak Let me lay my hand across yours And aim a kiss upon your cheek They name's Plug Two And from the soul I bring you The Daisy of your choice May it be filled with the pleasure principle In circumference to my voice About those other Jennys I reckoned with Lost them all like a homework excuse This time the Magic Number is two 'Cause it takes two, not three, to seduce My destiny of love is brought to an apex Sex is a mere molecule In this world of love that I have for you It's true (Eye know Eye love you better) POS: Now it's time to let this rhyme style Get somewhat poured in the mold Take my hand and we'll pick my plantation Of Daisies for a bouquet of Soul Life will begin at the cut of a rim Take it as filled to the rim as in brim Squeeze your stoop like Betty Boop We'll make Campbell's Alphabet Soup And spell Plug One's within Forward march is the say When transistors will play Come into bed is the mood Dolby sound will be then top crowned When I put the needle into your groove I got a good thing And in full swing I show this in gifts, words or letters But even without those three Eye know you'll be close to me 'cause (Eye know I love you better) DOVE: It's I again and the song that I send Is taking steps to reach your heart Any moment you feel alone I can fill up your empty part We can ascend 'till we reach De La Heaven And in a spin we'll hit the Top Ten Then we will meet Mr Stuckie And Pos' brother Lucky will preach Let the wedding begin Shot by an arrow of cupid Through the string of a G-clef My dear, I claim you're def And if you can hear me, by golly gee, Trugoy is ready for what you possess We could live in my Plug Two home And on Mars where we could be all alone And we make a song for two, Picture perfect things and I sing of how (Eye know I love you better) |
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POS
3 That's the Magic Number Yes it is It's the magic number Somewhere in this hip hop soul community Was born 3 Mase Dove and me And that's the magic number (What does it all mean?) Difficult preaching is Posdnuos' pleasure Pleasure and preaching starts in the heart Something that stimulates the music in my measure Measure in my music raised in three parts Casually see but don't do like the Soul 'Cause seein' and doin' are actions for monkeys Doin' hip hop hustle, no rock and roll Unless your name's Brewster, 'cause Brewsters are funky Parents let go 'cause there's magic in the air Criticising rap shows you're out of order Stop look and listen to the phrase Fred Astaires And don't get offended while Mase do-se-do's your daughter A tri-camera rolls since our music's now set Fly rhymes are stored on a D.A.I.S.Y. production It stands for "Da Inner Sound Y'all" and y'all can bet That the action's not a trick, but showing the function Everybody wants to be a deejay Everybody wants to be an emcee But being speakers are the best and you don't have to guess De La Soul posse consists of three And that's the magic number DOVE This here piece of the pie Is not desser but the course that we dine And three out of every darn time The effect is "Mmmm" when a daisy grows in your mind Showing true position, this here piece is Kissin' the part of the pie that's missin' When that negative number fills up the cavity Maybe you can subtract it You can call it your lucky partner Maybe you can call it your adjective But odd as it may be Without my 1 and 2 where would there be My 3 Mase Pos and Me And that's the Magic Number Focus is formed by flaunts to the soul Souls who flaunt styles gain praises by pounds Common are speakers who are never scrolls Scrolls written daily creates a new sound Listeners listen 'cause this here is wisdom Wisdom of a Speaker, a Dove and a Plug Set aside a legal substance to feed 'em For now get 'em high off this dialect drug Time is a factor so it's time that counts Count not the negative actions of one Speakers of soul say it's time to shout Three forms the soul to a positive sum Dance to this fix and flex every muscle Space can be filled if you rise like my lumber Advance to the tune but don't do the hustle Shake, rattle, roll to my Magic Number Now you may try to subtract it But it just won't go away Three times one? (What is it?) (One, two, three!) And that's a Magic Number (Yo, what's up?) (1, 2, 3) (I say, children, what does it all mean?) (Woah-woah-wo, 1, 2, 3) (I wouldn't lie to you) (No more no less, that's a magic number) (No more no less) (What it is?) (No more no less) (Do the shang-a-lang) (No more no less) (Anybody in the audience ever get hit by a car?) (No more no less) (How high's the water, mama?) (No more no less) (How high's the water, mama?) (No more no less) (Three feet high and rising) (No more no less) (Three) (That's a magic number) |
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(Yo, something's wrong here. No, not again!)
(Get the daisies for the...) Potholes in my lawn DOVE: Everybody's sayin' what to do when Suckin' lunatics start diggin' and chewin' They don't know that the Soul don't go for that Potholes in my lawn And that goes for my rhyme sheet Which I concentrated so hard on, see I don't ask for maximum security But my dwellin' is swellin' It nipped my bud when I happened to fall Into a spot Where no ink or an ink-blot Was on a scroll I just wrote me a new 'mot' But now it's gone There's no Suckers knew that I hate To recognise that every time I'm writin' It's gone (Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-a) (Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-ee-hee-hee-hee) Potholes in my lawn POS: I've found that it's not wise To leave my garden untended 'Cause eyes have now pardoned all laws of privacy Even paws are after my writer See, I've found that everyone's sayin' What to do when suckers are preyin' On my well-guarded spreadsheets Oh why, hell does it send up fleets Of evil-doers through the big hole To get to evil-doers who dig holes Which leaves my lawn with lawn-chew I think I'd better plant traces to give clues Or better yet call 911 And when they get here I inform them I'm the Plug One Open a chair and let them realize the reason For concern of the Soul, 'Cause we've come down with a case of potholes (Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-a) (Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-ee-hee-hee-hee) Potholes in my lawn (Who stole, who stole, who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?) DOVE: Now you got the method What to do when you die The death that I predict in 'Plug Tunin' It's a shame that you deny to claim That you stole my words of fame That I wrote in my rhyme sheet Which I concentrated so hard on, see I don't ask for a barbed wire fence, B But my dwellin' is swellin' It nipped my bud when I happened to fall Into a spot Where no ink or an ink-blot Was on a scroll I just wrote me a new 'mot' But now it's gone there's no Suckers knew that I hate To recoginse that every time I'm writin' It's gone Potholes in my lawn (Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-a) (Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-ee-hee-hee-hee) |
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DOVE:
Hello Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany mean Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany mean (Okay) Hello it's the soul Troopin' in wit the Jungle patrol And this one's about the KO's the knockouts out there Who's holdin' my buddy Hold up (wait a minute) POS: Now just wait We're gonna talk about Buddy on this plate But before we let the herd out the gate Make sure the all the levels are straight out the jungle (The Jungle, the Jungle, the Brothers, the Brothers) AFRIKA: De La Soul from the soul Black medallions no gold Hangin' out wit Pos hangin' out wit Mase Buddy buddy buddy all in my face MIKE G: For the lap Jimbrowski must wear a cap Just in case the young girl likes to clap Ain't for the wind but before I begin I initiate the buddy with a slap Q-TIP: Now for the next I'm the Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest And when I quest for the buddy I don't fess For my jimmy wants nothin' but the best (the best) The best (Ooh Wee!) Let's stick out jimmy and see what we can catch (Stick em up, stick em up jimmy) Next won't be needed unless (Jenny want to get right to the flesh) (Sweet little woman, sweet little woman) POS: I won't lie, I love be |
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Yes, this is Miss Renee King from Philadelphia
I want you to please give me a call On area code 215 222 4209 And I'm calling in reference to the music business Thank you Hey, how you doin'? Sorry you can't get through Why don't you leave your name And your number And I'll get back to you Hey, how are you doin'? Sorry you can't get through But leave your name And your number And I'll get back to you Once again it's another rap bandit Fiending at I and I can't stand it Wanna be down with the Day-Glo Knocking on my door, saying, "A yo yo" Knocking on my door, saying, "A yo yo" "I got a funky new tune with a fly banjo" I can't understand what the problem is I find it hard enough dealing with my own biz How'd they get my name and number Then I stop to think and wonder 'Bout a plan, yo man, I gotta step out town You wanna call me up? Take my number down It's 222-2222 I got an answering machine that can talk to you It goes Hey, how you doin'? Sorry you can't get through But leave your name And your number And I'll get back to you Yo, check it, exit the old style, enters the new But nothing's new 'bout being hawked by a crew Or should I say flock 'cause around every block There's Harry, Dick, and Tom, with a demo in his palm Now I'm with helping those who want to help themselves And flaunt a nut that's doggy as in dope But it's not the mood to hear The tales of limousines and pails Of money they'll make like a pro I be like, "Yo black, just play me the tape" But at the show the time to spare I just make But the songs created in they shacks Are so wick-wick-wack, situations like this And now I hate they give me smiles Kool-Aid wide and ask "Was it def?" And with the straightest face I be like, "Hell yes" I slip them the digits to Papa Prince Paul So I don't go AWOL but yet I know when they call They get Hey, how you doin'? Sorry you can't get through Why don't you leave your name And your number And I'll get back to you Hey, how are you doin'? Sorry you can't get through Why don't you leave your name And your number And I'll get back to you Check it out Party at the dug-out on Diction Ave Haven't been to the jam in quite a while Figure I'll catch up on the latest styles 'Stead piles and piles of demo tapes bi-da miles All I wanna do is cut on the decks wild But edition up here bi-da miles to the center Reliever of duty, Plug One mosies in And I be like, "Yo G, Pos does all the producing" Now woe is me to the third degree Mase pulls the funny so I make like a bunny Jettin', but I'm getting used to this demo abuse Getting raped and giving birth to a tape 'Cause there's no escape from the clutches of a hawker Attached to my success, sent like a stalker Make way to my radius playin' fly guy Try to get on my back they force like Luke Sky Me, myself and I go through this act daily And rarely do I not No matter how I dodge some jackal always nails me No matter what the plot And even out on tour they be like "Yo I got a tape to play you back at the hotel" I be like, "Oh swell" Unveil the numeric code that dials my room And tell them to call me at noon But of course there's no Answering machine in my room But a pretty young adorer Who I swung on tour And if it rings while we're alone She'll answer the phone And with the quickness she'll recite like a poem "Hey, you done did the right thing, dial up my ring ring Now you're waiting on the beep Say, I would love if you'd sing The tune to Tru instead of fronting on the speak" So no problemo, just play the demo And at the end it's break out time Please, oh, please don't press rewind 'Cause I'll just lay it down the line Hey, how you doin'? Sorry you can't get through Why don't you leave your name And your number And I'll get back to you Hey, how you doin'? Sorry you can't get through Why don't you leave your name And your number And we'll get back to you Hey, how you doin'? Sorry you can't get through Why don't you leave your name And your number And we'll get back to you, peace Yo what's up man? This is Ronald Master down with the Fish Tank Posse, man, you know man So you know you can just hook me up, True You know we got this fly new jam called 'Swimming In the Fish Tank' You know we gonna rock it man You know what I'm saying I, I just need your help, Prince Paul gave me your number You know man, you just gotta do that for me Got this fly bassline Got these fly trombones in it man So just hook me up, man, just look out, all right Call me back at 557-2223 all right man Just look out, all right, look out for a brother man |
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(And rollerskates)
(And rollerskates) (And rollerskates) Q-TIP: Girl meets boy on Thursday night Boy was high, girl fly like kite They hold hands until next day Boy then lets go, hit his way Boy rules butt, brags to his boys Erection brings bad boy joys Boy thinks of that big fat back Big black fat love, big black fat Girl calls boy to stand him up on Saturday Saturday POS AND Q-TIP: Saturday, it's a Saturday It's a Saturday, it's a Saturday Saturday, it's a Saturday Saturday, it's a Saturday POS: Back once more with the wallop in the score Must I ride and rip, should I make you rock your hip Reviver of a roller-boogie in a rink And sure to make you think about the times To scope fun instead of fights (But diving from a piece of metal sure to take your life) Yo, slip your butt to the fix of this mix Toss that briefcase, it's time to let loose 'Cause you've worked like heck to get the week in check So unfasten that noose around your neck Connected like a vibe from the wheel to the foot Come on everybody dig the funky output VINIA: Five days you work One whole day to play Come on everybody, wear your rollerskates today It's Saturday, Saturday Saturday, it's Saturday Saturday, it's Saturday Saturday, it's Saturday-ay (Is the word, is the word, is the word) POS: Now as you pump your fist I reminisce To a bounce, rock, skate, roll Fess to impress Hey, pretty diamond, do you like the way I'm dressed Cool, keep the faith and be my mate 'Cause all we need is feet (And rollerskates) But promote the hustle 'cause it keeps me thin No need to talk, look who just walked in DOVE: (Is there a Dred on skates?) Yes, man (So kick the wham on this jam) Oh Mr. Sprinkler, Mr. Sprinkler Wet me for one, Mr. Sprinkler I'm heatin' high-five in a daze, no split With a yawn I trip to the dawn Out comes the bodies following the one idea It's clear, rattle to the roll Hold back up the track, grab your rollerskates y'all And let's zip on by Zip-a-de-doo-dah, let's zip on by Feed on a weed and we're feeling high Sun is on thick and the cheese is rollin' quick Come on, there's no time to hide Season is twist, spinning and winning No hackeysack, let let me in Spill on the bottom away, but it's okay, huh It's a Saturday POS: Now let's all get baked like Anita Q-TIP: Watch Mr. Lawnge, don't look at the peter DOVE: Feel on the fun, I'll feel on the VINIA: Hey, watch that! DE LA SOUL: It's a Saturday VINIA: Now is the time To act the fool tonight Forget about your worries and you will be all right It's Saturday, Saturday Saturday, it's Saturday Saturday, it's Saturday Saturday, it's Saturday-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay (Aaoww) (Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday) |
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Ah one two ah one two Ah one two ah one two "Breakadawn.. breakadawn.." Ah one two ah one two (repeat 6X) Verse One: Posdonus I was born in the Boogie Down catscan where my building fell down on the rats and people sorta super wanna trip to the penile (penile) While I settle off the shores of the Long Isle My father's clean not mean my mind is clear when I transmit I am the man ner of the family cuz the pants fit I want to let forensics prove, that I can mends Groove wit the thread from needle outta hay, wanna say salutations to the nation of the Nubians We bout to place you in that +3 Feet+ of stew again I got the frequency to shatter Mrs. Jones' perm I gotta +Hey Love+ all the honies cause they're short term Tallyin the score I'm for the shottie in the jacket For the brother he's a nigga when he packs it So get your butt out the sling, I stung Muhammad float a note that means I'm def, so like the autographs you sign until the "Breakadawn.. breakadawn.." Ah one two, ah one two (repeat 4X) Verse Two: Dove, Posdonus Aiyyo groove with the mayor, hazard on the sayer Wave the eighteen mill', eat a still sack or bag of troubles, make the single double Loop the coin and join the minimum wage I had a plan if I was the man, I'd throw the J Lay it low and late night I get sessed Uncondition my ways, of the everyday sunset Wagin my days, to the one bet Cause your breaks'll have the carrot of cakes, whether mine Out of line, I breeze into the early mornin Freak the WIC call and get a tap on my shoulder cause the days of the breaks, be just about over The arts of the six won't play my bag of tricks I got the sevens in my pocket somewhere Reasons for the Cheer All Temperature here I keep it to the rear, and then I'm EXPLODING I be the fab I be the fabulous but see unlike the Chi I got the flea up in the name "ah one two, ah one two" Can't no one bend my cousin from the Peter Piper like the others latchin on to when I caught the fame "ah one two, ah one two" Pass the task to ask me bout the Native Tongue again my friend I tell you Jungle Brothers +On the Run+ "ah one two, ah one two" I'm shakin hands with many devils in the industry Believe the Genesis life fill with stills mean that I'm def so like the autographs you sign until the "Breakadawn.. breakadawn.." Ah one two, ah one two (repeat 4X) Verse Three: Dove, Posdonus We in the mornin at the end, but in the end I be the is cause in the mix, man, it's alright Momma got the rhythm to my daylife My pops gots enough so best to leave or sail the waves to the Long I laid the anchor in the 'Ville And how I relate, the same side of my gates Paper days, mess up my mind, ground zero degrees and the weather feels fine You opened my eyes man, thought I had a man But how could I eyescan, I wasn't around I seen the states and played the dates in the far-far Gathered the new, from the zoas around Grew up with Mikey Rodes and played the codes Sometimes I don't budge, without my cous' Fuzz/fuzz A simple, "How ya do?" Ah check it from my friends and my crew makes it definitely special Now there's no +Shiny Happy People+ in the crew we play the rough I got the huff, and puff, to blow the house low You know the neverending factor while I'm over, tell a squid I know an Enterprising brother, so report to the bridge I bounce a ball with my left, a squid with my right (Cause a squid is just a punk) Yo he deserved to lose the fight I might meander 'cross your dream, travellin up the stream Plug Wonder Wonder Why you're lonely tonight We see the girls scream as if we're shocked by the live shell Let's round em up and get em back to the hotel motel, holiday, inn-fact! I'm gonna let you know, once again, that De La Soul is sure to show you we will hit the charter harder than the normal rappin fool "ah one two, ah one two" |
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POS:
The instamatic focal point bringing damage to your boroughs Be some brothers from the east with some beats that be thorough Got the solar gravitation so I'm bound to pull it I gets down like brothers are found ducking from bullets Gun control means using both hands in my land Where it's all about the cautious livin' Migrating to a higher form of consequence, compliments Of strugglin', that shouldn't be notable, Man every word I say should be a hip hop quotable. DOVE: I'm sick of bitches shakin' asses I'm sick of talkin' about blunts, Sick of Versace glasses, Sick of slang, Sick of half-ass awards shows, Sick of name brand clothes. Sick of R&B bitches over bullshit tracks, Cocaine and crack Which brings sickness to blacks, Sick of swoll' head rappers With their sicker-than raps Clappers and gats Makin' the whole sick world collapse The facts are gettin' sick Even sicker perhaps Stickabush to make a bundle to escape this synapse POS: Man life can get all up in your ass baby you betta work it out Let me tell you what it's all about A skin not considered equal A meteor has more right than my people Who be wastin' time screaming who they've hated That's why the Native Tongues have officially been re-instated (Vibes....vibrations) Stakes is high (Higher than high) You know them stakes is high (Higher than high) When we talkin' 'bout the (Vibes....vibrations) Stakes is high, you know them stakes is high When we dealin' with the (Vibes....vibrations) Stakes is high (Hey yo, what about that love?) POS: Yo, it's about love for cars, love for funds Loving to love mad sex, loving to love guns Love for opposite, love for fame and wealth Love for the fact of no longer loving yourself, kid We living in them days of the man-made ways Where every aspect is vivid, these brothers no longer talk shit Hey yo, these niggas live it 'Bout to give it to you 24/7 on the microphone Plug One translating the zone No offense to a player, but yo, I don't play And if you take offense, fuck it, got to be that way J.D. Dove, show your love, what you got to say? DOVE: I say G's are making figures at a high regard And niggas dying for it nowadays ain't odd Investing in fantasies and not God Welcome to reality, see times is hard People try to snatch the credit, but can't claim the card Showing out in videos, saying they cold stars See, shit like that will make your mama cry Better watch the way you spend it 'Cause the stakes is high Y'all know them stakes is high When we talkin' 'bout the (Vibes....vibrations) Stakes is high I think that smiling in public is against the law 'Cause love don't get you through life no more It's who you know and "How you, son?" And how you gettin' in, and who the man holding Hey yo, and how was the scams and how high Yo what up, huh? I heard you caught a body Seem like every man and woman shared a life with John Gotti POS: But they ain't organized! DOVE: Mixing crimes with life enzymes Taking the big scout route And niggas know doubt better Than they know their daughters And their sons (Oh boy) POS: Yo, people go through pain and still don't gain Positive contact just like my main man Who got others cleaning up his physical influence His mind got congested He got the nine and blew it Neighborhoods are now hoods cause nobody's neighbors Just animals surviving with that animal behavior Under I who be rhyming from dark to light sky Experiments when needles and skin connect No wonder where we live is called the projects When them stakes is high you damn sure try to do Anything to get the piece of the pie Electrify Even die for the cash But at last I be out even though you wantin' more This issue is closed like an elevator door But soon re-opened once we get to the next floor where the (Vibes....vibrations) Stakes is high Y'all know them stakes is high When we talkin' 'bout the (Vibes....vibrations) Stakes is high Stakes is high, come on |
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[Never gonna give up on you] We gonna do it like this [Just a little bit] Like that [just a little bit] Zhane [just a little bit] De La [just a little bit] c'mon] [Chorus]: I'll never give you up No I'll never stop Keep it comin' Keep on comin' 4 more [2x] It's that brown man from long islandin' shores Got a way with women so I get away with yours Because you're whole game's outdated Which leaves all the pretty women heavily sedated Mummy you can play your ripley's Or believe it or not I shoot gift like heron With skills of gil-scott Nights like sir lancelot can get heated Prescribin' your vibe, love, I know how you need it [Chorus]: [2x] I like to mingle sometimes So I head out of state to find a couple of dimes But a government rate can't settle for no nickels Even pennies for thought for short I need connections With big bank selections Securing all the sections With sing-sing corrections Seedin' like nature, escapin' like gas Tell me how long this love is gonna last Thinkin' fast might spoil somethin' Turn a [?] to nothin' [?] to your lady is special Seen a bigger picture on the screen But you're a movie, you move me You soothe me like holidays, getaways The brochure said do it So true It's not a hold hand mission Cut the public display Heard you're headed for the stars Put the gazers away Mine times out of ten We cut to good friends But when we on the tenth We gotta go the length I'm not a playa Yet i get more play Than a talk show shown Cross the USA Have em' moanin' out the vowels sounds Ooh, eeii, and aahh And how by now you should know me and my Do members of the opposite sex Have their boyfriend screaming out We got more techs Than that ball team in georgia [Yo, he said he's comin for ya] All because the ho wanna go to the casbah [Chorus]: [2x] You can get with Some of these women Some of the time When your face is in the light [?] stirred with lime Is it a crime To set your mind to death? Resuscitated See how many brain cells left I feel your body's drawn to my positive Don't even want a baby If it's that easy to give I live right around the corner Three states away Take a holiday Come check me Watch how I set the Mood, check a movie on the tube Get your belt mad loose like lee Phone's turned way down To avoid the beef Or the questions If she's the only one gettin' lessons You're into crime faces, huh? Well i'll play your capone Suzy q got the grill To make the cake chrome Situation's gettin absurd Hot on a plat So work the format See how we do that? And you're figurin We love on the rock I'ma keep it up front To maintain the stock Displayin all the goodies From your knuckle to knees Make it hot like the island degrees Now that's special [Chorus]: |
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[Redman] *
Party people, your dreams have now been fulfilled Get your ass up, and let's get ill That's right y'all, we more than rough, we callin your bluff And when it comes to rhymes... (Brick City) [Pos] Yo, don't scandalize mine I spent too much time Straight talk with the catch to etch my line walk Never fetchin for crime, halt! Who goes there? [Dove] Yo, it's the squeeze of five fingers, puffin Smokey the Bear Shinin black like Darth Vader caps, they on stare [Pos] While we rockin it, I'll rock in it (rock in it) Like the little ball inside the spray can Providing three coats for both child, woman and man Chorus One: Redman God bless the God, lay these Streets Wall to Wall It go - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! Yo, you got popped like a flick by that rivalry click It went - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! [Pos] It ain't my fault your ass is on the ashphalt Got your chin touched by my fam who though you brought harm, you see I'm iced out like a glass of tea Better yet, oatmeal cookies, y'all just rookies to me Slidin' up and down the court, but I don't think you can D Why try? Maseo be gettin high since Luke was Luke Skywalk' Man, my topic of talk is sheddin shame all over your game Like them shorties who claim that afrocentric lovin is the past drug A life filled with (*TWEET*) that's what thugs love Snatch you fast, wrap that ass in the rug of your choice while it muffles your voice [Dove] Now when I'm swimmin through the joint, I put the funk on hold Cause if you don't, you'll see the bubbles come up We run up a tab and gladly add a little extra for miss Flashy faces with bigger lips for that ass to kiss [Pos] Most crews are post-current while we're forever Direct beats that's contagious, loved by all ages Graduated from the you-and-I-versity of hard-hitters, for real Chorus Two: Redman I got niggas in the streets that'll blast your ass for the shine And get - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! Yo, if you a fat chick gettin your fuck on tonight Then go - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! Yo, put your hands opposite to the ground if you're lovin our sound Go - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! Yo, and to my broke niggaz on the corner holdin me down Go - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! [Dove] Yo, I swear Tommy gonna get it, he done did me wrong I had plans to buy more land, plant corn Bust kernels on heat, work hard like wetbacks Set backs is gonna get my ass to be hostile Rockwilder the beat, top dollar defeat Big money's make the big decisions Keep hip-hop alive, it's just an intermission Back to the second half of the feature flick Dick stacks and fuck rap [Pos] I had a name for makin paper since paper mache Now my dollar coins join pounds of yen for play While you broke niggaz reach drunk much quicker You don't make enough bread to soak up all your liquor Went from God to God damn [Redman] Damn God, you're killin it Should incorporate it, invest half a mil' in it Rap cats talk with no will in it [Pos] Soundin like they virtual This joint'll hurt you, yo [Dove] Twas the night before Christmas and my crib got robbed (shhh shhh shh, shhhhh) They did a job Took all my goodies out from under the tree, except the CD's of shiny-suit rappers and flossin emcees who fail at takin it to rhyme degrees [Pos] Man, you know no wack poems get no play in our homes You need to not get nappy with me Or else we gon' "relax your mind, let your conscious be free" Chorus Three: Redman Yo, where my Wall Street niggaz, if ya up in the stands Go - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! To my women that'll throw they hands against they punk-ass man Go - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! Yo, if you never been shot or stabbed Brick City go - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! Yo, I gotta catch a cab back to the lab so I can smoke - oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh! |
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[Chaka Khan]
Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh! Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh! Chorus: Chaka Khan (repeat 2X) It ain't all good, and that's the truth Thangs ain't goin like you think they should - it's all on you [Chaka Khan] I don't care about what you think you see the thangs you want to know when you look at me God knows I done been through and paid my dues Can't change how you feel, cause it's - all on you-whoahhha-ohhh-yeah [Dove] I wish that, you could be a little bit more upfront Weigh the situation how you want (right) The lovin that you claim is just a four letter word The third letter's invitin so visualize the verb You curve thoughtways when you're handlin the candleabra so you sittin on the baby grand Transmittin like you're made of man but you paint a funny face like a chick When I see you I'ma tell you quick that uhh.. Chorus 1/2 [Dove] I can't believe we built this large pizza pie together No pepperoni Yeah you wanted extra cheese, sometimes I gave you extras How we divided slices like the Red Sea theory I was Moses hopelessly scorned by your thorn zapora Tried to bring that fairy-tale life, you wanted horror but my microscope couldn't see or cope with that I had to bolt from that, and left you dead in the sea It's better for me, I'm satisfied with reppin for D [Pos] We were certified hot, then dropped to lukewarm Now we back up in the spot, claimin never been gone Niggaz who cut us off, wanna reattach us now (Them girls who brushed us off, say they want some #'s to dial) Yeah I give that ass a number, and some lumber to pile Now catch a curve from my kick (or show me lovin by brick) So stick to the same plan, don't come shakin my hand like we peeps, it ain't beef but be sure to understand Between us, it ain't all.. Chorus [Pos] You see them kids be schemin on what we done copped [Cha] Always out there schemin! [Pos] They steady fiendin for the moment they can get us off the block [Cha] Why they always fiendin? [Pos] Your people might have your back, but you need to watch your front Indeed, ain't nothin guaranteed [Chaka Khan] That's the truth! Things ain't goin like you think they should [Pos] A lot say they wanna walk in my size 10's Aight then; here's a pair Lace 'em up tight then you might feel what was dealt to me You see ain't no young boys up in here; keep a clear head Tryin to keep my pockets on stuffed - like deer heads upon the wall, so all the gall we get from y'all DON'T FAZE So mind your biz and walk away cause I'm never gonna let you up inside my maze [Chaka Khan] I don't care about what you think you see the thangs you want to know when you look at me God knows I done been there and paid my dues I can't change how you feel, cause it's all, on you-whoahhha-ohhhhh Chorus [Chaka Khan ad libs to end] |
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We talkin' 'bout
Hot times, runnin' thru ya city If you miss it now, it'll sho' be a pity We got hot times, runnin' thru ya city I ain't no thug son, my name is Plug Won I drop a certified gem for him and her Knockin' on your radio like the Crash Crew Ask whoever you want, I'm managin' the funk on the paper Outside of that we pull capers for days Ridin' throughout the maze of street while we blaze the beat Watchin' the sweet things wiggle they butt To Plug Three on the cut, movin' on ya what Ever ya got, we gon' get, bringin' our point to ya position Rippin' stages with my thought coalition Carryin' on, eradicate all your stress mode Just another episode through these area codes, we bankin' on Hot times, runnin' thru ya city If you miss it now, it'll sho' be a pity We got hot times, runnin' thru ya city It's the hotness, talked about but never seen Like the Loch-Ness 'til ya cop this, drop it inside your vein And like a train, we be runnin' throughout your legs and arms You're high off our talent and charm Check the caliber, this be a smash Like some food on stage for Gallagher Wear ya bib 'cause it's messy Niggaz schemin' on my girl as if my name was Jesse Watch your manners, now let me pass it off to Dave Banner Yo, I set travels like Karen LaRue Small talkin' in the big city, it's all about gettin' the coins Everywhere I go I touch a tenderloin They sportin' a dot com Viet marker bomb On your metro, Marta order iron horse Yo take the cross and meet a nigga at the butcher I'm cuttin' your girl, we on a world tour Supplyin' your bloodstream with nothin' but the pure uncut, in ya Hot times, runnin' thru ya city If you miss it now, it'll sho' be a pity We got hot times, runnin' thru ya city Freak, freak, freak, freak the funk, the funk, the funk, the funk Funk freak, the freak, the freak, the freak, the freak, the freak Freak, freak the funk, freak, freak the funk We ain't walkin' on a yellow brick road These streets stay red and bloody kid Case study your code, so you can easily pass I stash a little love when I'm on the visitation If you crossin' my line, nigga do the same I'm guaranteed to run through and prove the game Ain't bigger than the pieces in it You see the pieces in it had me stuck travelin' one side of map Clappin' hands with rap cats who ain't deserve dap Long hauls and livin' out a suitcase man Chickenheads and gangs of fruitcakes man Ain't nuttin' better than explorin' the outskirts Especially when she ain't got no pantyhose on and it's on Hot times, runnin' thru ya city If you miss it now, it'll sho' be a pity We got hot times, runnin' thru ya city Hot times, runnin' thru ya city If you miss it now, it'll sho' be a pity We got hot times, runnin' thru ya city Yo, it's like, the Mercenary gettin' down And we got, Dave Banner gettin' down And we got, Maseo gettin' down And of course, my nigga Eno gettin' down And we got, Jay Dee gettin' down And of course, the Slum V gettin' down And we got my man Khrist gettin' down And we got, Com Sense gettin' down And we got, N.D. gettin' down You know Troy Hightower gettin' down And we got, C. Smith gettin' down And my nigga, Dave West gettin' down |
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Phat phat, uh and along came Pos, phat phat
It's a sure bet When I stare into your dark browns I get Overwhelmed, overjoyed, overstep My bounds, on your touchy subject Your weight, shape's not what I date It's you, my crew don't mind it thick, uh uh Every woman ain't a video chick, nah Or runway model, anorexic I love what I can hold and grab on So if you burn it off, keep the flab on We gonna stay gettin' our collab on, ow Girl, we gonna stay gettin' our collab on, ooh ooh We gonna stay gettin' our collab on Don't stuck on the things they say, now you know it's a nasty world Tryna get witcha anyway 'cuz I know your a nasty girl We's never gon' discriminate so lemme compliment your size Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat Claim you outta shape, you not outta place, uh-uh You keep it natural with no powdered face Without exercise you got the eye Starin' you down, make me wonder why You women wanna frown at them stick figures On them little ass girls, when a clique of niggaz run up And try to hurl game for real, your frame holds appeal in the everyday World in conceal is not the way to go, I'm tellin' you I had to let ya know, ya need to let it all hang Don't be scared to show a little of that thang-thang No matter how you weigh it girl, it's feminine Got a body everybody wanna know, yeah yeah Be the private dancer in my Luke show, c'mon girl Skip the salad girl, bring us both a menu Eat the whole box of chocolates I send you, hey See girl, ya more than just apple in my eye Confess I wanna get up in ya thighs Downs, the rest'll tell you all the things Don't stuck on the things they say, now you know it's a nasty world Tryna get witcha anyway 'cuz I know your a nasty girl We's never gon' discriminate so lemme compliment your size Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh I love it when y'all broads wear it skintight, skintight Make the big panties look like little panties, hey Tryin' to lose that bottom girl you been right I saw who make ya cookies I should go and thank ya granny, uh huh Don't mind you being conscious of ya calories If gettin' paper stack man you'd get salaries You ain't in this alone I got a tummy to Just lemme watch the weight, don't let it trouble you, come here girl Nine ten specimen up in ya jeans You 'bout a size seven and just make it fit Slim Fast, lypo and body creams I'll put you on the dogs I got a candle lit Don't stuck on the things they say, now you know it's a nasty world Tryna get witcha anyway 'cuz I know your a nasty girl We's never gon' discriminate so lemme compliment your size Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Don't stuck on the things they say, now you know it's a nasty world Tryna get witcha anyway 'cuz I know your a nasty girl We's never gon' discriminate so lemme compliment your size Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat Yeah, it's nothin' but a little baby phat, phat |
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1- * Speaking Spanish *
WATCH OUT! * Speaking Spanish * WATCH OUT! * Speaking Spanish * WATCH OUT! * Speaking Spanish* [Verse 1] Get up and do the biz, our style is the wild Hit you with a spell whether Jew or gen-tile When you enterin' the realm You find me at the helm Still standin' like abandoned buildings In the southern part of BX, can old school it like a T-Rex Ya well advanced connect dance with thoughts Deep like Barry White's throat box I bet you those cops mix Double high tower my power grants me the chicks The blows the cars and enemies that want to spar You want to see it no matter who you are Yeah I'm bound to ground you like that Put they ass on a mound and introduce em' to a baseball Face tall, brag about it like teenage sex Text book characters gettin' etched out to rough draft Rush Limbaugh autograph her left titty New Yor, New York yeah we bigger than the buildings Do it for the love of the art and the children's And throw paper machet inside of ya models See we all throttles, we zip by in this drive Allergic to ya sperm broke hives Concerned about ya ;ife when ya down eight lives Top of the night I'm up in queens like ah yeah [Repeat 1] [Verse 2] Introducin' introducin' to you Dave Batter on deck, carded every time I set foot in the joint Cabaret artist I'll two piece ya tray If she want to get vamped, bring her to the tent Touch her till her back indents Wrap it extra strength Run a lap on her calculatin' the length Holdin' mics tighter than hymens Old school it like Holly-Hobby, Head-to-Head, Easy Bake Oven Strong Jerome lovin' man I hit the pack Panther power keep it all relative to the sixties Bill Bixby green, ATM money Got my pockets lookin' like I'm rockin' Popeye jeans Classic like Reuben and Rah One nigga under the groove we shootin' for that Parliament high Plus bigger than the fourth of July Take the back seat drive out Hey yo, hey yo ain't nothin' street about me more like a light post Sinin' above all who are why'all to boast Stayed calm and all came to me to host My vocab grabs many, long to cultivate raps It's gettin' filled moms jack penny It used to be unknown around the way Now my bix became a bouqet Every nose in it, fillin' up seats like a session in a Senate Been a minute since ya heard the souls So the soul gon' cost ya three All ya people want to front like the soul don't hold control But it don't mean shit to me Plain to see that a song like this been what ya all missed Come on, genuine adrenaline from off the wrists We run the interference throughout the game clout Can't be denied the bout for the title Throw up ya guns and hold the pose like an idol Bring it back to the draw Ghosts of grand wiz Theodore Played dirty with ever since played on the floor Stop verbal assaults just in case a war break out Steal vaults bigger than giraffes But they still got a lot for me Heard em' say a lot of nigga with the underground They'd die for the underground but ain't makin' no money Stupid ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By JOLICOEUR, DAVID / MASON, VINCENT / MERCER, KELVIN / WEST, DAVID NATHANIEL / TJADER, CAL <i>Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.</i> |
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DOVE:
Hello Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany mean Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany (Say What?) Meany meany meany meany mean (Okay) Hello it's the soul Troopin' in wit the Jungle patrol And this one's about the KO's the knockouts out there Who's holdin' my buddy Hold up (wait a minute) POS: Now just wait We're gonna talk about Buddy on this plate But before we let the herd out the gate Make sure the all the levels are straight out the jungle (The Jungle, the Jungle, the Brothers, the Brothers) AFRIKA: De La Soul from the soul Black medallions no gold Hangin' out wit Pos hangin' out wit Mase Buddy buddy buddy all in my face MIKE G: For the lap Jimbrowski must wear a cap Just in case the young girl likes to clap Ain't for the wind but before I begin I initiate the buddy with a slap Q-TIP: Now for the next I'm the Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest And when I quest for the buddy I don't fess For my jimmy wants nothin' but the best (the best) The best (Ooh Wee!) Let's stick out jimmy and see what we can catch (Stick em up, stick em up jimmy) Next won't be needed unless (Jenny want to get right to the flesh) (Sweet little woman, sweet little woman) POS: I won't lie, I love be |
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The instamatic focal point bringing damage to your boroughs
Be some brothers from the east with some beats that be thorough Got the solar gravitation so I'm bound to pull it I gets down like brothers are found ducking from bullets Gun control means using both hands in my land Where it's all about the cautious livin'? Migrating to a higher form Of consequence, compliments of strugglin', that shouldn't be notable Man, every word I say should be a hip hop quotable I'm sick of bitch's shakin' asses, I'm sick of talkin' about blunts Sick of Versace glasses, sick of slang, sick of half-ass awards shows Sick of name brand clothes, sick of R&B bitches over bullshit tracks Cocaine and crack which brings sickness to blacks Sick of swoll' head rappers with their sicker than raps Clappers and gats, makin' the whole sick world collapse The facts are gettin' sick even sicker perhaps Stickabush to make a bundle to escape this synapse Man life can get all up in your ass baby you betta work it out Let me tell you what it's all about a skin not considered equal A meteor has more right than my people, who be wastin' time? Screaming who they've hated, that's why the native tongues Have officially been reinstated Vibes, vibrations, stakes is high, higher than high You know them stakes is high, higher than high When we talkin' 'bout the vibes, vibrations Stakes is high, you know them stakes is high When we dealin' with the vibes, vibrations Stakes is high, hey yo, what about that love? Yo, it's about love for cars, love for funds, loving to love mad sex Loving to love guns, love for opposite, love for fame and wealth Love for the fact of no longer loving yourself, kid, we living in them Days of the man made ways where every aspect is vivid These brothers no longer talk shit, hey yo, these niggas live it 'Bout to give it to you 24/7 on the microphone plug one translating The zone, no offense to a player, but yo, I don't play And if you take offense, fuck it, got to be that way JD Dove, show your love, what you got to say? I say G's are making figures at a high regard And niggas dying for it Nowadays ain't odd, investing in fantasies And not God, welcome to reality, see times is hard People try to snatch the credit, but can't claim the card Showing out in videos, saying they cold stars See, shit like that will make your mama cry Better watch the way you spend it, 'cause the stakes is high Y'all know them stakes is high When we talkin' 'bout the vibes, vibrations Stakes is high I think that smiling in public is against the law 'Cause love don't get you through life no more It's who you know and how you, son and how you gettin' in And who the man holding, hey yo, and how was the scams And how high? Yo what up? I heard you caught a body Seem like every man and woman shared a life with John Gotti But they ain't organized, mixing crimes with life enzymes Taking the big scout route and niggas know doubt better Than they know their daughters and their sons, oh boy Yo, people go through pain and still don't gain positive contact Just like my main man, who got others cleaning up His physical influence, his mind got congested He got the nine and blew it, neighborhoods are now hoods 'Cause nobody's neighbors, just animals surviving With that animal behavior, under I, who be rhyming From dark to light sky, experiments when needles and skin connect No wonder where we live is called the projects When them stakes is high you damn sure try to do anything to get The piece of the pie electrify, even die for the cash but at last I be out Even though you wantin' more, this issue is closed like an elevator door But soon reopened once we get to the next floor where the Vibes, vibrations, stakes is high, y'all know them stakes is high When we talkin' 'bout the vibes, vibrations Stakes is high, stakes is high, come on |
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Intro: Common (Craig Mack sample from "Get Down")
And and bass up the track a little bit Cuz I I'm here I wanna hear that boom bish boom, knowhatI'msayin? Yeah yeah you know the bizness Common Sense, soul with the De La Get all them play-ahs We the rhyme sayers Huh, and that's the bizness, hah Gonna do it like this Gettin it that Like the Chicago streets Verse One: Dove I speak divine of God theories, no need to be high Always exhale the facts cause I don't inhale lye/lie Play the greater man's game, to bounce off my losses So I can earn the acres (uhh) the houses (yeah) the horses (huh) Of course it's much greater than your Benx or your Lex The engine to my comprehension is just too complex Much too complex, EFX/effects be live like Das Making moves down South, to avoid the chaos And never, flaunt the coin cuz dime-getters be gazin They call me Luther Van, they say my style is so Amazin I'm fazin those who're supposed to have the last laughter Cuz even when I'm gone I'm reappearin in the after I haveta, send respects to real money makers Do not connect us with those champaign sippin money fakers Taste the quarter pound with spice from Chi-town Now what that prove, you're so full you can't even move Chorus: Cause I'm the D-to-the-O, the-V-to-the-E And can't another brother cook these delicacies Well I'm the P-L-U, the G-to-the-One Walk around the planet earth making money having fun And I'm the C-to-the-O, double-M-O-N I sit and think with a drink about how I'm gonna win I'm the C-to-the-O, double-M-O-N I sit and think with a drink... Verse Two: Common Do you wanna be a MC? Or do you wanna serve Do you wanna be dope? Or do you wanna deal it Fabricated acryllic, I feel it, I'm the style molester I do a show get Extra P's like the Large Professor In fact I get more hoes than Tessa, peep game like a refa-ree in soul control of my desti-ny, in the best of, three out of five Whip ANYBODY ass at NBA Live, rappers take a dive like Greg Lougainis with his bitch-ass Rather be in Bebe's alley, than at the click with gators Not a hater of the players, I'm more like a coach, or an owner I Used To Love H.E.R., but now I bone her (ahuh-hah!) At one point in rhyme I thought I lost my erection But then I got it back with the Resurrection, blessings upon rhymes old man who called him traitor Big Com Stradamus niggaz styles I predict Chorus: I'm the C-to-the-O, double-M-O-N I sit and think with a drink about how I'm gonna win And I'm the D-to-the-O, the-V-to-the-E And can't no other brother cook these delicacies Well I'm the P-L-U, the-G-to-the-One Walk around the planet earth making money having fun Walk around the planet earth making money having fun Walk around the planet earth making money having fun Verse Three: Pos I'm the most from the coast of the East, then flee Droppin more knowledge than litter, on the New York pave It's me, wonder why, in the place to be Certified, as superior, MC While others explore to make it hardcore I make it hard for, wack MC's to even step inside the door Cause these kids is rhyming, sometiming And when we get to racing on the mic, they line up to see the lyrical killing, with stained egos on the ceiling My rhymes escalates like black death rates Over musical plates, being played as the rule Kids thinking stepping to the Soul, you're labelled fools who claims to drop jewels but for now you do the catching I don't worry on what crew you run, or what section of earth you reside, you're not even a man So I don't seem it mandatory taking your pride But I will, cause my man said Soul for the life You cried "Keepin it real", yet you should try keepin it right That's understanding microphone mathematics Which leaves the currency in temporary world status And when one shows he posed threat to this one This one will make that one into none Simple equation, zero, you shouldn't play hero If you can't stand Strong like the Island I'm from Chorus: Now I'm the P-L-U, the-G-to-the-One Walk around the planet earth making money having fun Yeah, and I'm the-C-to-the-O, double-M-O-N I sit and think with a drink about how I'm gonna win And I'm the D-to-the-O, the-V-to-the-E And can't another brother cook these delicacies See can't another brother cook these delicacies See can't another brother cook these delicacies Outro: Common Ahh that's how, that's how I'm supposed to do my thing huh Like triple it, alright That's how we do it, all the way from Strong Island to Chicago The type of freestyler flow Yeah, it's fluent, and we don't need to flow no more Hah Intro: *this comes before "Wonce Again Long Island" on the LP* To my man Mos Def yo he nonstop To my man Enola, yo he's nonstop And to my kin de Calhoun, yo he's nonstop Yo that girl MP, yo she's nonstop And to that crew Camp Lo, yo they nonstop And to that nigga Pop Life, yo he's nonstop And to my cousin Fudd Love, you know he nonstop My brother Lucky and Pert, yo they nonstop And to my man Joe Buck, you know he nonstop And my man Extra P, yo he's nonstop And my man Mike Divine, you know he nonstop That kid called Baby Paul, yo he's nonstop And to the Jazzyfatnastees, yo you're nonstop And my peoples Beatminerz, man they nonstop And to my man Mr. Bug, you know you're nonstop And yo, Litro, yo, he's nonstop And to, my dean The Green, yo you're nonstop And to my man Prince Paul yo he's nonstop And to that man Kid Capri yo you nonstop And A Tribe Called Quest, man they nonstop And don't forget the Jungle Beez yo they nonstop Extra Verse: *sampled from "Down Syndrome"* Let me tell you a little something about Soul (tell em son) I be a piece of the East coast, so give a toast to Plug Wonder why back in the day who soaked his words in jigga So when I ran a phrase in June you didn't catch it til December I'm a member of them kids from the inner city Giving you kitties audible treats, you be aching for making more money than a pagan holiday Not from the PJ's, yet I still got something to say |
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* BizMarkie starts out the song beatboxing while
De La Soul chants the words "I'll beatbox" * (Dove) Ah mic test one two (BizM) Aww man, I check it better (DeLa) Ah whatcha mean BizMarkie? Whatcha mean BizMark? (BizM) I hit the rhyme with the mayonnaise, that's what I mean (DeLa) Ah whatcha mean BizMarkie? Whatcha mean BizMark? (BizM) Man I got beats up my sleeve like you wouldn't BELIEVE! (DeLa) Whatcha mean BizMarkie? Whatcha mean BizMark? (BizMarkie) Ah with my "ah one two" I substitute about a loop So let me serve with the slope, with the Plug of two scoops! (Dove) Mr. Miyag' never did dip for Dove Bootleggers my legs and, grit about a hug And who gets the Motts, I knots by the chance I rain-dance.. I rain-dance But steppin just a bit I don't need another shadow Makes makes, is gonna be the new man's motto Don't increase the bull, because my pulley is broken and my belly is full It's a second I reckon on the bone and the ball Makin London bridges fall, so check it I bring a point to the joints that we change and chop but we could bring it back to the beatbox! * BizMarkie beatboxes with style and soul * (Posdonus) I'm Posdonus Plug Wonder.. plotter Serenade her cause I gotta.. record When in the womb I was naked.. now I chill with latex cause of how I, enter the black wood without a splinter, provin I had the chills what helps in movin, asses Saw the light cause I got glasses, so we sip the cappucino slowly (BizMarkie) I'sah makes the big money! I drive big (Posdonus) cars, serve the bubble like a bar.. tender When in flight like a sender, lace Sticks of dynamite on bass, head (BizMarkie) Lace the shoe until he dead (Shorty No Mas) Run! Cause the cop is gonna come This my Plug style (Posdonus) so they can kiss my, grits Hold my balls without a mitt.. grab the mouthpiece to talk the dag.. nabit I keeps goin like that rabbit, rico- -chet a dame I need a Snicker, satis- -fy the Norman to the Gladys, Knight My glasses help me see the light, so we sip the capuccino slow (BizMarkie) In life, it's what you see is usually whatcha (Posdonus) get, won't take a Drag-without-a-Net, no (BizMarkie) To put the rhythm in the, bone (Posdonus) marrow, laid the pipe to please Cari-lou (BizMarkie) I don't know! (Posdonus) If it's true.. .. THAT'S A FUMBLE! WELL CATCH A FEVER FROM THE JUNGLE Chocolate, nubian girls flock to it, sweets And if I can't sample beats, get the beatbox equipped with the, dirt BizMark and Doug E. works, fine Mase work the wheel I tangle lines, HARK the light is thirsty in the dark so we.. * BizMarkie beatboxing while De La Soul chants the words "I'll beatbox" * (Dove) It's like I saw it in the river but my M wasn't fixed Super heavy like a Chevy pump a Maseo mix I had some screams in my pockets, and played it kinda hush and did the outs (got to check out, the avenue) I peeped the ?? Zoah ?? on the gimme gimme, plus we hit the plat' Then the amps was on samp's, the villains got fat The Natives weren't the neighbor then to, NIGGA PLEASE It's a hustle for a joint when your settlement G's But we still be on the wax because it acts like that We still be on the moves because it moves like that So there ain't no reason to don't stop Cause we can bring it back to the beatbox! * BizMark finishes it off * "Yo who, I don't know who was on the mic man This thing smell awful here man.." |
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Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha ha Ha! Ha ha ha ha Ah ha ha ha ah ha ha ha ha ha!! Intro/Chorus: De La + Mos Def Now this goes out to all area clicks Centralized and way out in the sticks Remember to keep the De La/De La/Native Tongue in the mix Just like log cabin syrup my sound is game thick Now this goes out to all area clicks From manicured lawns to projects bricks/bricks/from 718 to the 51-6 Remember to keep the Mos Def/Native Tongue in the mix Straight butter hits, drop as a good as it gets/gets/straight butter hits Verse One: Mos Def, Dove, Posdonus Now, come on y'all, get live get down What we have is a brand new sound So don't none of y'all just be misled The De La's gonna do the body good like wheat bread Shakin laces out of shoes, Mos Def bought the brews Sittin indian squats to make that red tie knots See I'm out to get the corn like in them rainbow pots Swingin life like a hammock, invested like stocks Via sinus complex, I aims to clog it up Snappin by the pain as a crew hear the gain We remain on your mind like skulls, not a golem I'ma show it in the house all perimeters are blown Native Tongue come through to make you say yes yes This is the body Mos Def style fresh like baby breath We are the killer combination with the size to administer the beatdown to swell up all three of your eyes Chorus Now check it out, and ya don't stop We got the big brother beat, ya don't stop (repeat 2X) Verse Two: Mos Def, Posdonus, Dove I don't bug out I chill, don't be actin ill No trick in ninety-six, Native Tongue gon build But we be easy on the cut, no mistakes allowed Cause to me, MC mean, make it clean When I speak on groups and I'm smooth like gabba D Tryin to hang out with Dove and catch love in Aberdine (word up) I bag dimes like my man born on August 17 Life be nuttin but a river son I'm swimmin upstream Playin wait up, with the data servin your ears with information due to confirmation of the nation's most wicked ways of livin, like them glassy eyed beans Inhale to smoke the fiends, while bangin a table Rated at the high point of the mass Rippin MC's at the top of a class, occasionally rippin some sucker's face Or some suckable ass from a girl It's a big brother beat for the wide wide world I'm makin memos off these demos back in eighty-nine Took you all on encounters of an unknown kind (right) Did the hustle with a couple of us, but soon noted That my niggaz buttered Benedict rolls, and then voted I wrote in the dark so I could feel it like braille (uh-huh) Heard the big brother beat, got locked with no bail Came to set like equators invented, with the heat Yo Mos Def how you radiate to make it complete RIGHT *echoes*, so when I shine the light crabs wince Manifestin for the future here in the present tense No doubt, I love the sound biggin out off your Jeeps Son I want the little kids bangin big brother beats Chorus We straight butter hits, we straight butter hits Perfecta, perfecta (repeat 3X) Word up |
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(Never gonna give up on you)
We gonna do it like this (Just a little bit) Like that (just a little bit) Zhane (just a little bit) De La (just a little bit) c'mon) (Chorus): I'll never give you up No, I'll never stop Keep it comin' Keep on comin' 4 more (2x) It's that brown man from long islandin' shores Got a way with women, so I get away with yours Because you're whole game's outdated Which leaves all the pretty women heavily sedated Mummy you can play your ripley's Or believe it or not I shoot gift like heron With skills of gil-scott Nights like sir lancelot can get heated Prescribin' your vibe, love, I know how you need it (Chorus): (2x) I like to mingle sometimes So I head out of state to find a couple of dimes But a government rate can't settle for no nickels Even pennies for thought for short I need connections With big bank selections Securing all the sections With sing-sing corrections Seedin' like nature, escapin' like gas Tell me how long this love is gonna last Thinkin' fast might spoil somethin' Turn a (?) to nothin' (?) to your lady is special Seen a bigger picture on the screen But you're a movie, you move me You soothe me like holidays, getaways The brochure said do it So true It's not a hold hand mission Cut the public display Heard you're headed for the stars Put the gazers away Mine times out of ten We cut to good friends But when we on the tenth We gotta go the length I'm not a playa Yet i get more play Than a talk show shown Cross the USA Have em' moanin' out the vowels sounds Ooh, eeii, and aahh And how by now you should know me and my Do members of the opposite sex Have their boyfriend screaming out We got more techs Than that ball team in georgia (Yo, he said he's comin for ya) All because the ho wanna go to the casbah (Chorus): (2x) You can get with Some of these women Some of the time When your face is in the light (?) stirred with lime Is it a crime To set your mind to death? Resuscitated See how many brain cells left I feel your body's drawn to my positive Don't even want a baby If it's that easy to give I live right around the corner Three states away Take a holiday Come check me Watch how I set the Mood, check a movie on the tube Get your belt mad loose like lee Phone's turned way down To avoid the beef Or the questions If she's the only one gettin' lessons You're into crime faces, huh? Well i'll play your capone Suzy q got the grill To make the cake chrome Situation's gettin absurd Hot on a plat So work the format See how we do that? And you're figurin We love on the rock I'ma keep it up front To maintain the stock Displayin all the goodies From your knuckle to knees Make it hot like the island degrees Now that's special (Chorus) |
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[Chaka Khan]
Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh! Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh Oooh noo-ohhh, noo-ohhh! Chorus: Chaka Khan (repeat 2X) It ain't all good, and that's the truth Thangs ain't goin like you think they should - it's all on you [Chaka Khan] I don't care about what you think you see the thangs you want to know when you look at me God knows I done been through and paid my dues Can't change how you feel, cause it's - all on you-whoahhha-ohhh-yeah I wish that, you could be a little bit more upfront Weigh the situation how you want (right) The lovin that you claim is just a four letter word The third letter's invitin so visualize the verb You curve thoughtways when you're handlin the candleabra so you sittin on the baby grand Transmittin like you're made of man but you paint a funny face like a chick When I see you I'ma tell you quick that uhh.. Chorus 1/2 I can't believe we built this large pizza pie together No pepperoni Yeah you wanted extra cheese, sometimes I gave you extras How we divided slices like the Red Sea theory I was Moses hopelessly scorned by your thorn zapora Tried to bring that fairy-tale life, you wanted horror but my microscope couldn't see or cope with that I had to bolt from that, and left you dead in the sea It's better for me, I'm satisfied with reppin for D We were certified hot, then dropped to lukewarm Now we back up in the spot, claimin never been gone Niggaz who cut us off, wanna reattach us now (Them girls who brushed us off, say they want some #'s to dial) Yeah I give that ass a number, and some lumber to pile Now catch a curve from my kick (or show me lovin by brick) So stick to the same plan, don't come shakin my hand like we peeps, it ain't beef but be sure to understand Between us, it ain't all.. Chorus You see them kids be schemin on what we done copped Always out there schemin! They steady fiendin for the moment they can get us off the block Why they always fiendin? Your people might have your back, but you need to watch your front Indeed, ain't nothin guaranteed That's the truth! Things ain't goin like you think they should A lot say they wanna walk in my size 10's Aight then; here's a pair Lace 'em up tight then you might feel what was dealt to me You see ain't no young boys up in here; keep a clear head Tryin to keep my pockets on stuffed - like deer heads upon the wall, so all the gall we get from y'all DON'T FAZE So mind your biz and walk away cause I'm never gonna let you up inside my maze I don't care about what you think you see the thangs you want to know when you look at me God knows I done been there and paid my dues I can't change how you feel, cause it's all, on you-whoahhha-ohhhhh Chorus .............. |
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Yeah!
(Busta Rhymes) Ha ha ha-hah ha-hah ha, ha-hah ha-hah ha Ha ha Flipmode y'all, whatchu talkin bout? De La y'all, whatchu talkin bout? Whatchu talkin bout? (Dove) Yo, you gettin stomped by the marching band Keep 'em shook like spray cans (it's so hot) It's so hot it'll make your face tan (ooh!) Ace ban rap, the place the wasteland Bit y'all in my mouth, but you taste bland I feel fake niggaz and mince these snake niggaz that hiss but won't bite - false alarm And if it don't +Rockwild+ we fin' to drop a bomb (Word up) +Strong+ grip on a mic like we +Stretch Arm+ I BEEN shine, you been warned and been torn Get smacked for the B.S. you been on Storm bad weather/whether or not you stay scorned For ten years I've baked shit like hot potato Rhymes still drippin like stu-b's, you groupies need to show I.D. before the bust down Touched down the God put 7 to your Zippo and drop it on you heavy like a hippo (Now you heard that?) Chorus: Busta Rhymes To all my dogs all the way in the back, ready to black I.C. Y'all (see y'all) I.C. Y'all Ladies get down shake yo' ASS around, I hope you know that I.C. Y'all (see y'all) I.C. Y'all To all my soldiers on the corner I.C. Y'all (see y'all) Women doin what they wanna I.C. Y'all To them people gettin pulled over I.C. Y'all (see y'all) I.C. Y'all (see y'all) wouldn't wanna be y'all (Pos) It's the one and only effect, that you catch from a cassette Straight wig out the world and girls we straight dig out ya back with letters spellin out my name All over your marquee, cause the spark is me Currently we can be seen across your screen Stayin wide-eyed cause you niggaz tryin to scheme Welcome to the spot - I'm slaying with it Chop it up and fit it inside your quart of rice You speak ghetto falsetto on the mic device Tryin to give me third degree, you just a third of me Couldn't be the shit if you were a turd of me A man tight with my funds, crush like Ricky D who quoted Vance Wright - no one can serve us! My squad advance heights quite superb Just kick off your shoes - jump on the jock It's been a long time comin this you NEED to cop! Chorus (Busta Rhymes) It goes one (one) two (two) three (three) four (four) Bounce so much I ricochet up off the floor (floor) So raw shit the most raw you ever saw Quarter after four, niggaz quick to bust the back door Baby - open your blouse while I joust another nigga's spouse Quick Jamaican dick style all in they house I practice to be the all access, you see the fact is my mouth dirty, so follow while I display the slackness Yo, you see my slang talk straight from the slums When I was young, moms put soap on my tongue, and yo-yo Forever we gettin this CHEDDAR with the quickness While I cast the spell on these bitches, you can be my eyewitness Short fuse, nowadays Langston Hughes We gettin money with whoever - even the Jews The way we finagle and gain it must be all in my shoes Fuck a nigga up with De La like (?) can amuse Chorus |
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(Cee-Lo)
Allow me.. to break it down.. ah yea yea yea yea yeahh.. Life.. {*humming*} (Pos) This is dedicated to all my folks Diagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringin And never took the time to fall in line or follow or swallow the thoughts Of the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya cities Ya hood, ya town, no matter which type You from the same type of people try to hold you down Just because you tailor made for bigger and better things Never missed a chance to move ahead of things And what does it bring? I tell you for me it brought jealousy in back wounds from all the stabbin Cats posin as my fan just to get grabbin what's mine I'm livin in times where my daughters are found around kids who can't afford thinkin caps But always found drinkin raps and eatin off beats Claimin laws of the streets - but who made the laws? Everybody playin +Rebel+ with no sign of a +Cause+ (Chorus: Cee-Lo) Well I, feel the world around me I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down You've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be Where you wanna go with your life With your life.. (Pos) Yo, I'm never singin the blues but findin the clues to maintain And I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dream I had, and I made it come true I'm an imperfect man and I'm holdin the clue to perfection, it doesn't seem to matter what direction I look I find people settin traps Tryin to find the goal - without havin any maps Even friends of mine, jumped on line, just to become my adversary They felt they were entitled to the dairy I made They don't come to chill or behave And they got, toast ready to burn Not learnin to live, but they yearnin to take what you earn (Chorus: Cee-Lo) Well I, feel the world around me I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down You see - you've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be And where you wanna go with your life With your life.. (Pos) So quick to place blame.. and deny the shame we bring upon ourselves So many names held accountable for my own account When a large amount was weight - that I made and shaped When I climbed I found It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at Which made me realize the truth The biggest supressor could be your own ego lookin for an excuse to plant roots, in a field of self-sorrow to sprout and follow the first thing you feel Nourishes your hunger to be respected, it gets hectic And when I'm watchin the news, and my daughter walks in and choose to ask, "Why were all those people on the floor sleepin, covered in red?" I told her that they were lookin for God, but found religion instead (Chorus: Cee-Lo) Well I, feel the world around me I've found, that others, will bring you down; just to be down You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be And where you wanna go with yo' life With your life, with your life.. {*Cee-Lo harmonizes and ad libs with choir*} (Cee-Lo) I need my SPAAAACE, to live.. Well I, feel the world around me I've found, that others, will bring you down; just to be down You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be And where you wanna go with yo' life With your life, with your life.. |
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[Slick Rick talking with "kids"]
Kid 1 - I'm tired Kid 2 - Me too Kid 1 - Uncle Ricky SR - Hmmm? Kid 1 - Could you tell us a bedtime story, like you used to? SR - Look, don't why'all think why'all too old for that now? Kids - No SR - Listen, I got an adult question for why'all since why'all like...11 now. why'all ever get horny? Kid 1 - Uncle Ricky! SR - Now I don't mean to sound perverted, but do you ever have like sexual urges? Kids - No! SR - No? Well you will, so sit your behind down and listen to Uncle Ricky...and De La...tell why'all a grown up story Kids - Okay [Dove] I remember when Mama spoke of the birds and The east side kept me off the curb and Betsy Ross was sufferin from the scaredy cat Till my man Ricky brought the remedy for that [Slick Rick] I massage your mane, coat Then part your leg's rope And stroke so hard you'll start to smell smoke [Posdnuos] Ain't gotta drug problem but a love problem But then again that may be one in the same I claim possession Pull the girl among the eighth like Charlie Heston Ride off on the horse and show no remorse [Slick Rick] She look niiice Honey oriental, brown eyes Want friiiies? Chicken, vegetable, fried rice And I'm tryin to [get] you to go Fast subtraction, grab some "Oh don't stop nasty black man" [Dove] Man that action had me coughin up cars, keys, and cash Just to sniff a fat rabbit I would give my very last [Chorus (Slick Rick)] (When nature calls) You know them boys will come runnin (When nature calls) You know them girls don't mind comin (When nature calls) You know them boys will come runnin (When nature calls) You know them girls don't mind comin Just to get it started, for startin something Is what we do to get some lovin What we do to get some lovin This what we do for love (do for love) This what we do for love (for love) This what we do for love [Dove] You ain't lyin, I I 9-5 it, more like 12-12 Can't get the thought off (sex) From off my mental shelf [Slick Rick] I'm like Bruce Lee Beatin up the cootchie profusely My tomboy chicks that act a little to butchy receive this (uh) When my semen ceases They'll be screamin out, "We love bein the female species" [Phone dialing] Hello? Veronica, it's Dove. Uh, I think you got the wrong number What? Veronica, your baby's crying. Yo, chill Baby? Whatever yo, later. [Dove] For the past two summers I been sizin up Veronica Southern belle, I heard she blow notes like a harmonica Yamacas couldn't satisfy her spendin fetishes She was all about gettin the head like she was lettuces [Posdnuos] Yah, them types be actin like they ain't sleazy [Slick Rick] Like this uptown chick playin opposite of easy Delighted, the honey fly difficult, couldn't knife it Tiiight Seen the imprint on honey's private Now she's love sick Ruler Rick scoress agaaaaain [Posdnuos] Sex present itself like trophies I'm out to win And it's easier to claim with the fame I've obtained Her mommy was a liar, she's so ashamed [Chorus] [Slick Rick] Well, I got this rude boy Jamaican honey at the rest home Complete with yellow hair and Cinderella dress on Whatever Been around, stuck her till she poppin bout "Hey take your blood clot finger off me bottom" Anyway, another dime I met one time I'm kiiind, chick in the world, butt fine And her, structure pumpin, told her Gotcha mumblin bout "Slow down, what you tryin to rupture somethin?" [Posdnuos] I don't bug out, I chill Never copped a feel But these pretty ass girls come and flaunt in the grill Big ass eyes, with the matchin big ass thighs Asked her if she spare a moment to exchange some lies "But you got a girlfriend" [Slick Rick] Yah trick, so do you And I heard there's no preference in what gender ya do [Posdnuos] So stop playin so squeaky clean And let the dirty side see me later So we can play 'away from the navy' [Dove] So stuck on the love you rearranging behaviors Second episode, and you returnin oral favors Buyin up groceries Searchin for hosiery Holdin hands publicy And now you supposed to be Mr. and Mrs. huh, lovin and kisses huh? But while you away is when the milkman'll visit her Dear to the heart, we dearly depart the fallen So skip the games ma, I stay tuned to the calling [Chorus x 3] |