Now there's a backseat lover That's always under cover And I talk 'til my daddy say Said, "You ain't seen nothin' 'Til you're down on her muffin" And
tell you somethin' that you all should know It's not a mystery it's history and here's how it go Now Harriett Tubman, was born a slave She was a tiny black woman, when she was raised
One day when I was chillin' in Kentucky Fried Chicken Just mindin' my business, eatin' food and finger lickin' This dude walked in lookin' strange and
DMCEveryone out there ready? RunIt goes a one, two, three, and Perfection to D, is quite essential He has to live up, to his potential I work real hard
I seen you jockin J.C. cause he got a Mercedes And you know about his ladies, and all his babies You just wanna ride, and get inside And run around town
I can swear I feel the beating of a cold, cold heart Or there's a chill 'cause it's showing through your clothing And as far as I can tell there's nothing
Round and round the dial turns Your finger itches but your vanity hurts And so you cross your friends off one by one Either they're busy or they are no
Here come the swooping hawks down blocks we've all forgotten Clutching old friends in their talons Down from the sky to the way back of his mind To pick
All these winter days barely go by All the light has gone I don't know why Now I need a friend to do me right or ride on in You need a helping hand to
Hey, arms of the ocean reach out for you Rusty pipes, can?t help calling for you too The brine is finer than wine but be careful not to drink too much
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, sha, doo, be, doo Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, sha, doo Guess I got in trouble too, nothing left for me to do I guess I forgot to play it
raised in the hood I was raised in the hood (We got your back) I was raised in the hood I was raised in the hood (We got your back) Raised by the monsters
with me You raise me up so I can stand on mountains You raise me up to walk on stormy seas I am strong when I am on Your shoulders You raise me up to
We were happy in our home Raise the roof, raise the roof, raise it high Raise the roof, raise the roof, raise it high Raise the roof, raise the roof, raise
debatin' The chaos, the calm Raise the alarm The living that die The constant deny The chaos, the calm Raise the alarm Raise the alarm Raise the alarm Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Raise
flood comes from the desert Raised on promises Land of the known Free of the brave They sell us ourselves The center has moved And water bleeds from broken faces Raised
I've raised the hands to rock, rock Raise your hands to rock, rock Raise your hands to rock, rock Raise your hands to rock, rock Oh, raise your hands
's no mystery Gonna raise hell, gonna raise hell, gonna raise hell Gonna raise hell, gonna raise hell, gonna raise hell Gonna raise hell, gonna raise hell, gonna raise