This stoop is my throne, this hood is my home And the sky's always blue by the brownstones We in Brooklyn, it ain't no Beverly Hills Basically we pay bills, then chill
It's like east coast bliss, it's like west coast diss We do it like this and you seal it with a kiss And a pound, that's just how it go down It's the protocol, do you feel me all?
Saturday afternoon is all about the 9 to 4 And tonight we're gonna do it some more Sunday mornin' hear the bands in the church play All day long, every block there's a new song
Sittin' on the stoop in Bed-Stuy Always sayin' hi when the brothers walk by Just got the etiquette, sittin' on the top step With a bag of chips, sit back, relax, enjoy the trip
We got a neighborly philosophy I don't mess with you, you don't mess with me It is what it is, it ain't all hard up in the hood Sittin? on my front stoop and it's all good
Boys in white beaters and corn rolls Wear their pants down low so their briefs can show Girls be always dressed up, givin' their best stuff Workin? that hairdo, boys are gonna bless you
Always some commotion at the corner store That the corner cops chose to ignore Everybody write tune to a different song When they pass by I bob my head along
I don't spark spliffs but don't mind the aroma If the deli out of Stella then I settle for Corona And I claim my spot for the evenin? Let the part begin, we gonna do it again
Sittin? on the stoop in Bed-Stuy Always sayin' hi when the brothers walk by Just got the etiquette, sittin' on the top step With a bag of chips, sit back, relax, enjoy the trip
We got a neighborly philosophy I don't mess with you, you don't mess with me It is what it is, it ain't all hard up in the hood Sittin? on my front stoop and it's all good
It's all good, it's all good 'Cause I love my hood, love my hood It's all good, it's all good 'Cause I love my hood, love my hood
Sittin? on the stoop in Bed-Stuy Always sayin' hi when the brothers walk by Just got the etiquette, sittin' on the top step With a bag of chips, sit back, relax, enjoy the trip
We got a neighborly philosophy I don't mess with you, you don't mess with me It is what it is, it ain't all hard up in the hood Sittin' on my front stoop and it's all good
I take it in stride; One day at a time If I ask no questions I'll hear no lies How come blessings only come in disguise? Try them on for size as I vocalize Ain't nothing gonna get in between me and my flow Aint' nothing gonna come between me and my afro My man just left me; what do ya know? Easy come; easy go!
He came out of the blue And went right back into it Had to forfeit because he couldn't get with it Called it quits and when he spins He said he didn't have time for my juvenile bullshit
I've had a lot of failed relationships; I don't get involved because I'm not equipped I believe that the world should revolve around me! I don't see the point of a partnership; it won't be long until they start to trip Yessiree, the whole world should revolve around me!
There's only one me in the galaxy I am an endangered species This kind of flower don't grow on Earth Just lettin' you know for what it's worth
This kind of mountain shouldn't cause a depression So I bide my time with philosophical questions Not for nothing but what came first The chicken nugget or the egg mcmuffin?
I got talent and I got tits I know I'll find another guy who wants to get with it I'm not convinced that I'm a big fat bore One man's pleasure is another man's chore
I've had a lot of failed relationships; I don't get involved because I'm not equipped I believe that the world should revolve around me! I don't see the point of a partnership; it won't be long until they start to trip Yessiree, the whole world should revolve around me!
I know I rock and what I got is hot And you know I got a lot Cause all that trippin you gotta stop Before you know it your ass'll be drop
And if you concerned with my biological clock Since I never grow old my heart is always in stock Keep screwing that bitch from down the block I don't need you around I know I rock!
I've had a lot of failed relationships; I don't get involved because I'm not equipped I believe that the world should revolve around me! I don't see the point of a partnership; it won't be long until they start to trip Yessiree, the whole world should revolve around me!
It's a typical day in the universe Another MC spits a puny verse I try to get through my day without sayin? a curse Because I curse too much and such and such
I try to improve my vocabulary I try to cut out eatin? meat and dairy I wanna bring back the days of the tooth fairy 'Cause I lost my innocence
I'm young and dumb and old and wise at the same time ?Cause I know Jesus was a rock star And it was Elvis who turned water into wine I wanna save a kangaroo from a life in a zoo I wanna own a llama, I want less drama in my life I think I really wanna be a happy housewife
I got 28 butts in the ashtray I gotta pace myself, I'm smokin? like a chimney Another bottle of whiskey has been emptied I know you wouldn't put it past me
I really know how to party, reminisce about the day When I was swiggin? my Bacardi 28 butts in the ashtray because it's just me Keepin? myself company
I think back all the days I was smokin? carawhack It was really kinda like an addiction, non fiction Just readin? my days and nights away I used to pray to a funny little fat man 'Til I found out he was Santa Clause 'Cause Saint Nick never brought shit And there I go cursin? again
I'm my only friend and I'm definitely my very worst enemy It kinda triggers a memory, let's bring it back to 83 When I ate a watermelon, swallowed the seeds Suddenly there was a watermelon growin? in my tummy I skipped a jump rope, every time I jumped up I heard a rattle that sounded like a tambourine
I got 28 butts in the ashtray I gotta pace myself, I'm smokin? like a chimney Another bottle of whiskey has been emptied I know you wouldn't put it past me
I really know how to party, reminisce about the day When I was swiggin? my Bacardi 28 butts in the ashtray ?cause it's just me Keepin? myself company
Hey mama, are you proud of me? I applied for a job at MickeyD's I gotta do somethin? with my life Because my idle time is eatin? me
Like I'm a super sized french fry Drenched in ketchup, fryin? over patch up But I know I taste better than that Like they used to taste before they outlawed trans fat
I got 28 butts in the ashtray I gotta pace myself, I'm smokin? like a chimney Another bottle of whiskey has been emptied I know you wouldn't put it past me
I really know how to party, reminisce about the day When I was swiggin? my Bacardi 28 butts in the ashtray because it's just me Keepin? myself company
I liked you better before you knew me You didn't smoke cigarettes, you didn't drink coffee Drank moderately, now you're an alkie You didn't even curse when I was a mystery
Back then, back when you didn't know me at all I thought I caught a nice guy who caught my eye You didn't have a care, you didn't have a clue But seems I brought the worst out in you
One day I passed by your apartment Thinking that I'd catch some girl Kiss you goodbye with a lingering kiss I know we broke up, I'll get out of this faze
My imagination gets the best of me You end up getting the rest of me The obsessed, crazy, drama queen If you know what I mean
Anyway, you're never there You could be anywhere On an airplane, maybe in a car On a world tour being a superstar
I liked you better When you didn't know no better You didn't think that I was I was the Antichrist
I liked you better Before you got a stylist When friendship bracelets sufficed But now your wrists are iced
I liked you better before you knew me You didn't smoke cigarettes, you didn't drink coffee Drank moderately, now you're an alkie You didn't even curse when I was a mystery
Back then, back when you didn't know me at all I thought I caught a nice guy who caught my eye You didn't have a care, you didn't have a clue But seems I brought the worst out in you
Five stitches of breaking up started with denial Fuck, we were just taking off for a while Thought it was permanent Better get myself some anger management
Bargaining was the next faze Gave my word that I changed my ways I swear to God, I'll be a freakin? little angel Please just stop putting me through hell
But he didn't buy what I was selling I spent about a month on Saturn Dwelling on the past, at last it occurred to me You didn't give a damn, time to get with the program
I liked you better When you weren't popular Before your friends started calling me The psycho bitch
Trends didn't matter to you But now you're all into the way you look Your iPhone ringing off the hook And my new ring tone Is the theme of the wicked witch
I liked you better before you knew me You didn't smoke cigarettes, you didn't drink coffee Drank moderately, now you're an alkie You didn't even curse when I was a mystery
Back then, back when you didn't know me at all I thought I caught a nice guy who caught my eye You didn't have a care, you didn't have a clue But seems I brought the worst out in you
It's like night and day, it's like Jekyll and Hyde I've created a monster, it's alive I miss the person I was before I became possessed And the object of everything you detest
I liked you better before you knew me I liked you better before you knew me Back then, back when you didn't know me at all I liked you better before you knew me
I liked you better before you knew me You didn't smoke cigarettes, you didn't drink coffee Drank moderately, now you're an alkie You didn't even curse when I was a mystery
Back then, back when you didn't know me at all I thought I caught a nice guy who caught my eye You didn't have a care, you didn't have a clue But seems I brought the worst out in you
I'm just like black Barbie The life of the party I light up the TV Arrested for D-WI's
Sent me to the slammer Did time without glamor Time stood still Without my pain kill pills
Don't need a lawyer I got Diana Sawyer She'll interview me and prove That I'm not guilty
I'm a reformed slut I'm a much better woman After the twelve step program And now I can drink again
Cheers to my publicist For making me look like an angel Cheers to the media I'm back form hell with a story to tell
Before I'd make believe I'm a celebrity All the boys wanna get with me I am too sexy
I'm black Barbie Up all night having fun I love to party Just like the white one
I believe in make believe I believe in making me Black Barbie, I love to party Up all night having fun Just like the white one
I live the simple life I am the socialite I got no appetite Ain't got no cellulite
Got a disorder I eat all the time I'm part Ethiopian That's why I stay so thin
Yeah, never ever Had to watch my weight Just call my publicist She'll get my story straight
Went from a size 8 to a 0 Just like magic I'm a weight loss hero
Bon appetite, I promise I eat I'm a mess in a designer dress I've been so distressed, I confess But there's no such thing as bad press
Before I'd make believe I'm a celebrity All the boys wanna get with me I am too sexy
I'm black Barbie Up all night having fun I love to party Just like the white one
I believe in make believe I believe in making me Black Barbie, I love to party Up all night having fun Just like the white one
Cool, hot, I'm cool, I'm hot I'm chilling and so slim I live in a perfect world I live in a perfect world I live in a perfect world I live in a perfect world
Before I'd make believe I'm a celebrity All the boys wanna get with me I am too sexy
I'm black Barbie Up all night having fun I love to party Just like the white one
I believe in make believe I believe in making me Black Barbie, I love to party Up all night having fun Just like the white one
This romance has become Undone, no fun Finito, I must go Even though I don't know
How do you change the weather? How do you stop the inevitable?
Get gone, be out Roll out, peace out Get up and bounce Bounce, bounce, goodbye
I'm out, so long Peace out, be strong Stay blessed, blessed From up above, one love
Please let me explain 'Cause I know you're in pain My love, I cannot fake It's simple and so plain
I find it very hard to maintain If he starts crawlin' Through my brain, so I gotta
Get gone, be out Roll out, peace out Get up and bounce Bounce, bounce, goodbye
I'm out, so long Peace out, be strong Stay blessed, blessed From up above, one love Yo, I could do better
Baby, I'm leavin', see you, bye, bye I can't stand to see you cry I cashed in all my frequent flyer Miles to get me in the sky
This ain't a bitch move I gotta make moves I gotta do me before I get did Live it up before I settle down And have a kid, and not say I'm on some other shit, wishin' I'd split
Get gone, be out Roll out, peace out Get up and bounce Bounce, bounce, goodbye
Get gone, be out Roll out, peace out Get up and bounce Bounce, bounce, goodbye
I'm out, so long Peace out, be strong Stay blessed, blessed From up above, one love
He be getting out of the, getting out of the kitchen When he's finally heard enough of your bitching Time to drink all your booze [Incomprehensible] So I'll leave you nothing but a pile of dishes
Girls be flipping and guys be tripping One foot out the door, it's like a dance, flip it There was a relationship But we ain't dancing anymore
Your kitchen's up in flames There ain't no one to blame but yourself Your nitpicking will drive a man insane Throwing that kind of heat Can give a man a heart attack Don't you burn them bridges You can never go back, hey, hey, hey
Kitchen ain't easy on a man From the fire to the frying pan From a human to another It ain't right to hit your lover It was over like a can of spam
Here's a tip, you're gonna flip If you don't get a grip, stop giving that lip You got that fed up, better give some head up Instead of eating all his butter
Your kitchen's up in flames There ain't no one to blame but yourself Your nitpicking will drive a man insane Throwing that kind of heat Can give a man a heart attack Don't you burn them bridges You can never go back, hey, hey, hey
No use crying over spilled milk When some thing's gone bad There ain't no way back Check the expiration date before it's too late Ain't the pot calling the kettle black
Take it from a girl who really knows it well Every single one I had went straight to hell You can achieve world peace with your tone of voice Or start World War III, it's your choice
Your kitchen's up in flames There ain't no one to blame but yourself Your nitpicking will drive a man insane Throwing that kind of heat Can give a man a heart attack Don't you burn them bridges You can never go back, hey, hey, hey
We tough as nails in my family You mess with them, yo, you messin' with me Wouldn't believe the shit we've been through Mark my words, better me than you
We was brought up in a battle ground Every third day, thugs be comin' around They been sent the way 'cause we were bound To bear the burden of what went down
It was our business Even if it hurt we were self righteous Social services parked outside Tried to take us away Mama wouldn't abide, na, na, na
We've laughed and we've cried Through the hardships we've been tied You gotta chose your battles right Know when to forfeit, know when to fight
We get a little bit closer every time we ride A little bit tougher every time we die A little better 'cause at least we tried A little bit nicer 'cause we know we fly
That's how we roll in my family To add insult to injury If you use a knife, cut straight to bone Go hard or go home
A couple cuts and bruises were easy to hide Sun glasses hide a black eye But you can't run away from a black soul So many secrets we never told
Why your clothes be dirty' Why your hair all messy' Why you look so ill' Couldn't pay the water bill
Had to keep the light on for the homework So excuse us, we got a couple of quirks I trivialize 'cause the truth hurts So much more than a little dirt Even if it's all bottled up inside It's a lot more noble than a suicide
We survive, we alive, we got pride We be tight You know we ride to a certain degree To keep that shit in the family
We get a little bit closer every time we ride A little bit tougher every time we die A little better 'cause at least we tried A little bit nicer 'cause we know we fly
That's how we roll in my family To add insult to injury If you use a knife, cut straight to bone Go hard or go home
It takes a lot more courage to love Than it does to hate Anyone who's got a family can relate Ain't never really dissipates May take my whole life to get it straight But it makes me who I am And I wouldn't trade that for nothin'
We get a little bit closer every time we ride A little bit tougher every time we die A little better 'cause at least we tried A little bit nicer 'cause we know we fly
That's how we roll in my family To add insult to injury If you use a knife, cut straight to bone Go hard or go home
