Brakes

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Posdnuos] There's a lot of people out here who just don't know What plays a factor in movin' heads and toes It be them kids bangin' them hits out of the stereo kits Whether cassette, radio, or CD bits Mix tapes from the best going on and on Throughout the city grounds to suburban lawns Man, we don't play, even where we stay Videos shows the visuals of jams today Coinciding with the rhythm of the heart and neck The breaks got you in your proper context You let your Lex or your '64 suspension bounce away all your tension En route to the club where girls need the quenchin' Diamonds on your wrist, sunroof top But niggas out front makin' guns go pop So the spot gets shut but on to the next Cause your ears get vexed when they don't get the fix 'cause [Chorus] (These are the breaks) It be your listenin' pleasures while you're doin' your chores (These are the breaks) No matter where you from, it's for you and yours (These are the breaks) Bringing it back to the breaks like the "yes, yes, y'alls" (These are the breaks) So let it be your anthem when you're havin' a ball [Verse 2: Dave] Well it's silly of me to think that I Would never get a chance to see a piece of this pie I sat dead in front of speakers thinkin' that could be me Anticipatin' open microphones so I could emcee Had a catalog of raps impressin' all the 'round-the-wayers Before I went to bed included rhymes into my prayers But that rhyme is all on paper I want my song on vinyl plates I dreamin' hits and doin' shows, makin' my niggas spines shake Expectin' nothin' but a little bit of radio play Gettin' diced on 1 and 2's by the best DJ, hey Time was kinda tight, but still I dotted on the line And some expected me to start buhlooning in the mind Seein' spaces and places that I couldn't pronounce But still I had the pulleys to make all the bullies bounce With the blessings of the great we took it from state to state 'Cause we landed on the good foot and got our biggest break 'cause [Bridge] (These are the breaks) *record scratching* (These are the breaks) *record scratching* (These are the breaks) *record scratching* (These are the breaks) *record scratching* [Chorus] A mother gets mugged by her crackhead son ("That's the breaks, that's the breaks") You're in the wrong part of town so the shots make you run ("That's the breaks, that's the breaks") Your best comrades put six tabs in your OE ("That's the breaks, that's the breaks") Your boyfriend made you a carrier of HIV ("That's the breaks, that's the breaks") [Verse 3: Dave] Now what's gonna happen when the sun don't shine I'm buyin' tickets aboard the caravan of love Hey fellas, see, money don't make shots repel I break woes and compose some rhymes to tell So when the party's live it shouldn't be beef Or playin' Indian roles I guess you thought you was chief Seems all broke up and now you woke up surprised Situation's gettin' sticky dead in front of your eyes [Verse 4: Posdnuos] We play the wall similar to tacks 'Til the DJ play the necessary track, in fact As the jam plays on, out comes all your bread To pay for drinks for them girls you want to spread Don't be mislead when the breaks inside your head And have you reminiscing on them kids who got you fed 'Til reality reveals a miss who wants to know If you can play her real close out on the dance floor cause [Chorus] (These are the breaks) It be your listenin' pleasures while you're doin' your chores (These are the breaks) No matter where you from, it's for you and yours (These are the breaks) Bringing it back to the breaks like the "yes, yes, y'alls" (These are the breaks) So let it be your anthem when you're havin' a ball