Power

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm livin' large as possible, posse unstoppable Style topical, it's vividly optical Listen, you'll see 'em, sometimes I'll be 'em Cops, critics and punks, never ever want to see me in power Well, that's too bad Apocalypse Now, I'm back and I'm mad We're comin', you're runnin' cold and cunnin' Ice T on the mic, Top Gunnin' After your neck, checkin' respect, makin' you sweat Rhyme Syndicate, boy, in effect The rap motivator, teacher, talker, night rhyme stalker We're thrillin', so real they're chillin', the hit author Gettin' louder than a shotgun, you don't want none Rhyme Pays was the name of the album But that was number one, this is number two The posse grew, we're gonna break through [Chorus] Power [Verse 2] Somebody line up the suckers who refuse to recognize the truth Tie up the punks who refuse to understand the youth My posse's growin' and it's gettin' larger every day Detroit, Chi-Town, Pittsburgh, Houston, L.A Come on, come on, come on, toys, let's play Circle the calendar, perpetrate a doomsday Ice-T, fool, man of my own full-grown I cause havoc when I speak upon the microphone I'm outspoken, no jokin' Get in my face, your jaw will get broken Layin' it, sayin' it, then you're playing it Lyrics so heavy that you might try weighin' it Hated by many but I hate 'em back Loved by troopers who know where it's at You might like me, might think I'm wack But don't step to me 'cause the boy stays strapped I'm taking no shorts, hatin' the courts, I'm hatin' the judges Punk DA's with their personal grudges I hate the clubs that think with their butts No hats, jeans, sneakers, no what? No beepers, no gold? Yo, kiss my ass We'll wait and see who gets the last laugh We'll have the power [Chorus] Power We'll have the power Power [Verse 3] Power, it starts with P like pussy She knows she got it, she doesn't worry, does she? Spendin' your cash, leavin' you in the trash While your little head's thinkin', they're gone in a dash They got it, know it, that's why they show it The power of sex, if man could overthrow it He'd be king in a day, no way We get rich, hard, give it away We're weak and as we speak, the girls are hawkin' Sizin' me up straight out as I'm talkin' You gotta have control if you want the gold I don't wanna be alone like Stallone So I keep my mind thinkin' 'bout the green And stop dwellin' on the in-between, I got power [Chorus] Power [Verse 4] I'm on a mission mackin' hard as a hammer You take my picture, I might take your camera My posse might move, and they move fast A fool's move could be a punk's last Ain't no criminal although I used to be Ain't no new jack, rappin' ain't new to me I been makin' records on wax since 1982 Now it's 1988, finally I'm coming through That adds up to six years of makin' okay jams, but now I'm mad Here comes the body slam Turnin' out concerts, housin' the industry Lovin' all the fly girls screamin' for Ice-T Rollin' with the Syndicate, my unstoppable battalion 38 solid gold my medallion Gainin' velocity, momentum and energy Ice Capital T, boy, I got the power [Chorus] Power [Verse 5] So you say that I'm a fake, think, you really must be a fool I been in jail more times than you have probably been in school Shot at, shot back, hit, seen my buddies killed That's the foundation upon the raps of Ice-T are built I say what I think, the system does stink Money you walk, you short, you're writin' from the clink Come on, what's up? You know the laws are full of bull Prey on the lame, release those with pull Power, I know you wanna try it Well, check it out, money can buy it Control and mold the world to do your wishin' The knowledge of power is mine, so just listen Money controls the world and that's it And once you got it, then you can talk shit, power [Chorus] You'll have the power Power You'll have the power I got the power