The Love Song

Lyrics

[Intro: Mos Def, (Mr. Man)] Everybody... should get down, oh yes (Oh yes) oh yes Everybody, groove to the music And do what you like to, oh yeah (Oh yeah) (Bush Babees) Bush Babees (Y'all know we rock thorough) Yeah, we rock thorough (For the whole world) The whole world (Five boroughs... so check it out) [Verse 1: Mr. Man] I came all the way from Brooklyn to present my rep Lyrically deep like sleep; I rock hard like Led Zep I take steps and leave impressions on planets More complicated than life, so rappers cannot understand it Talking that hardcore shit; but I don't buy it Sit down, eat your slice of pizza, and be quiet! 'Cause all that noise you talk is not needed I cut heads off at the knees and leave 'em all defeated So stay seated, or get deleted from the program Let it be known I don't follow, 'cause I'm my own man With my own plan,' cause the mind is infinite We got four minutes, so everybody get widdit! [Chorus: Mos Def, (Mr. Man)] Everybody, groove to the music And do what you like to, oh yeah (Oh yeah) (Bush Babees) Bush Babees (Y'all know we rock thorough) Yeah, we rock thorough (For the whole world) The whole world (Five boroughs... so check it out) 'Cause all my people out in Brooklyn – get LOVE 'Cause all my people out in Queens – get LOVE Uptown and Boogie Down – you get LOVE Strong Island, Shaolin – you get LOVE [Verse 2: Lee Majors] You can send MC's in - squads of six and we take two each I stand out like seeing Moses at the beach Splitting waves, my style's the newest rhyme craze Blow up like grenades, tint words without shades Hold ya lighter, the Flatbush dollar cab rider Roll with more Dangerous Minds than Michelle Pfeiffer Pay the piper, I lay the pipe just like a plumber Went without a ride for one too many summers Now – I'm out to get the cream like Carnation Send heads home like George Bush did to Haitians No patience, I gotta have it, the fine fabric I learned The Facts of Life from Mrs. Garrett But now I'ma do it my way like Carlito Whether it's in sweatpants or even tuxedos We know – if this rap thing, don't make loot I take it back to '86, stick niggas for they Troops [Chorus: Mos Def, (Mr. Man)] Everybody, groove to the music And do what you like to, oh yeah (Oh yeah) (Bush Babees) Bush Babees (Y'all know we rock thorough) Yeah, we rock thorough (For the whole world) The whole world (Five boroughs... so check it out) 'Cause all my people out in Brooklyn – get LOVE 'Cause all my people out in Queens – get LOVE Uptown and Boogie Down – you get LOVE Strong Island, Shaolin – you get LOVE [Verse 3: Y-Tee] We come to tell the people dem, we're talkin' one love One are we in love, a way dem cyan't dub They'll find it in a pub, and I said in our club Wha-wha-one love (One love) gonna take it, gonna take it Gonna take your jeans and your dungarees and it will be on sale Things I can try to make you move on the wail Aiyyo, no play, yo, don't go astray, yo No matter, follow me, come be a one of these day, yo I cyan't believe what dem want in all de mornin' So I, I came back in all de evenin' Da same thing that made the lights out, be sing Rude bwoy, bad-a-bing, bad-a-bing, now everybody [Chorus: Mos Def, (Mr. Man)] Everybody, groove to the music And do what you like to, oh yeah (Oh yeah) (Bush Babees) Bush Babees (Y'all know we rock thorough) Yeah, we rock thorough (For the whole world) The whole world (Five boroughs... so check it out) 'Cause all my people out in Brooklyn – get LOVE 'Cause all my people out in Queens – get LOVE Uptown and Boogie Down – you get LOVE Strong Island, Shaolin – you get LOVE [Post-Chorus: Mos Def] 'Cause all my people Up North – get LOVE And all my people Down South – get LOVE And all my people in the East – get LOVE And all my peoples out West – get LOVE And all over the world – we get LOVE All over the world – we get LOVE All over the world – we get LOVE We get LOVE! WE GET LOVE!!! We get, love everywhere we go We get love at ev-ery show We get love everywhere we ride We get love at ev-ery stop [Bridge: Mos Def] This is a station, identi-fi-cation For the entire nation Come to bring sensation, oh yes! It's Da Bush Babee clan Come to make you understand That we get love all over the land All over the land All over the land, all over the land All over the land, all over the lannnnnnd Yeahhh, oh yeah, yeahh, yeahh [Outro: Mos Def] Word up, it's the Mos Def With Da Bush Babees And mad man Merc and the De La Word up, bringing it to you the '9-6 It's all magic, no tricks, knahmsayin? Comin' widdit You gonna love it when you get it Ev-ery-body, groove to the music Ev-ery-body, groove to the music Ev-ery-body... (HEY, YOU GUYS!!)