Philly Thing

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Kevin Bacon] What's that thing you feel when the drums are feeling funky What's that makes you move when the guitars get all chunky And the bass hits down below you and you know you gotta get up there and swing Truth be told It's a Philly thing That's a Philly thing [Verse 2: Kevin Bacon] You can't quite place the way I speak But you know that it sounds wrong That might be cause you don't know The true meaning of jawn Or why we keep this bell around this old town when that bell don't even ring Truth be told It's a Philly thing That's a Philly thing [Bridge 1: Kevin Bacon] Smokin' Joe, touch of class Just like Teddy Pendergrass [Verse 3: Kevin Bacon] You ask me why sometimes I don't think before I speak You ask me why I've never learned to look before I leap Or why there's water in my eye every time I hear the Stylistics sing Truth be told It's a Philly thing That's a Philly thing [Bridge 2: Kevin Bacon, Naheim Gaymon-Hill] One part heaven, one part hell One heart rides the Frankford El With the Eagles, Sixers, Phillies and the Flyers Out with my friends, so you're pulling all-nighters Schuylkill River's got the boats All the girls love Hall and Oates There it is, my very spot They know how I love my wings, Buffalo hot Water ice is tasting sweeter Than the Geator with the Heater It's a Philly thing Yeah, it's a Philly thing [Verse 4: Kevin Bacon] So if you start to feel it when the drums are feeling funky And if you start to move it when the guitars get all chunky If that bass hits down below you and you know you gotta get up there and swing Truth be told It's a Philly thing That's a Philly thing Now you know It's a Philly thing [Outro: Kevin Bacon] I can smell the minute steaks And I can taste your Tastykakes Coltrane, LaBelle, Jill Scott, The Roots Boyz II Men in matching suits If that wasn't quite enough Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff Hometown of Chubby Checker Dick Clark and a bunch of Quakers Things you can't learn in the Apple Like what the hell goes into scrapple