Tinseltown To The Boogiedown (Ali Shaheed Muhammad Variation)

Lyrics

[Intro: Lee Majors] Uh! Time-time keeps slippin' Uh! Time-time keeps slippin' Uh! Time-time keeps slippin' [Verse 1: Lee Majors] Yo, the only thing Major don't waste is time in bed My timin' is rare Take time, time to prepare No time for fear, how many times I said it this year? At what time y'all gonna realize your time is near? Call a time out — Scritti Politti Major climbed out the cracks of the streets Waste no time on beats Mos Def — most definitely the rap chief The new release, time to make C.R.E.A.M., time to take a piece And at the same time, time to build, time is realer I swear I bring the Heat to tracks like Val Kilmer You know that time waits for no man, in time you'll see That you wastin' all you time while you watchin' TV A-yo, Scritti, I'm on it like walls to graffiti From night sticks to plungers, to NYPD From Lucille to BB King, you see me rhyme You stay away from drama if it's wastin' your time [Hook: Lee Majors & Green Gartside] The time tables keep turnin' From Tinseltown You've got the both ends burnin' up (They burnin' up) And all the lies you been learnin' To the Boogiedown To keep your future on hold (On hold) (Time keeps slippin') The time tables keep turnin' From Cali fly You've got the both ends burnin' up (They burnin' up) And all the lies you been learnin' To the Do or Die To keep your future on hold (On hold) (Time keeps slippin') [Verse 2: Mos Def] From Boogiedown to Tinseltown, I had 'em all gettin' down My baggage claim's got exotic names, I get around How I'm livin' now? Well, that's a whole lot different now From where I'm sittin' at, got a whole clearer vision now I played the tables hard, wild cards I was flippin' down My partner's hittin' pounds somewhere up in prison now I'm flippin' how things switch and change so suddenly You're where you're at today, and tomorrow's where you wanna be Your company shift when you start livin' comfortably (Word) Spotlights switch, and then you dip right from under me Don't front from me! I wanna be perfectly clear That time is here, I'm keepin' yesterday in the rear A current affair, Mos Def and Lee Majors appear 'Bout to rock this little ditty with the Scritti in here And it's about that time, so if you could, then would you? Sit back and look at who time's been good to See that?! [Hook: Lee Majors & Green Gartside] The time tables keep turnin' From Tinseltown You've got the both ends burnin' up (They burnin' up) And all the lies you been learnin' To the Boogiedown To keep your future on hold (On hold) (Time keeps slippin') The time tables keep turnin' From Cali fly You've got the both ends burnin' up (They burnin' up) And all the lies you been learnin' To the Do or Die To keep your future on hold (On hold) (Time keeps slippin') [Verse 3: Lee Majors] At one time, I thought I had it all, mass of broads Flash awards, cash cards, time's a double-edged sword One day you hear applause, next day when you leave You catch a L in the C like Christopher Reeves Would y'all believe that these cats threw dirt on my name? Give 'em time, they couldn't win if I gave 'em point game At times I used to swerve, now I'm learnin' my lane Trapped in time, what a shame, with nobody to blame [Verse 4: Mos Def] It waits for no one The fast and slow ones The rich and no funds The samurais and shoguns The first drinkin' nora A-yo, dunn! You better hop to it or you blow, son 'Cause time keeps slippin', make no difference if you don't come It's bein' well recorded how we sport it, I advise we Get on our game and do our thang, and spend these moments wisely It's time to make chase, give pace, no time to waste First you on, then you gone — so long, you been replaced [Hook: Lee Majors & Green Gartside] The time tables keep turnin' From Tinseltown You've got the both ends burnin' up (They burnin' up) And all the lies you been learnin' To the Boogiedown To keep your future on hold (On hold) (Time keeps slippin') The time tables keep turnin' From Cali fly You've got the both ends burnin' up (They burnin' up) And all the lies you been learnin' To the Do or Die To keep your future on hold (On hold) (Time keeps slippin')