[Intro: Flava Flav]
Hey yo, Chuck, yo the world if sleepin`, G
We got to wake everybody up yo
Hey yo, it`s goin` down, baby
Let everybody know how it`s goin` down, baby
[Verse 1: Chuck D]
The way this goes down is simple, from this day forth
Anything to deal with rap, STAY OFF
It`s just the players, no pay offs, strictly skills (uh)
If you`re brain`s the same you`ll stick to your deals
And this field ain`t about sellin` a mil`
With the run of the mill, so just be tellin` the real
It ain`t like a third time fella`s appeal
`Til the GOD scolds him and tells him to deal
I`ll allow you to write, maybe allow you to bite
If you`re down to fight the power here`s the power to fight
Overpower the mic, hit the crowd with the bomb diggy
Ring the alarm, now the squads with me
From way back I show now weakness when I speak this
Mentally strong to keep this hit in my speeches given
Now listen from the beginnin` `til I reach the endin`
My short stories winnin` and keep the beats spinnin`
[Chorus: Public Enemy]
You know the name, P.E.!
You know the game, P.E.! {*scratches*}
We ain`t for the game
We for the change
I wake up everyday with my game face on
You know the name, P.E.!
You know the name, P.E.! {*scratches*}
Yeah we ain`t for the fame
We for the change
I wake up everyday with my game face on
[Verse 2: Chuck D]
Break harder than ever, follow my lead
Through the fast lane in the game, they follow my speed
Either ease off the gas or floor it
You ain`t ready to get it, I dunno why they keep askin` for it
This the real P.E., ain`t no castin` for it
Cop lights, news camera, no action for it
Get the uncut raw, we somewhat sure
Hip hop`s like a chess game, discussin` the war
Strategize, move like masterminds
When it`s your go and your do`, just cash mine
Last time we welcomed y`all to the Terrordome
Used the mic to reach out and touch, instead of the phone
I appear from the rear, stayin` from clear
Nobody can say if I`m here so they play it by ear
But here`s the way I lay the idea
From this point on, the rest of `98, put it in high gear
[Chorus: Public Enemy]
You know the name, P.E.!
You know the game, P.E.! {*scratches*}
We ain`t for the fame
We for a change
I wake up everyday with my game face on
You know the name, P.E.!
You know the game, P.E.! {*scratches*}
We ain`t for the fame
We for a change
I wake up everyday with my game face on
[Verse 3: Professor Griff]
I saw it comin`, premeditated world domination hesitated
Rough this nuclear war head, detonate it
I`m forbidden, so I stay hittin` up forgiven
For givin` the livin` the truth, 360 proof
So world look before this world`s took
I curl books under my arm
Smoke charm and learn about this world`s [???]
Revelation the world cooks
I spit gold versus the pearl hooks
The first album made the world crooks
Got `em snatchin`, robbin`, thievin`, stealin` ideas
Believe in pleadin` reason for treason, conceal it for years
My criminal [???] attract an accomplice to grub something
Results DRASTIC MEASURES
And the death of joy, the death of casket treasure
From the abyss, the greatest trick I played on the world
Was leadin` them to believe my mother`s clit didn`t exist
Then I extended the list
Revolutioned every flag raised by a clenchin` fist
[Outro: Flava Flav]
Yeah that`s right, once again
Smooth the Hustler, and he ain`t no crowd buster
Straight up Iceberg Slim
Yo, baby, you need to get with him
Flava Flav, Chuck D, Public Enemy, Smooth the Hustle
We out the backdoor, baby
