| «Hello?»
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| Mr. Robinson, this is your wake up call
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| Better get it together, don’t take too long
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| GET UP, and get on your job
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| Gotta gotta gotta make it though I know it’s been hard
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| Yeah you work hard, and I see you working overtime
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| You’re a star but you don’t shine like you’re supposed to shine
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| That’s one of the many things that’s been on my mind
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| Not enough people know that you’ve been on ya grind
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| And regardless of the frontin' you’ve been working hard for nothing
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| Think it’s time you did something before ya time pass
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| Yo, it’s time to take some action and finally make it happen
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| And have all the people asking to rewind that
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| Cause after reviewing all of the facts
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| It appears your own choices are what’s holding you back
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| Yo I wanna see you make it dog, really I do
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| But it’s like some of the songs you write are really 'bout you
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| Yeah you know what you want, but haven’t got what you needed
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| And I can’t even front, I can hear your heart bleeding
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| And they, still manage to front on your ass
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| It’s enough to make you pick up something and blast
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| And say «to hell with it»
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| But you didn’t you dealt with it
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| You need to be commended for your ongoing commitment
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| To overcoming the odds it isn’t easy to do
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| In fact, we know it’s been hard, but by believing in you
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| You’ve accomplished more things than most of your peers
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| And became a bit content with it, over the years
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| Fam, your destiny is bigger than this
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| Who knows you better than me
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| It gets no realer than this, you know?
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| Gotta gotta gotta get it together (and make it)
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| I support you when nobody does
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| I was even with you when you didn’t know who I was
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| Sometimes, I wish you didn’t love so hard
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| And I wish you had the balls to scream «fuck your job»
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| Thank God, that you don’t lust for cars
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| Now if I could only get you to trust your heart
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| A little bit more, but be sure, you go with your gut
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| Your literature is pure and your flow has been nuts
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| So stop lettin' other people tell you how to rhyme
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| Cause for one they can’t tell the sun how to shine
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| And for two none of the these dudes is hardly signed
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| Tell 'em «thanks but no thanks dog, I’ll be fine» (peace!)
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| I really wish you saw your family more
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| You need each other, what you think they’re called a «family» for?
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| Take better care of yourself, cause lack of sleep can really put a wear and
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| tear on your health
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| Sheeit but I can’t talk, this is a wake up call right?
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| That doesn’t mean you need to stay up all night
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| But easier said than done, we never said it’s fun
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| We need the bread to come, ain’t easy to get it son
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| So you compete when the drive is right then
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| And make music to leave minds enlightened
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| And I love you for how hard you work
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| But there’s more to be done, so give it all you’re worth
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| «Black man get on your job!» |
| → sampled from De La Soul’s «Verbal Clap»
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| Printing Services, Substan- I mean Stan speaking. |
| How can I help you?
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| (Yes, is this Printing Services?)
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| That’s…what I just said, whatcha need?
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| (Something's wrong with my printer.)
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| What exactly is the problem ma’am?
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| (I don’t knoooow… can you please just come over and take a look?)
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| Alright ma’am, do you have pen and paper?
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| (Yes!)
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| Alright, take this number down
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| (OK…)
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| (Uh-huh…)
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| 555-HELP
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| (Is this like some number for the help desk or something?)
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| Actually… that would be the number for someone who gives a fuck.
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| Have a nice one! |