I Rock -Open Mike Eagle In the night It is insulting 'Cause I can't rap for my job job job job job I'd quit this bullsh*t But I can't live like a slob slob slob slob slob The way I want to baby Swimming in hip hop hip hop hip I want to sing for you And show you how I rock My situation's kinda dire Because I'm one of the livest rhymers That's also a nine to fiver I gotta wait until nighttime To rhyme in ciphers My supervisor's always Asking why my eyes are tired I thank God I'm not a firefighter 'Cause every morning I drink coffee 'Til I'm nice and wired It keeps me up until lunchtime And then I eat but the niggeritis is unkind I fell asleep at a red light one time In front of middle schoolers On an afternoon bus ride I'm unsigned So that's how it is sometimes Wishing I could punch My card with a punch line It is insulting 'Cause I can't rap for my job job job job job I'd quit this bullsh*t But I can't live like a slob slob slob slob slob The way I want to baby Swimming in hip hop hip hop hip I want to sing for you And show you how I rock Every night something's crackin' From regular grungy rapping To underground funk and dancing I put my best foot first On Monday nights with Blaque Whole Suns at the good hurt I go to work then I rap at night And so my Tuesday appetite's Satisfied at Raggsta Nites I've seen more rump than an a**doctor On Wednesday nights with Tommy Blak at the Grasshopper Or I could roll to the Lower End If I can't pay the toll I gotta ask No again Thursday's work day You already knowing kid I'm a juice board member and a blowedian Night My Friday night yearning hunger Is curbed with serving suckers And herbs at the Urban Underground Hear the sound of a tired rapper Down the street in Chinatown at the Firecracker It is insulting 'Cause I can't rap for my job job job job job I'd quit this bullsh*t But I can't live like a slob slob slob slob slob The way I want to baby Swimming in hip hop hip hop hip I want to sing for you And show you how I rock
[00:00.00]I Rock -Open Mike Eagle [00:00.285]In the night [00:03.326]It is insulting [00:05.27]'Cause I can't rap for my job job job job job [00:08.752]I'd quit this bullsh*t [00:10.36]But I can't live like a slob slob slob slob slob [00:14.111]The way I want to baby [00:16.202]Swimming in hip hop hip hop hip [00:19.165]I want to sing for you [00:20.967]And show you how I rock [00:23.472]My situation's kinda dire [00:25.18]Because I'm one of the livest rhymers [00:26.725]That's also a nine to fiver [00:28.411]I gotta wait until nighttime [00:30.41]To rhyme in ciphers [00:30.954]My supervisor's always [00:32.269]Asking why my eyes are tired [00:34.368]I thank God I'm not a firefighter [00:36.340]'Cause every morning I drink coffee [00:37.767]'Til I'm nice and wired [00:39.676]It keeps me up until lunchtime [00:41.626]And then I eat but the niggeritis is unkind [00:44.598]I fell asleep at a red light one time [00:46.797]In front of middle schoolers [00:47.802]On an afternoon bus ride [00:49.856]I'm unsigned [00:50.620]So that's how it is sometimes [00:52.260]Wishing I could punch [00:53.312]My card with a punch line [00:56.657]It is insulting [00:58.138]'Cause I can't rap for my job job job job job [01:02.05]I'd quit this bullsh*t [01:03.335]But I can't live like a slob slob slob slob slob [01:07.393]The way I want to baby [01:09.565]Swimming in hip hop hip hop hip [01:12.519]I want to sing for you [01:14.375]And show you how I rock [01:16.995]Every night something's crackin' [01:18.689]From regular grungy rapping [01:20.174]To underground funk and dancing [01:22.632]I put my best foot first [01:24.551]On Monday nights with Blaque [01:25.532]Whole Suns at the good hurt [01:26.961]I go to work then I rap at night [01:29.72]And so my Tuesday appetite's [01:30.698]Satisfied at Raggsta Nites [01:32.993]I've seen more rump than an a**doctor [01:35.54]On Wednesday nights with [01:36.39]Tommy Blak at the Grasshopper [01:38.444]Or I could roll to the Lower End [01:40.334]If I can't pay the toll [01:41.548]I gotta ask [01:42.267]No again [01:42.937]Thursday's work day [01:44.355]You already knowing kid [01:45.865]I'm a juice board member and a blowedian [01:48.148]Night [01:48.709]My Friday night yearning hunger [01:50.568]Is curbed with serving suckers [01:52.68]And herbs at the Urban Underground [01:54.599]Hear the sound of a tired rapper [01:56.631]Down the street in Chinatown at the Firecracker [02:00.735]It is insulting [02:02.129]'Cause I can't rap for my job job job job job [02:05.958]I'd quit this bullsh*t [02:07.348]But I can't live like a slob slob slob slob slob [02:11.310]The way I want to baby [02:13.486]Swimming in hip hop hip hop hip [02:16.450]I want to sing for you [02:18.299]And show you how I rock
