Yeah man, these folks think Just 'cause I won some American Idol show Everything ain't the same Man you know they see me on TVOr up in the crib every week And you think everything is all good I mean, it really is all good man, keep secure From hangin' out late in the ElmaTo Beverly Hills, California From heatin' up the leftovers To becomin' a restaurant owner From a little block, from a little hood To the whole world and it's all good And if ya didn't know I was a star before the show but if it was No block, no RubenNo hood, no RubenNo boulevards, no RubenNo corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenFrom wearin' my big brother's clothes To buyin' him a new wardrobe From listenin' to Fred Hammond To hangin' out with Fred Hammond From a little block from a little hood To the whole world and it's all good And if ya didn't know I was a star before the show but if it was No block, no RubenNo hood, no RubenNo boulevards, no RubenNo corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenThis goes out to the barbershops The black man's country club And this goes out to the single mothers At the laundry mat foldin' the covers You're my inspiration And you've been my motivation And that's why I had to do this dedication 'cause if it was No block, no RubenNo hood, no RubenNo boulevards, no RubenNo corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenNo block, no RubenNo hood and no RubenNo boulevards, no RubenNo corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenHey Ruben let's take 'em to church If it wasn't for the block, no RubenIf it wasn't for the hood, no RubenIf it wasn't for the boulevards, no RubenAnd and the corner spots, no RubenStayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be all right And if it was for you there would be There would be, no RubenHey man I don't think they heard you Ruben let's take them to church If it wasn't for the block, I said no RubenIf it wasn't for the hood, no RubenIf it wasn't for the boulevards, no RubenAnd and the corner spots, no RubenStayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be all right Let it be, let it be, no Ruben
Yeah man, these folks think Just 'cause I won some American Idol show Everything ain't the same Man you know they see me on TVOr up in the crib every week And you think everything is all good I mean, it really is all good man, keep secure From hangin' out late in the ElmaTo Beverly Hills, California From heatin' up the leftovers To becomin' a restaurant owner From a little block, from a little hood To the whole world and it's all good And if ya didn't know I was a star before the show but if it was No block, no RubenNo hood, no RubenNo boulevards, no RubenNo corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenFrom wearin' my big brother's clothes To buyin' him a new wardrobe From listenin' to Fred Hammond To hangin' out with Fred Hammond From a little block from a little hood To the whole world and it's all good And if ya didn't know I was a star before the show but if it was No block, no RubenNo hood, no RubenNo boulevards, no RubenNo corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenThis goes out to the barbershops The black man's country club And this goes out to the single mothers At the laundry mat foldin' the covers You're my inspiration And you've been my motivation And that's why I had to do this dedication 'cause if it was No block, no RubenNo hood, no RubenNo boulevards, no RubenNo corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenNo block, no RubenNo hood and no RubenNo boulevards, no RubenNo corner spots, no RubenNo stayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be alright And if it was no you There would be no RubenHey Ruben let's take 'em to church If it wasn't for the block, no RubenIf it wasn't for the hood, no RubenIf it wasn't for the boulevards, no RubenAnd and the corner spots, no RubenStayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be all right And if it was for you there would be There would be, no RubenHey man I don't think they heard you Ruben let's take them to church If it wasn't for the block, I said no RubenIf it wasn't for the hood, no RubenIf it wasn't for the boulevards, no RubenAnd and the corner spots, no RubenStayin' up late nights Tellin' mama everything gone be all right Let it be, let it be, no Ruben
