Don't get too close Because you might get shot Try to answer to the master on the MC rap artists No joke on the lyric, it's hard to be modest I knew I was the man with the master plan To make you wiggle and jiggle like gelatin Just think while I sing and to the brain structure Don't sleep on the E, ya see, something might rupture I don't take time for me to blow your mind It takes a second to wreck it because you're dumb and blind So just lounge 'cause you're a MC clown Or join the circus, EPMD's in town Total chaos, no mass confusion Rhymes so hypnotizing, known to cause an illusion Like a magician, he draws a rabbit out a hat, son I'm drawin' more like a .44 Magnum MC, please stop, look and listen and try to imagine It's travellin' the speed of light but everything's in motion It's frightening, plus the thought of you alone You now enter the dimension called the twilight zone You're terrified plus you can't bear the thought You and I, one on one, in the land of the lost You start to shiver, then you scream, my friend You wake up Muttley because you're dreamin' again But next time I'm on the scene, do not try to diss us Keep your mouth suckered up because I'm strictly business Don't get too close Because you might get shot (Strictly business) Don't get too close Because you might get shot This is the rap season where the E starts pleasin' Girls around the world, no need to be skeezin' When I roll, I stroll, cool, always pack a 2 Just in case a brother acts a fool I've got the energy to put the girls in a frenzy Put a shock when I rock even though I'm not stingy Make sure I don't bore when I'm on the dance floor Get busy, boy, like you never saw before Wine flow, good to go After the show, I'll pull your hoe, boy Do you sniff blow? Hell, no Have my whole life ahead of me, no time to be sniffin' And if my parents find out, then they start riffin' So I stay, A-okay 'cause I'm the E, the R I C K MCs look me in my face, then their eyes get weak Pulse rate descends, heart rate increases It's like, beam me up, Scotty! I control your body I'm as deadly as AIDS when it's time to rock a party In all due respect, when I say mike check I let a sucker slide once, then I break his neck So when I say jump, you reply, "How high?" Because I'm takin' no prisoners, so don't play hero and die You're just a soldier and I'm a Green Beret I do not think twice about the MCs I slay So if you want to battle, I highly recommend this Bring your dog, mom and dad because I'm strictly business Don't get too close Because you might get shot (Strictly business) Don't get too close Because you might get shot Yo, yo, you're still pickin' on that four-leaf clover? Bring in the Sandman, sucker, because it's over My name is Eric Sermon and I'm back again I see the head's still turnin' of my so-called friends They smile in my face, behind my back, they talk trash Mad and stuff because they don't have cash Like the E-Double or the PMD He drives a Corvette, I drive a Samurai Suzuki I'm the locksmith with the key to fame Never high on myself, always stay the same Play a lot because I'm hot, like a horse, I trot Around the track and back, fatigued? No, I'm not I'm the mellow, the fellow, the one that likes to say hello To a fly girl that is good to go With the slow tempo and the off-beat rhyme flow 'Cause when I am in action, there is no time for maxin' or relaxin' Just reactin' and subtractin' On a sucker MC who's mouth keeps on yappin' and flappin' I lose my cool, then I'll start slappin' and smackin' You on a roll, then Albee starts jabbin' and cappin' No time to lounge, I'm packin' and strappin' At my point attack, I soar at you like an eagle I'm the sheriff and bitin' is illegal So next time in town, I highly recommend this You gots to chill because I'm strictly business Hey yo, E-Double man, let 'em know what time it is Yo, I'm strictly business You know what I'm sayin', PMD? Yo word, EPMD is in full effect Don't get too close Because you might get shot Lounge, be the E-Double, E-Double, E In the place to be and with PMD Know what I mean? My homeboy, Bernard on the scene Know what I'm sayin', Mixmaster Chuck Chase? Don't get too close Because you might get shot In the place Yo, I'd like to say peace to my homey Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie
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Hell, no [02:00.08]Have my whole life ahead of me, no time to be sniffin' [02:02.66]And if my parents find out, then they start riffin' [02:05.49]So I stay, A-okay 'cause I'm the E, the R I C K [02:10.13]MCs look me in my face, then their eyes get weak [02:12.30]Pulse rate descends, heart rate increases [02:14.88]It's like, beam me up, Scotty! I control your body [02:17.37]I'm as deadly as AIDS when it's time to rock a party [02:20.05]In all due respect, when I say mike check [02:22.43]I let a sucker slide once, then I break his neck [02:24.90]So when I say jump, you reply, "How high?" [02:27.28]Because I'm takin' no prisoners, so don't play hero and die [02:29.65]You're just a soldier and I'm a Green Beret [02:32.53]I do not think twice about the MCs I slay [02:34.90]So if you want to battle, I highly recommend this [02:37.29]Bring your dog, mom and dad because I'm strictly business [02:42.65]Don't get too close [02:43.76]Because you might get shot [02:45.03](Strictly business) [02:47.62]Don't get too close [02:48.68]Because you might get shot [02:49.99]Yo, yo, you're still pickin' on that four-leaf clover? [02:52.22]Bring in the Sandman, sucker, because it's over [02:54.86]My name is Eric Sermon and I'm back again [02:57.23]I see the head's still turnin' of my so-called friends [02:59.56]They smile in my face, behind my back, they talk trash [03:02.40]Mad and stuff because they don't have cash [03:04.63]Like the E-Double or the PMD [03:07.56]He drives a Corvette, I drive a Samurai Suzuki [03:09.69]I'm the locksmith with the key to fame [03:12.28]Never high on myself, always stay the same [03:14.81]Play a lot because I'm hot, like a horse, I trot [03:17.09]Around the track and back, fatigued? No, I'm not [03:19.66]I'm the mellow, the fellow, the one that likes to say hello [03:22.39]To a fly girl that is good to go [03:24.78]With the slow tempo and the off-beat rhyme flow [03:27.10]'Cause when I am in action, there is no time for maxin' or relaxin' [03:29.67]Just reactin' and subtractin' [03:32.15]On a sucker MC who's mouth keeps on yappin' and flappin' [03:34.63]I lose my cool, then I'll start slappin' and smackin' [03:37.32]You on a roll, then Albee starts jabbin' and cappin' [03:40.04]No time to lounge, I'm packin' and strappin' [03:42.06]At my point attack, I soar at you like an eagle [03:44.70]I'm the sheriff and bitin' is illegal [03:47.13]So next time in town, I highly recommend this [03:50.06]You gots to chill because I'm strictly business [03:54.32]Hey yo, E-Double man, let 'em know what time it is [03:56.70]Yo, I'm strictly business [03:59.24]You know what I'm sayin', PMD? [04:00.44]Yo word, EPMD is in full effect [04:05.21]Don't get too close [04:05.86]Because you might get shot [04:07.52]Lounge, be the E-Double, E-Double, E [04:10.85]In the place to be and with PMD [04:12.77]Know what I mean? My homeboy, Bernard on the scene [04:16.00]Know what I'm sayin', Mixmaster Chuck Chase? [04:19.76]Don't get too close [04:21.13]Because you might get shot [04:20.56]In the place [04:21.32]Yo, I'd like to say peace to my homey [04:23.19]Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie
