(Dancehall Mix) [KRS-One:] Haha, wha' ya call that? Boogie Down, Boogie Down, Boogie Down, Boogie Down Productions You ha fe understand your situation You create your life through your imagination Anything you think is a manifestation Of who you are - you're creation! Can't you understand? Everytime you think in bad mind You attract that to you same time! Listen [? ] Refine, expand your mind Consciousness go through all space and time! Look at [? ] We teach the philosophy Deal with no hypocrisy The sun is there on top of me Beaming down that vitamin E Feelin sick we're not gonna be Kris in jail you're not gonna see Take my shots on the [? ] We get you jumpin around We the number one sound You want [? ] [? ] I'm flippin' the sound, flippin' the flow Some say I'm stuck back in '84, I don't know I don't see no nickel bags, yo I don't see no Word Up mag, yo All I see is straight up fags, yo These rappers they brag, though Til we in the club, not in they castle Somewhere in El Paso, Texas That's when Kris gets reckless Goes down the checklist You rappers best respect this It's better you listen to this metaphysician While people bling and glisten I seek that higher vision Don't get so high, til you can't see past your eye Enjoy yourself but don't die Listen now, listen now, why why? Why you want to be like a fly guy? Don't get so high, til you can't see past your eye Enjoy yourself but don't die Tell me now, why you ha fe be such a fly guy? Temple of HipHop and me We step in any party - top celebrity See when we come in a dance we never look for grammy 'Cause that's 'cause we got r-e-s-p-e-c-t I want just one wife - S-I-m-o-n-e She said she always want fe marry an Emcee Travel 'round the world and live a life so free Then she met me - H-I-p-H-o-p Started countin' up twenty, thirty, forty G Started gettin' fresh garments now for free Dealin' with promoters and countin' the money Takin' trips to Europe on the Queen Mary What do you see? You ha fe direct your chi You must live your life properly What do you see? You have to be what you see You have got to live your life free What do you see? You ha fe direct your chi You must live your life properly What do you see? You have to BE what you see So you can see yourself living free
(Dancehall Mix) [KRS-One:] Haha, wha' ya call that? Boogie Down, Boogie Down, Boogie Down, Boogie Down Productions You ha fe understand your situation You create your life through your imagination Anything you think is a manifestation Of who you are - you're creation! Can't you understand? Everytime you think in bad mind You attract that to you same time! Listen [? ] Refine, expand your mind Consciousness go through all space and time! Look at [? ] We teach the philosophy Deal with no hypocrisy The sun is there on top of me Beaming down that vitamin E Feelin sick we're not gonna be Kris in jail you're not gonna see Take my shots on the [? ] We get you jumpin around We the number one sound You want [? ] [? ] I'm flippin' the sound, flippin' the flow Some say I'm stuck back in '84, I don't know I don't see no nickel bags, yo I don't see no Word Up mag, yo All I see is straight up fags, yo These rappers they brag, though Til we in the club, not in they castle Somewhere in El Paso, Texas That's when Kris gets reckless Goes down the checklist You rappers best respect this It's better you listen to this metaphysician While people bling and glisten I seek that higher vision Don't get so high, til you can't see past your eye Enjoy yourself but don't die Listen now, listen now, why why? Why you want to be like a fly guy? Don't get so high, til you can't see past your eye Enjoy yourself but don't die Tell me now, why you ha fe be such a fly guy? Temple of HipHop and me We step in any party - top celebrity See when we come in a dance we never look for grammy 'Cause that's 'cause we got r-e-s-p-e-c-t I want just one wife - S-I-m-o-n-e She said she always want fe marry an Emcee Travel 'round the world and live a life so free Then she met me - H-I-p-H-o-p Started countin' up twenty, thirty, forty G Started gettin' fresh garments now for free Dealin' with promoters and countin' the money Takin' trips to Europe on the Queen Mary What do you see? You ha fe direct your chi You must live your life properly What do you see? You have to be what you see You have got to live your life free What do you see? You ha fe direct your chi You must live your life properly What do you see? You have to BE what you see So you can see yourself living free
