Gang Starr - Alongwaytogo Lyrics
(phife from check the rhime)now heres a funky introduction(scratching)Guru: chorus 1(2x):Its alongwaytogo, when you dont know where youre goingYou dont know where youre going when youre lost (lost)Guru:What you need is more direction and get yourself some protectionI thought by now that you have learned your lessonIm stressin points and slammin all joints you call the real shitCorrect shit, you know the busta way you feel shitBaby, I still dont think you understandYou lose the game, we get more props than dan...ratherAnd it dont matter cuz when you flinch, youre weakSo imma step just to speak about the counterfeit, unlegit type of peopleThose cellophane ones, the ones that you can see throughIts poetic justice cuz Im mad with a pactSo precise, my insight will take flight in the nightAnd in the daytime, cuz I dont come up with corny rhymesIm too devoted to the concept of gettin mineSo heres the deal like shaquille onealIf you dont know what youre doing, how the hell can you be real?Chorus 2 (2x):(scratching)(q-tip from check the rhime)how far must you go to gainRespect? um...Guru:Now in 93, realistically you should be...well aware of all the evils outThereIts like a jungle sometimes. you get the message?You got to rumble sometimes, its gettin hecticEmotions run deep, as times run outSolutions...its time to find some outSo according to me, suckers are barred>from obstructing my discussion cuz I rhyme too hardYou take a wiff like a spliff here, like some fresh airI came to claim shit this year (this year)So take a stroll down the walkway, or hallway, or runway***** with us, kid, youll payI slay...and yo, Im still on the expresswayI kick my essay, then you know we dont playSo pray down on your knees, gCuz its the best way, yes, the best way, cuz...Chorus 1 (2x):Chorus 2 (2x):Guru:Theres a large amount of wack crews. for them, I got bad newsTime to pay your dues, you foolsIm like express mail, with the script that hitsLike the third rail, when I shock the spot, its hot>from the rays of the sunOriginal one the prophet sent to becomeA law giver, cuz you shiver when I quiz yaAll about the real neccessities of lifeAll about the game and all about the nameG to the a to the n to the g starrWe know who we are, but do you know who you are?(richard pryor: you go down there looking for justice, thats what youFind, just us)Chorus 1: (4x)Chorus 2: (4x)(scratching) um... (until end)
