Over the rooftops a plane in the sky Beat of a bass drum cars passing me by Under a bridge dark then back into light A river of raincoats and a forest of faces Still for a moment then red into green Slow shuffling shoes whisper sight unseen Row upon row of houses return an empty stare Let the daydream for a little while longer Ah. yeah... Hope I'll never wake When I'm thinking about you (Yeah) hope I'll never wake Cause now I'm thinking about you Two-minute hailstorm then melts into rain (Oh) sing me a rainbow it's sunny again Swallows overhead while the traffic snarls below Could I (could I) keep dreaming for a little while longer Hope I'll never wake When I'm thinking about you So that you know - I never want to wake Cause now I'm thinking about you When you're searching your soul When you're searching for pleasure How often, pain is all you find But when you're coasting along and nobody's trying too hard You can turn around and like where you are (Yeah and) I hope I never wake When I'm thinking about you And I close my eyes (dear) Now I'll never never wake Why should I stop thinking about you

Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your body Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your face Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your body Thinkin' about your face Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your body Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your face Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your body Thinkin' about your face

Makin' crazy tracks it's mellow with the music Did you know that you have a mind so use it Now this may sound confusin', yes yes indeed You got what you want, well I got what I need Walk down the block and say hi to the fellas Lookin' at ya funny, maybe it's 'cos they're jealous Don't let it hit the spot, 'cos they want what you got To knock you out the box and fill ya empty slot So hustle like a gigolo and go for what you know If you need a lesson get tickets to my show If you called the ho, yo there must be a reason You caught some ill shit, now ya gotta stop the skeezin' Get a job hooker, better yet pick up a book Step in front the mirror and take a long look This method of attack is opposite of wack So if ya got the knack it's time to make tracks Lookin' like the next man, is that who you are? Copy cattin' nigga's won't take ya very far So be your own man son, live your life grand Be your own ruler of your own plot of land Sellin' crystal meth aka the crack rock Don't be too mad when ya find ya ass locked Killin' off ya brothers, stringin' out ya mother That may not be your case but it surely is for others Doin' dirty deeds, and pullin' off the capers Now you're lookin' gassed with ya picture in the papers Far from being wack, yo if you're proud and black You'll listen to the rap and then you'll make tracks Bootleg tapes? Yo, what are you, crazy? Knockin' niggas out, huh, that shit don't faze me Don't let me catch you boy, I'll play you like a toy Not tryin' to be a bully, but I'm quick to stop your ploy There's better things to do, other ways of getting' paid Illin', cold chillin', and layin' in the shade Just look at Hi-C and Rahsaan for example We're too legit to quit and our dough supply is ample So if ya gotta brain or a head on your shoulders Better use it quick 'cos you're only getting' older It's knowledge that I kick, it's courage that you lack Ya best to get it fast duke, and make tracks

Move with precision, decisions to make, fakes to shake Talk a good game but yo, your stash ain't no wins I'm in the biz of makin' it big and express myself Through jams that they even bop to in Japan, my man Change for a dollar so I can make this call Get my money correct 'cos I been broke too long Gotta keep it legit, can't be locked for years Find me a 9 to 5, blood sweat and tears But can it work boss man smack the jerk for tryin' to jerk me Thinkin' I can't see inconsistency in my currency Now I'm back out on the street Walking these dogs for ends meet, life's not sweet But I still rock rhymes to beats Put it together maybe we can make an explosion But it takes time, record labels mess up your mind You could press rewind and catch a dose one more time Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, man Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, like that Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, man Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, like that Gimme mine and I'll spark the chart like flint Money spent back to start, who wants parts of this Crisp on compact disk but don't you diss the vinyl mix I got the hook up at the crib That's my escape from this world today, watch 'em blow up Then deflate like a souffle, I see it every day, all day I'm out for the gold, forget the silver and the bronze Gotta make dough, send home to wifey and moms Invest in real estate, computers and all this Plan's flawless, bumpy roads, I'm ready So all you fakers get jetty or get chopped up like confetti I'm on a mission for this permanent position Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, man Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, like that Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, man Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, like that On the bricks, scuffed up kicks, not a hint of dough Lost my job, now I'm livin' like a slob Re-plan regroup, gotta hook up with my make money troops Two scoops of loops, studio, time to blow Hip-hop scene flooded, everybody gettin' blunted A&R's frontin', guess I gotta prove somethin' Over percussion, Shabaam Sahdeeq rushin' like the Kremlin Got MC's tremblin' in their lab, take a stab at me Superior with word play Stress overtakes the fakes everyday all day Rugged like Broadway, no time for horseplay In the struggle don't you lower your level Gotta take charge like credit, need to start talkin' aesthetic 'Cos when you lose your chance you will regret it, get it Lyrics embedded in your head like memories Remember these Us3 melodies Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, man Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, like that Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, man Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, like that Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, man Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, like that Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, man Caught up in a struggle You got me caught up in a struggle like that, like that