It's Like That - Mariah Carey

Hey yo kid bust this, it's time to drop the flavour I'm fly as can be, I'm rhymin' on my good behaviour From New York City kickin' dope rhymes that you savour Take it from the top, I cut MCs just like a razor It's time to kick 'cos I always do the trick The shit that you always poppin' all amount to a flick Stick nigga's up with the hype rhyme filled with ammo Blast from the past bullets passin' through your abdomen Rin tin tin I troop in on the bins My friends is down in the dumps 'cos I cashed in on the wins Hens and chickens layin' low, sucker nigga's don't know That I can kick the mad ballistics plus I'm wreckin' every show Sew it up, ya got static? 'Cos I'm better than the next chump so don't panic 'Cos I'm a wet you with my skills, still chill, got the crispy Bills 'Cos it's like that the way it is, get off the dills And it's like that You've got to give me props I'm on the way to the top Stop. I think I just heard a pin drop 'Cos you're stunned by the way I came off my head Ted Turn the packs to burner and I put heads to bed Fed up but I'm still just too legit to quit I sit in my girly's lap while I'm kissin' on her lips Girls love to lick 'em up and up and down and all around But only if their sexual history is sound I'm a brown-skinned medallion, code name mic stallion Takin' over brothers that are dillyin' and dallyin' I'm rallyin' like Al Sharpton, militant youth Booth built for the DJ, hooked up and sound proofed Seein' is believin' yo believin' is my method So believe me when I say that it's the party that I'm wreckin' Sinbad the sailor couldn't take me out And I hope your ass don't take that route And it's like that Steady as I flow I row row row your boat I got a castle in Brackerlack with sharks in my moat So use the drawbridge and pave way while I say Hi-C and Rahsaan are down until the break of day And like he man I have the power I like my chicken from the china man but make it sweet and sour Devour all other wack MCs And when I windsurf nature gives me a breeze 'Cos it's a new jack kickin' rhymes like Jackie Chan I got a year round tan, 'cos I'm a brother man I'm travellin' in style I gotta pass the first class 'Cos it's time to give rappin' some pizzazz So the B-boys from Brooklyn breakin' bones for the bucks I never ever sell out but I still own a tux Huh, I make short work of your crew Hi-C the beast master kick the funky for you And it's like that

Unemployment at a record high People coming, people going, people born to die Don't ask me, because I don't know why But it's like that, and that's the way it is People in the world try to make ends meet You try to ride car, train, bus, or feet I said you got to work hard to want to compete It's like that, and that's the way it is Huh! Money is the key to end all your woes Your ups, your downs, your highs and your lows Won't you tell me last time that love bought you clothes? It's like that, and that's the way it is Bills rise higher every day We receive much lower pay I'd rather stay young, go out and play It's like that, and that's the way it is Huh! War's going on across the sea Street soldiers killing the elderly What ever happened to unity? It's like that, and that that's the way it is Disillusion is the word That's used by me when I'm not heard I just go through life with my glasses blurred It's like that, and that's the way it is Huh! You can see a lot in this lifespan Like a bum eating out of a garbage can You notice one time he was your man It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is You should've gone to school, you could've learned to trade But you laid in the bed where the bums have laid Now all the time you're crying that you're underpaid It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is Huh! One thing I know is that life is short So listen up homeboy, give this a thought The next time someone's teaching why don't you get taught? It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is If you really think about it, times aren't that bad The one that stretches for successes will make you glad Stop playing, start praying, you won't be sad It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is Huh! When you feel you'll fail sometimes it hurts For a meaning in life is why you search Take the bus or the train, drive to school or the church It's like that, and that's the way it is Here's another point in life you should not miss Do not be a fool who's prejudice Because we're all written down on the same list It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is Huh! You know it's like that, and that's the way it is Because it's like that, and that's the way it is You know it's like that, and that's the way it is Because it's like that, and that's the way it is You know it's like that, and that's the way it is Because it's like that, and that's the way it is You know it's like that, and that's the way it is Because it's like that, and that's the way it is...