The Boy's Doin' It - Hugh Masekela

I keep it doin' it again Oh, I'm doin' it again Yes, I'm doin' it again I said it would end [Black Thought] Uh, remix, rising up out of the flames like a Phoenix Straining to carry the weight of my brain like a genius Knowing I'm sowing seeds, let's see whose thumb is the greenest If I said I mean it, I did it because I need it Eat, sleep it or bleed it, write it down and then read it Asphalt to the cement, your trash talk, delete it I blast off then lay 'em out like a Tempur-Pedic It's Black Thought, for certain I'ma win eventually This unsung, underrated, under-appreciated The one them underachievers had underestimated Finally graduated, I'm one of the most hated Something that's so sacred, nobody gon' take it Face it, I keep doin' it well Doin' it sans assistance, just do it yourself Doin' it below the radar, we doin' it stealth Doin' it again for Illadelph, yo who else? We gon' do it again! I keep it doin' it again Oh, I'm doin' it again Yes, I'm doin' it again I said it would end Yeah, aiyyo I'm on a job, see my eyes focussed where the prize be Even though they tried to rob me and sabotage the spot Just like 'Pac when they got him in the lobby Try to tax, you'll find me like Ronald Isley I is a changed man, hanging with fans are probablies Niggas used to know me, they don't even recognise me Yep, the P-5-D is who the repertoire be Doin' it again just like Poitier and Cosby I'm like Martin Luther King, you like Rodney The difference is I give it everything inside me Dear diary, the fans still swear by me Even though I'm Late Night now like "Here's Johnny" Swimming with them Great Whites now, that's where to find me Funny how it break right down, but never mind me Forever grimey, I guess it's just Philly shining Rock roller, bi-polar like Phyllis Hyman I keep it doin' it again Oh, I'm doin' it again Yes, I'm doin' it again I said it would end

If you're whispering or if you're standing up and shouting Got the windows or you took the top down If you got big dreams but you got big doubts Well, you're doing it right If you keeping it simple or you make a big scene If you're doing your best and you make a mess of things If you're trying, if you're crying, all that really means Is you're doing it right Yeah, you're doing it right You're shin in' your light You ain't losing your mind You're dropping the ball But you're picking it up You stumbling and fallin' and falling in love You're hangin' on tight You're prayin' each night You're doin' it right Well, if you're cutting your hair or your'e grown it out If you're compromising then putting your foot down If you're reminiscing or living in the here and now Then you're doing it right If you're paying full price or you get it on sale If you're lending a hand or taking a friends's help Oh, I'm talking to you but I'm really talking to myself You're doin' it right (Repeat) Yeah, you're doing it right You're shin in' your light You ain't losing your mind You're dropping the ball But you're picking it up You stumbling and fallin' and falling in love You're hangin' on tight You're prayin' each night You're doin' it right I've made every mistake there is to make So I oughta know, the only real mistake is not letting them go, so, just let 'em go...(Repeat) Yeah, you're doing it right You're shin in' your light You ain't losing your mind You're dropping the ball But you're picking it up You stumbling and fallin' and falling in love You're hangin' on tight You're prayin' each night You're doin' it right Yeah, keep fighting' that fight Keep praying' each night You're doin' it, you're doin' it right yeah You're doin' it right, um hmm oh...

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