Harder Than You Think (Remix)

[00:05.15] Yo Chuck, bust a move man
[00:07.31] I was on my way up here to the studio, you know what I'm sayin'?
[00:10.17] And this brother stop me and ask me
[00:12.11] "Yo, wassup with that brother Chuckie D? He swear he nice"
[00:14.96] I said, "Yo the brother don't swear he's nice, he knows he's nice"
[00:17.88] Ya know what I'm sayin'?
[00:18.79] So Chuck, I got a feelin' you turnin' him into a Public Enemy, man
[00:22.27] Now remember that line you was kicking to me
[00:24.10] On the way out to LA Lounge in Queens
[00:26.13] While we was in the car on our way to the Shop
[00:28.51] Well yo, right now kick the bass for them brothers
[00:30.81] And let 'em know, what goes on
[00:33.78] Rolling Stones of the rap game, not braggin'
[00:36.10] Lips bigger than Jagger, not saggin'
[00:38.45] Spell it backwards, I'ma leave it at that
[00:40.66] That ain't got nothin' to do with rap
[00:43.25] Check the facts, expose those cats
[00:45.25] Who pose as heroes, take advantage of blacks
[00:47.98] Your government's gangster, so cut the crap
[00:50.52] A war goin' on so where y'all at?
[00:52.82] "Fight the Power" comes great responsibility
[00:55.03] F the police, but who's stoppingyou from killlin me?
[00:57.78] Disaster, fiascos over a loop by P.E.
[00:59.93] If it's I instead of we believin' TV
[01:02.20] Spittin' riches, bitches, and this new thing about snitches
[01:04.82] Watch them asses move as the masses switches
[01:07.23] System dissed them but barely missed her
[01:09.18] My soul intention to save my brothers and sisters
[01:11.87] Hard (get up!)
[01:13.25] Just like that
[01:14.39] Hard (get up!)
[01:15.53] Just like that
[01:16.67] Hard (get up!)
[01:18.06] Just like that
[01:19.15] Hard (get up!)
[01:20.33] Just like that
[01:21.85] Yeah, that's right Chuck, man
[01:23.44] That's what you gotta do
[01:25.00] You got to tell 'em just like that, ya know what I'm sayin'?
[01:28.36] 'Cause yo, lemme tell you a lil' something man
[01:30.47] These brothers runnin' around, hard-headed
[01:32.81] They get a lil' jealous, you know what I'm sayin'?
[01:35.08] Just like that! You know, they try to bring you down wit' 'em
[01:37.75] But yo, Chuck, you got to tell 'em just like that
[01:40.61] Screamin' gangsta 20 years later
[01:42.83] Of course endorsed while consciousness faded
[01:45.61] New generation believin' them fables
[01:47.97] "Gangster Boogie" on two turntables (just like that)
[01:50.29] Show no love so it's easy to hate it
[01:52.69] Desecrated while the coroner waited
[01:54.99] Any given Sunday, so where y'all rate it?
[01:57.12] Wit' slavery, lynchin', and them drugs infiltrated (just like that)
[02:00.03] I'm like that doll Chuckie, baby
[02:02.08] Keep comin' back to live, love life like I'm crazy
[02:04.85] Keep it movin', rising to the top
[02:06.94] Doug Fresh clean livin' you don't stop (just like that)
[02:09.50] Revolution means change, don't look at me strange
[02:12.19] So I can't repeat what other rappers be sayin'
[02:14.32] If you don't stand for something, you fall for anything
[02:16.78] Harder than you think, it's a beautiful thing
[02:19.05] Hard (get up!)
[02:20.13] Just like that
[02:21.21] Hard (get up!)
[02:22.72] Just like that
[02:23.89] Hard (get up!)
[02:24.98] Just like that
[02:26.35] Hard (get up!)
[02:27.44] Just like that
[02:28.81] Yeah, that's right Chuck, man
[02:30.65] That's what you gotta do
[02:32.10] You got to tell 'em just like that, ya know what I'm sayin'?
[02:35.38] 'Cause yo, lemme tell you a lil' something man
[02:37.56] These brothers runnin; around, hard-headed
[02:40.08] They get a lil' jealous, you know what I'm sayin'?
[02:42.24] Just like that! You know, they try to bring you down wit 'em
[02:44.78] But yo, Chuck, you got to tell 'em just like that
[02:47.82] So it's time to leave you a preview
[02:50.25] So you too can review what we do
[02:52.76] 20 years in this business, how you sell soul?
[02:55.01] Gee whiz, people bear witness (just like that)
[02:57.55] Thank you for lettin' us be ourselves
[02:59.95] So don't mind me if I repeat myself
[03:02.13] These simple lines be good for your health
[03:04.38] To keep them crime rhymes on the shelf (just like that)
[03:07.04] Live, love life like you just don't care
[03:09.69] Five thousand leaders never scared
[03:11.92] "Bring the Noise," it's the moment they feared
[03:14.44] Get up! Still a beautiful idea (just like that)
[03:16.68] Hard (get up!)
[03:17.55] Throw your hands in the air (just like that)
[03:18.93] Hard (get up!)
[03:19.93] Yeah, show no fear (just like that)
[03:21.58] Hard (get up!)
[03:22.15] If y'all really care (just like that)
[03:23.85] Hard (P, 20 years!)
[03:25.07] Just like that (now get up!)
[03:26.02] Yeah, that's right, we Public Enemy number one in New York
[03:29.31] Public Enemy number one in Philly, Public Enemy number one in D.C.
[03:33.01] Public Enemy number one in Cleveland, Ohio (we're harder than you think)
[03:35.64] Also we're Public Enemy number one in St. Louis
[03:38.06] (It's a beautiful thing) Public Enemy number one in New Jersey
[03:40.42] And bust it, we also Public Enemy number one in Cincinnatti, (we're harder than you think)
[03:43.62] And Atlanta, even Public Enemy number one in Chicago
[03:46.83] Public Enemy number one in Detroit (it's a beautiful thing)
[03:48.81] Public Enemy number one in Oakland
[03:50.77] (We're harder than you think) Public Enemy number one in Baltimore
[03:53.02] Public Enemy number one in Miami, Public Enemy number one in Indiana
[03:57.33] Also Public Enemy number one in L.A. (It's a beautiful thing indeed)
[04:00.03] Also we're Public Enemy number one in Alabama, y'all (we're harder, than you think!)
[04:03.58] Public Enemy number one in Tennesee, Public Enemy number one in Mississippi
[04:08.25] (Just like that, just like that, just like that)
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