Fugees - The Mask Lyrics
[chorus]Have you ever worn the mask one-two one-two,M to the a to the s to the kPut the mask upon the face just to make the next day,Feds be hawkin meJokers be stalking me,I walk the streets and camouflage my identity,My posse in the brooklyn wear the mask.My crew in the jersey wear the mask.Stick up kids doing boogie woogie wear the mask.Yeah everybody wear da mask but how long will it last.[clef]I used to work at burger king. a king taking orders.Punching my clock. now Im wanted by the manager.Soupin me up sayin your a nice worker,How would you like a quarter raise, move up the registerLarge in charge, but cha gotta be my spy,Come back and tell me whos baggin my fries,Getting high on company time.Hell no sirree, wrong m.c.Why should I be a spy, when you spying me,And you see whatcha thought ya saw but never seen.Ya missed ya last move, checkmate! crown me king,Hold my 22 pistol whipped him in his face.Hired now Im fired, sold bud now Im wired,Eyes pitch red but da beat bop my headHit the streets for relief, I bumped into the feds,I got kidnapped they took me to d.c.,Have me working underground building missiles for world war iii.[chorus]M to the a to the s to the k,Put the mask up on the face just to make the next day.Brothers be gaming, ladies be claiming.I walk the streets and camouflage my identity.My posse uptown wear the mask.My crew in the queens wear the mask.Stick up kids with the tommy hil wear the mask.Yeah everbody wear the mask but how long will it last.[lauryn]I thought he was the wonder, and I was stunned by his lips,Taking sips sipping amaretto sour with a twist,Shook my hips to the bass line, this joker grabbed my waistline,Putting pressure on my spine trying to get l-boog to wind,I backed up off him then caught him with five finger to his face,I had to put him in his place,This kids invading my space,But then I recognized the smile, but I couldnt place the style,So many fronts in his mouth, I thought he was the golden child,Then it hit me thats tariq from off the street around grams.I havent seeen him since fifteen, when he got booked for doing scams.I tried to walk away but he wouldnt let me leave,He ran up quick behind me asking, yo what happened to my niggaSteve?Steve was like this kid I went with back in grammar school.I chuckled knucklehead I seen him yesterday hes cool,Hes busted, so who you checking for now?Probably some intellectual.I kept the conversation straight and he kept trying to make it sexual.Then his old lady tried to play me waved her hands up in my face,Yo I told her check your man cause ***** you acting out of place.[chorus]M to the a to the s to the k,Put the mask up on the face just to make the next day.Brothers be gaming, ladies be claiming.I walk the streets and camouflage my identity.My posse uptown wear the mask.My crew in the queens wear the mask.Stick up kids with the tommy hil wear the mask.Yeah everbody wear the mask but how long will it last.[praz]3 a.m. in the morning on the boulevard,Im still at large engaged with my entourage,Me and godfather and a 67 dodge.I stepped out the note to post up my guardSearching for my car that was stolen from scotland yard.My first instinct was to check the chop shop garage.As I rung the bell someone tapped me on my back,I turned around to look it was a rookie in a mask.He said, I got a itchin on my trigger,Dont move nigga Im taking you for murder.See cops got two faces like two laces on my reeboks.My knees knock as I step back for a claear shot,Well did you shoot him? naw kid I didnt have the balls,Thats when I realized Im pumpintoo much biggie smalls.[chorus]M to the a to the s to the k,Put the mask up on the face just to make the next day.Brothers be gaming, ladies be claiming.I walk the streets and camouflage my identity.My posse uptown wear the mask.My crew in the queens wear the mask.Stick up kids with the tommy hil wear the mask.Yeah everbody wear the mask but how long will it
