Janelle Monáe - Crazy, Classic, Life Lyrics
[Intro]You told us we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; among these are life, liberty, and the—and the pursuit of happiness[Verse 1]Young, black, wild and free***** on a limousine (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)Riding through the hood real slowI love it when we smell the trees (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)I just wanna party hardSex in the swimming pool (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)I don't need a lot of cashI just wanna break the rules (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)[Pre-Chorus]We don't need another rulerAll of my friends are kings (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)I'm not America's nightmareI'm the American dream (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)Just let me live my life[Chorus]I want a crazy, classic, lifeI want a crazy, classic, lifeSo if the world should end tonightI had a crazy, classic, life[Verse 2]I don't need a diamond ringI don't wanna waste my youth (Oh-oh, oh-oh)I don't wanna live on my kneesI just have to tell the truth, baby (Oh-oh, oh-oh)I don't wanna be let downI don't wanna cheat on you (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)I just wanna find a GodAnd I hope she loves me too (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)[Pre-Chorus]We don't need another rulerWe don't need another fool (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)I'm not America's nightmareI'm the American cool (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)Just let me live my life[Chorus]I want a crazy, classic, lifeI want a crazy, classic, lifeSo if the world should end tonightI had a crazy, classic, lifeI want a crazy, classic, lifeI want a crazy, classic, lifeSo if the world should end tonightI had a crazy, classic, lifeCrazy, classic, life[Outro]Handcuffed in a bandoWhite boy in his sandalsPolice like a RamboBlow it out, blow it out like a candle, SamboMe and you was friends, but to them, we the oppositeThe same mistake, I'm in jail, you on top of shitYou living life while I'm walking around moppin' shitTech kid, backpack, no, you a college kidAll I wanted was to break the rules like youAll I wanted was someone to love me tooBut no matter where it was I always stood outBlack Waldo dancing with the thick browsWe was both running ***** at the luauWe was both on shrooms praying face down, waist downRemember when they told you I was too black for ya?And now my black poppin' like a bra-strap on yaI was kicked out, said I'm too loudKicked out, said I'm too proudBut all I really ever felt was stressed outKinda like my afro when it's pressed out
