Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think Lyrics
[Flavor Flav - Intro]Yo Chuck, bust a move manI was on my way up here to the studio, ya know what I'm sayin'?And this brother stop me and axe me,"Yo, wassup with that brother Chuckie D? He swear he nice"I said "Yo the brother don't swear he's nice, he KNOWS he's nice"Ya know what I'm sayin'?So Chuck, I got a feelin you turnin him into a Public Enemy, manNow remember that line you was kicking to meOn the way out to LA Lounge in QueensWhile we was in the car on our way to the ShopWell yo, right now kick the bass for them brothersAnd let 'em know, WHAT, GOES, ON![Chuck D. - overlaps last line syncing with Flav]WHAT, GOES, ON!Rolling Stones of the rap game, not braggin'Lips bigger than Jagger, not saggin'Spell it backwards, I'ma leave it at that...That ain't got nuttin to do with rapCheck the facts, expose those catsWho pose as heroes and take advantage of blacksYour government's gangster, so cut the crapA war goin on so where y'all at?"Fight the Power" comes great responsibility'F the Police' but who's stopping YOU from killlin me?Disaster, fiascos over a loop by P.E.If it's an I instead of we believin TVSpittin riches, *****es, and this new thing about snitchesWatch them asses move as the masses switchesSystem dissed them but barely missed herMy soul intention to save my brothers and sisters![Chorus 4X]Hard... (Get up! )JUST, LIKE, DAT[Flavor Flav - interlude]Yeah, that's right Chuck, manThat's what you gotta doYou got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT, ya know what I'm sayin?Cause yo, lemme tell you a lil something manThese brothers runnin around, hard-headed!They get a lil jealous, you know what I'm sayin?Just like that! You know, they try to bring you down wit 'emBut yo, Chuck, you got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT![Chuck D. - Verse Two]Screamin gangsta twenty years laterOf course endorsed while consciousness fadedNew generation believin them fables"Gangster Boogie" on two turntablesShow no love so it's easy to hate itDesecrated while the coroner waitedAny given Sunday, so where y'all rate it?Wit slavery, lynchin, and them drugs infiltratedI'm like that doll Chuckie, babyKeep comin back to live, love life like I'm crazyKeep it movin +Rising to the Top++Doug Fresh+ clean livin you don't stopRevolution means change, don't look at me strangeSo I can't repeat what other rappers be sayinYou don't stand for something, you fall for anythingHarder than you think, it's a beautiful thing[Chorus][Flavor Flav - interlude again]Yeah, that's right Chuck, manThat's what you gotta doYou got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT, ya know what I'm sayin?Cause yo, lemme tell you a lil something manThese brothers runnin around, hard-headed!They get a lil jealous, you know what I'm sayin?Just like that! You know, they try to bring you down wit 'emBut yo, Chuck, you got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT![Chuck D. – Verse Three]So it's time to leave you a previewSo you too can review what we do20 years in this business, How You Sell Soul?Gee whiz, people bear witnessThank you for lettin us be ourselvesSo don't mind me if I repeat myselfThese simple lines be good for your healthTo keep them crime rhymes on the shelfLive love life like you just don't careFive thousand leaders never scared"Bring the Noise," it's 'the moment they feared'Get up! Still a beautiful idea[Chorus][Chuck D. - overlaps chorus]Get up! - Throw yo hands in the airGet up and show no fear!Get up if y'all really care!P.E. 20 years, now get up![Flavor Flav - Outro]Yeah, that's right, we Public Enemy #1 in New YorkPublic Enemy #1 in Philly, Public Enemy #1 in D.C.Public Enemy #1 in Cleveland, Ohio (we're harder than you think)Also we're Public Enemy #1 in St. Louis(It's a beautiful thing) Public Enemy #1 in New JerseyAnd bust it, we also Public Enemy #1 in Cincinnatti, (we're harder than you think)And Atlanta, even Public Enemy #1 in Chicago, Public Enemy #1 in Detroit(It's a beautiful thing) Public Enemy #1 in Oakland,(We're harder than you think) Public Enemy #1 in BaltimorePublic Enemy #1 in Miami, Public Enemy #1 in IndianaAlso Public Enemy #1 in L.A. (it's a beautiful thing... indeed)Also Public Enemy #1 in Alabama, y'all (we're harder, than you think! )Public Enemy #1 in Tennesee, Public Enemy #1 in MississippiThe {?} of all the Public Enemies...[Flavor's outro finally fades as "JUST, LIKE, DAT"Is briefly heard thorught the song while the song fades]
