He man, I've seen ya, think ya rockin' it on the floor...
You look like a moron! Who let you in the door?
To put the question bluntly: maybe your feet's deformed.
They should slap you in the teeth when you put your dancing shoes on.
You can't dance!

Why don't you just nail your feet to the floor?
Homeboy, what's the use?
Anytime you wanna step aside a party,
first think of an excuse.
You dance like a fat old lady
not sayin' that fat old ladies ain't nice,
but every time you try to get one move right.
the old lady then did it twice.
You can't dance!

You've been a dancing disco disaster,
the worst I ever saw.
They should dropkick you on the neck
and drag you off the floor.
In every discotheque, I see you there
in the middle of the crowd,
looking like you got eight or nine left feet dragging all around.
You can't dance!

Take my advice, don't move!
You'll never get the knack.
If I danced like you I'd sneak out the party
and wouldn't be coming back.
On the floor you're a dinosaur, yeah boy, that's how you move.
You look like Ralph Cramden(?) or a Donald Duck cartoon.
You can't dance!

You wanna come to my party?
I wouldn't give you a chance.
You tried to take breakdance lessons,
ended up in an ambulance.
Wouldn't it be funny if they put you on solid gold?
You dance like you got arthritis already,
what'll happen when you get old?
You can't dance!

Why are you so stiff?
Is it something that your mother did?
Maybe you grew up around "can't dance" people
when you were a "can't dance" kid.
You live in a "can't dance" house,
went out in a "can't dance" car,
your doofy "can't dance" father
got drunk in a "can't dance" bar.
You take a "can't dance" bath,
put on your "can't dance" cologne.
Go out to a "can't dance" party
so you wouldn't have to "can't dance" all alone.
You can't dance!

Homeboy, will you please get off the floor, you moron?

Verse

Knuckleheads spreadin' gossip all over town
Every time I drive by you're just standin' around
Hundred-bottles in your pocket, forty-dog in your hand
Don't you know you're just a worker and your boss is my man?
L.L. this, L.L. that, soon as I walk in the place
I wanna take my gun and shoot you in your muthafuckin' face
You're playin' me too close with the schemin' and games
I guess the beef and the bullshit is the price of fame
Movies, records, goin' on tour
Twenty-thousand people hip-hoppin' on the floor
Whole parties body-rockin', and everything's chill
Get back to New York, and the suckers act ill
See I fought with the devil, made a promise to God
I have experience in goin' all the way to the top
It's harder harder than hard
All the suckers are barred
You used to try to talk down now your ego is scarred
See the problem is you want what another man has
His car, his wife, or his razzamatazz
But that's weak, you gotta do work on your own
cuz when you're rich you got friends
but when you're poor you're alone
So get your own on your own, it'll strengthen your soul
Stop livin' off your parents like you're three years old
Instead of walkin' like you're limp and talkin' yang about me
why don't you take your monkey-ass and get a college degree?
Or write a rhyme and ride a bike and try to live carefree
Hope my message reaches you before you're seventy-three
A old man, when people ask you what you did with your life
you'll say "I hated L.L. and I carried a big knife"
Every day is a chase, every day is a race
and every day you're being overpowered by my bass
Too much juice to be a deuce, I had to be a ace
It's like the fire's in my eyes and the gun's in my face
I'm stompin' stupid knuckleheads until they bleed
I'm the leader of the show, so it's up to me to lead
I'mma lead you away from drugs and petty crime
Lead you away from wack beats and rhyme
Lead you to that ticket line
so you can come in my show and watch the stars shine
Get busy, not dizzy, wanna teach the young
The last man who didn't listen ended up gettin' hung
Not that I killed him, it's just
He didn't wanna trust
the words of a master that's why you must
Take heed to the speech, it's gonna reach your ear
Don't try to say you can't hear cuz the words are clear
Throwin' flurries, punks scurry and I bury the rest
You better hurry up and rock a rhyme and give it your best
Cuz tonight's the night we gonna see the big fight
Twelve-gauge on the stage in case it don't go right
E-Love drives a tank, he's strong like a truck
If you're cryin' while you're dyin' we ain't givin' a fuck
L.L. Cool J is on the microphone
tellin' all you punk ducks "Leave me the hell alone"
Cuz I'm rated X, born to snap necks
Straight up and down, no special effects
I'm the professor, the teacher, the hip-hop dean
If Russia bombed the U.S., they'd be scared to touch Queens
Cuz that's where I live, and this is what I give
Turnin' top-notch crews into fugitives
They run, they frightened, they hide from King Titan
like a sniper when he's shootin' or a viper when he's bitin'
Here I am, tellin' the truth
and I'm spreadin' the word to my fellow youth
It goes man-to-man and jam-to-jam
I got hip-hop, rock, and love song fans
All you petty MC's in the state of New York
Gettin' a thousand for a show but you still wanna squawk
Can't get a decent contract, your beats ain't workin'
Dogged-out Pumas plus you're manager's jerkin'
Your mic sounds weak, remember that skeezer
I'm badder than Napoleon, Hitler or Caesar
I'm a hitman, but I'm not for hire
Fly girl's desire, the man you admire
Not only on the stage, I rock in the park
and I'm a killer in the daytime, and worse after dark
So don't never ever mess with the king of the sound
L.L. Cool J, the baddest around.

Yeah, uh-uh {Hoo...}
Word up
And this here New York City {Mmm...ha...}
Word up {Take me away, baby}
Uh-uh-uh-uh

Damn, you and your man had beef
So he left you uptown, teary-eyed on a back street
For me to scoop up in a Bentley drop
Long as God hold me down, you know I had to stop
What the deal, ma, you wanna use my cell
You runnin’ solo, this block foul as hell
You said, "My ex be beatin’ on me
He mad jealous, even though he be cheatin’ on me," mmm
I said, "Miss, let me tell you somethin’
‘Bout who’s makin’ major moves and who’s frontin’, huh
Who’s talkin’ loud but ain’t sayin’ nothin’
And those who hit the one they wanna keep frontin’
He don’t appreciate the well till it run dry
Love is blind, it’s hard to say goodbye
The smart birds choose to fly
‘Cause we livin’ in a hope, girlfriend, let’s do or
die"
Here’s my definition of love everlastin’
I would trade all my cash in for passion
Tiffany jewels and designer fashions
To hear happiness is mine for the askin’
Every day on my knees I pray
That I would run into someone that made me feel this
way
What you think, you wanna ride with L
Some things are meant to be, baby, you never could
tell

Every night, every day
I just sit and dream about you
{You and me}
You and me (Uh-uh, come on) {Uh-huh}
"Hold me tight" I used to say
Take your love to ever after
{Baby, you and me, yeah, yeah}
You and me

Now we dippin’ on a FDR
Here’s one of them lucky nights when you could peep
out the stars
We speak without talkin’ and the world is ours
When I glance over at ya I could feel your power
You schemin’ L want a one night stand
I’m schemin’ ‘cause you probably in love with a man
But we keep on rollin’, hopin’ there’s somethin’ more
Dreamin’ about tomorrow and what life got in store
Livin’ no drama, we could chill, relax
Sex all night, in the morn’ count stacks
Sip Grand Marnier and maybe puff a dime sack
But only in moderation, we ain’t livin’ like that, you
heard
We tented up the Tavern on the Green
To talk about love ‘cause the game’s extreme
The best of abuse and everything in between
‘Cause I want you to think of me when you need someone
to lean on
I’m from Queens, I’mma rep to the fullest
But I’d rather chill with you ‘stead of dodgin’
bullets
Flock in the stash I don’t really wanna pull it
On some so-called thug cat that’s thinkin’
independence
He said you’re fair, be ridin’ your nerves
And you hate him for never givin’ you the life you
deserve
Remember the one you hold a grudge is foul
And everything you ever wanted is puttin’ him down, so

{Baby every night} Every night, every day {Yeah...}
I just sit and dream about you (Uh)
{Oh, you and me, baby} (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
You and me {Oh...ooh...oh...ooh...yeah...}
"Hold me tight" I used to say
Take our love to ever after
{Oh, you and me, baby}
You and me {Ah, yeah}

I promise you dreams do come true
There’s trials and tribulations that we all go through
When your heart’s bleedin’, how could the sky seem
blue
But listen up, Shorty, this is what I wanna do
Be there for you, baby, care for you
When my dogs stare at you, never sharin’ you
And to my ex-girfriend, never comparin’ you
Do the things that your ex-lover dare to do
Time to bounce, baby, I’m takin’ you home
Look at the moonlight sparkle on the 20 inch chrome
The rocks on my hand got a life of they own
Plus a blend James bumpin’ and it’s settin’ the tone
Should I jet to the hotel, is now the right time
Or should I be decent and explore your mind
You said you grew up in the ghetto and I heard you’re
hard
Tried to live smart but your dreams fell apart
You dated hustlers and born customers
They totally destroyed whatever trust there was
Now you hate men and everything they stand for
‘Cause you want to be treated like a queen not a w****
Close you eyes, don’t be afraid to dream
Open your heart to this cat from Queen
Whatever you wanna do, however you wanna do it
Back to back, baby, we could get each other through it

{Oh, every, yeah, yeah} Every night, every day (Know
what I mean)
I just sit and dream about you (Word up)
{Baby, you and me, baby}
You and me (Yeah, yeah)
{Hold me tight} "Hold me tight" I used to say (Come
on, come on)
Take your love to ever after (Come on)
{You and me, yeah...}
You and me

I just want you to think about that, you know what I’m
sayin’
Late at night when you layin’ there
And you feel like the whole world is fallin’ around
you
Remember these words that I said
There’s somebody out there for you, baby
Might be me, you never know
Word up, stay strong, Shorty
Keep your eyes up to the sky, you know what I’m sayin’
And let nobody tell you, you can’t make it
Don’t let nobody around you tell you
That it ain’t possible to make your dreams come true
Word up, uh
Know what I mean
It’s real
Queens representin’, rock on

Every night, every day
I just sit and dream about you
{You and me, yeah, yeah}
You and me {Hey...yeah}
"Hold me tight" I used to say
Take your love to ever after
{Makin’ love, baby, you and me}
You and me {I’m dreamin’ ‘bout you, baby}

Every night, every day
I just sit and dream about you
{He don’t treat me like you do}
You and me {Oh...oh...}
"Hold me tight" I used to say

I can shut a n**** down so quick my sounds so sick 
My talents spread around while I'm holdin my d*** 
My dingling s*** flip emaculate 
Evolutionary flows y'all want more dough 
Make wit the best get the best all the rest hit 'em less 
Rip a n**** from the East to the West 
Just a lyrical maze lyrical days 
God works in mysterious ways 
I'm the warlord of war relieve the raw dog 
n****s ain't even comin close to my low score 
n****s fleein when I'm rippin on the hard core beat 
That's slammin through your jeep like a 44 Mack to your back 
n**** L never got rip by a track 
I don't f*** around, always come back 
For the lyrical miracle day one platinum plaque right off the back 
Looked at every n**** wit the mic on my arm 
A time-bomb blowin up ring the alarm 
Cool double O flow well to the LL 
I'm leave the world looking hard as hell 


[chorus: (8x) 
I shut 'em down 
(Get Off Me!!, You Can't Hold Me!!)] 


[2nd verse] 
To the next plateau n****s bet my flow 
Betta bet I role wit more control 
Gotta bring the heat that eliminate who can't compete 
Spit razors to rip the beat 
Relentless endless friendless when it comes to the lyrical mack 
Now off my back stack 'em drag 'em now feds waggin 
Hear you fassen place on the blood of my veins without passion 
Mashin take a little time to think the rhyme out 
How to find out 
Bump and grind out 
Pump the lines out 
I'ma show what the microphone is all about without doubt 
C to the double O bounce in the bubble eye limo 
No I ain't checkin for you bull s*** demo 
Everytime you hear me in a battle I'm lethal 
n**** too sweet 'n low you aint equal 


[chorus 2: 
I shut 'em down (16x) 
(after the 8th time)Get Off Me!!, You Can't Hold Me!!)] 


[3rd verse] 
I can take you to the level if I let my phantom 
n**** bout to rule the world wit one anthem 
Kidnapped rap for a handsome ransom 
Smoke a little Branson on the side of the mansion 
Keep it thugged out even when a n**** dancing 
Branson make that trans and keep it dancing 
I'ma m***er every n**** in the game 
Can't stand the rain 
f*** a maintain 
Gotta leave the world in flames 
n**** wanna live life stay out of my lanes 
Tryin to read my name 
Here's a m***erous combo wit you on your pain 
Sideways stimulator bringin the flames 
n****s wanna feel me spit the whole clips 
Sing along it will split your lip 
45 wit an name on the grip 
n****s said you wanna batlle 
n**** now talk s*** 


(repeat chorus) 
n****, get off me! 
n****, get off me! 
n****, get off me!

{We about to set this motherfucker off in here tonight!}
{It be like da, da, da-da-da, da}
{This that real shit dawg, real shit dawg.. c'mon, c'mon, come}
{What you say?} Mr. Smith
{Nigga, what you say?} I said my name is Mr. Smith
{Yo, I want you to state the business}
{You know what I want y'all to do?} Do your thing, do your thing, uhh

[Chorus]
{I said put your hands in the motherfuckin air - where?}
{Put your hands in the motherfuckin air}
{I know you like hoes} Yes {I know you got cars} Yes
{I know you spit bars} Yes {I know you like stars}
{But put your hands in the motherfuckin air - you hear me?}
{Put your hands in the motherfuckin air - LADIES}
{I know your nails done} Yes {I know your hair done} Yes
{I know your toes done} Yes {I know you look good - bitch}
{But put your hands in the motherfuckin air - right}
{Put your hands in the motherfuckin air - c'mon, c'mon}
{BITCH!} Uhh {BITCH!} Uhh uhh
{BITCH!} Uhh {BITCH!} Uhh uhh

[LL Cool J]
Papi way too pimply to live this fast life simply
Please squeeze at them twin armored Bentleys, I love envy
Evidently, the pesos made 'em resent me
Cause I clown on 'em, pull they broad gently, leave the bar empty
I pimp Benzoes, you smell cherry air freshener
Leather and indo, I cruise slow spit slick lingo
You might mingle with more stars than Ringo
on the beach in Santo Domingo lightin trees with singles
But I'm a mandingo I make your guts tingle
'til your doorknockers jingle, stack chips like Pringles
Ball like the Bengals, spread love like Kris Kringle
Get paid off the single, let them dollars co-mingle
Baby, baby, deep dish is chrome, navy
Gray interior you feel inferior, it's crazy
It's over baby your vision's hazy they plantin daisies
You tried to play me but couldn't fade me that's why they pay me

[Chorus] w/ minor variations

[LL Cool J]
Since I dropped "I'm Bad" I've been in Jags with nickle bags
Hoes I had give better blows than Felix Trinidad
One I had flew her Benz in from Baghdad
with personalized tags, chrome mags and Prada bags
I refused to stab, now she cryin in the rehab
Wishin while reminiscin about all the sessions we had
You knew all the positions to keep me on a mission
Put the Playstation 2 in your Limited Expedition
You're the mami I kept dipped, slept wit, crept wit
Once you got needy and greedy sweetie I flipped like a brick
Sharin my oochie spendin my chips
like I'm up in the Bricks politickin for new flicks
On the FreakNik tip, grabbin your phattie on the 6
I ain't faded by them hips
I split, just like Xzibit from Tha Liks (X)
I got major bread to break
Recipes for cake, keys to V's and estates, I'm straight

[Chorus] w/ minor variations

[LL Cool J]
Ride.. aww yeah, that's crazy
E Mr. New York Knicks, B. Daltry
Violators, "Rock the Bells"
T Rhone, get money, Markee, we doin this
{Violator, Violator 2, 2, we out - freeze!}