[00:00.00] 作词 : Masta Ace
[00:04.71]"i got ta" (repeat 4x)
[00:13.41](i got ta) pick up the mic on a soul tip
[00:15.72](i got ta) run you down like a polo skip
[00:18.54](i got ta) rip mc's like a paper bag
[00:20.85](i got ta) wear a disguise to escape a nag
[00:23.16](i got ta) go to my shows in a limosine, but
[00:25.02](i got ta) stay in touch with my inner scene
[00:27.30](i got ta) keep my house nice and tidy
[00:29.61](i got ta) learn a lot about the whitey
[00:31.98](i got ta) buy a house with all my riches
[00:34.20](i got ta) invest the rest, avoid the diches
[00:36.60](i got ta) eat my frank with mustard only
[00:38.70](i got ta) call up a friend when i get lonely
[00:41.22](i got ta) do enough shows cause the rent's due
[00:43.50](i got ta) get paid, cause it makes sense to
[00:45.69](i got ta) uplift rap on its perspective
[00:48.06](i got ta) help all those that aren't connected
[00:50.79](i got ta) give a girl enough affection
[00:52.71](i got ta) turn a heart in my direction
[00:55.02](i got ta) grab the mic from the stage and
[00:57.33](i got ta) drop more spice than a cajun
[00:59.64](i got ta) smoke mc's like a cigarette
[01:01.92](i got ta) rap in a style they can't figure yet
[01:04.23](i got ta) teach the youth that they capable
[01:07.02](i got ta) show the ghetto is escapable
[01:08.70](i got ta) walk soft, but carry a big stick
[01:11.61](i got ta) wise up, and stop being pigged quick
[01:13.89](i got ta) manifest words til they understood
[01:16.26](i got ta) make more noise than thunder could
[01:18.21](i got ta) play an mc like a sham shirt
[01:20.52]So step back, cause you gonna get slammed, squirt
[01:22.80](i got ta) get on the floor with a fly step
[01:25.05](i got ta) come on strong like a bicep
[01:27.39](i got ta) ball up my fist, that's the power sign
[01:29.79]And mc's clean up your act cause it's shower time
[01:32.07](i got ta) drop my rhymes like a sandbag
[01:34.14](i got ta) pick up the microphone and rag
[01:37.08]Mc's who try to be better than
[01:38.94](i got ta) heat up the party like a sweater can
[01:41.07](i got ta) learn from the mistakes that i've made
[01:44.10](i got ta) walk whatever path is laid
[01:45.84](i got ta) let things fall where they may
[01:48.03](i got ta) live my life by the day
[01:51.00](i got ta) help out a friend that's in trouble
[01:52.77](i got ta) tell 'em we all have to struggle
[01:55.11](i got ta) go to school with the other man
[01:57.42](i got ta) get as close as i can
[01:59.43](i got ta) know what he knows to know him
[02:01.95]And then my chance to survive is less grim
[02:04.38](i got ta) also have knowledge of self, though
[02:06.51](i got ta) learn that, plus achieve wealth, yo
[02:09.36](i got ta) get that wealth for my family
[02:11.46]And community and still live happily
[02:13.68]Not ever after, cause life ain't a fairytale
[02:16.32](i got ta) stay on my toes and i'll never fail
[02:18.60](i got ta) carry the crowd like a duffle bag
[02:20.43]You saw me score and you still wanna scuffle? dag
[02:23.25](i got ta) admit you got a lot of heart, kid
[02:25.29]You better run like somebody smart did
[02:27.54](i got ta) remember the benz that my man drove
[02:30.03]Now it's all smashed up in a grove
[02:32.10](i got ta) recall the first day he bought it, though
[02:34.68]And as he boasted and posted i said "so?"
[02:37.11](i got ta) say he was the man among back
[02:39.09]Ten workers on the ave selling smack
[02:41.31]On saturday, he made his last mistake, so now
[02:43.68](i got ta) buy a suit for his wake
[02:45.54]"i got ta" (repeat 4x)
[02:55.50]I got to avoid surrounding myself with too many materialistic things
[03:00.99]But i got to enjoy the life of the law-abiding black kings
[03:05.07]I gotta motivate others to achieve and become a part of this elite group
[03:09.54]And that's what the struggle for equality is really about, troop
[03:14.04]I got to understand the pain and strife of the next man
[03:18.57]So i got avoid flaunting, showing off, and high posting if i can
[03:23.70]I got to make sure that action is understood comepletely by all followers
[03:28.14]I got to convert the color of you shirt from blue to white collars
[03:32.61]I got to close my eyes, ball up my fist, and thank god for the freedom of speech
[03:37.41]Then i got to use my knowledge of the english language to write songs that teach
[03:41.22]"i got ta" (repeat 6x)
[03:56.10]I want to say peace to dj mister cee, steady pace, the whole action posse
[04:01.86]The whole action posse, the whole action to the third power movement
[04:07.59]And everybody that believed in master ace