Shinehead - Family Affair

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[Spoken] This ain't no one man thing or one woman thing That solitary stuff ain't happenin' [Chorus] It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair [Verse 1] It was often hoped and they would pray That one day rap would fade away Throughout all this and much to their dismay Hah! Face the facts, rap is here to stay Fresh beats we come up with day to day Sells records, but the critics got somethin' to say Some of the time the same beat a rapper makes Is the same beat some ol' singer takes And makes a hit that's oh so acceptable Still yet rap's not respectable Double-standards, paradoxes, uh, so petty a task You go feet in your mouth and you fall on yo ass No man's an island, no man stands alone They build the home, yet refuses the cornerstone In the house of music you finally saw the light And said, yeah, it's a family affair [Chorus] It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair [Verse 2] Guilty parties, don't frown, be not provoked Remember, singin' and rappin' James Brown does both Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald To Frank Crocker to Gil Scott Heron You wanna know the beginnings of where we're at? When the great Louis and Cab Ella are using scat Segregationists make it a rough world to be in Africa, Europe, Asia the Caribbean Some of us get stranded and / or branded But don't stand around, "Here's lookin' at you, kid" Cause under the light, rockin' the mic's one of the hardest Things to do comin' up as an artist With evils of all kind breathin' down your neck It's hard to resist the temptation not wreck Everything from here to Zaire, Delaware, and Rio De Janeir' But I won't, because it's a family affair [Chorus] It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair [Verse 3] Now! A few celebs be on they on tip so much That after a while they just seem to lose touch With whom and when and what from whence they came Consequently, nothing's the same As when you started out with the homegrown ingredients So to thine own self be true and obedient Some of us get ahead while others might linger Let me not be the one to be pointin' the finger So far, so good, I didn't go Hollywood I feel much more comfy in my neighborhood Jump in a ride, gotta check out the avenue Unexpectedly roll up on some friends I knew Folks get older, but things remain the same I remember every face and most of the names Drink a few six packs or hang out and chit chat About this and that for hours because we go way back [Chorus] It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair [Verse 4] To break or not to break, that is the question I'm open to constructive suggestions The future, the present, or maybe the past tense It don't matter just as long as it makes sense Do the right thing, that is what I'm hopin' to I'm not a brother beyond being spoken to But right about now I'm a throw on some gear Step the rear, see ya, and I'm outta here Ain't nothin' like hangin' with the boys Fussin' around or just makin' a joyful noise The most higher way is live to see another day Business as usual and everything's okay Right about now we're gonna play some ball Later on, you can find us all in the dance hall From far and near, you know that people are gonna be there Yeah, it's a family affair [Chorus x3] It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair
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