I practical jokes just to get a laugh I put roaches in my bubblebath But anyway, one day she upon me She said, "Lyte, an emergency"
My next door had an errand to run I said, "Why Ms. Davis, ask son" She said, "Ricky's at his grandmother's" I said, "Well, what Tommy, the younger brother?"
She said, "See, umm, at the pharmacy" I said, "He'll be soon how much longer could it be?" She said, "C'mon, please, it's a trip uptown If you leave right now, be back before sundown
Hurry up, there's not a to spare It positively has to get there" Umm, I contemplated then I played a good the car, then she threw the package in
It absolutely, has to get there It absolutely, has to get there It absolutely, positively has to get It absolutely, positively got to get
out the music on the FDR Not far me was a DT car So I eased up selector, 55 the But on the FDR, 40 is the
Here they come, on I could see myself in 'til the break of dawn But they rolled right by, it wasn't me was after A little red corvette, they was to capture
Dread I sweat so I set down my jacket Look up ahead, now that's what I call to an exit and I made my way through Couldn't when I hit First Avenue
On a ass, just about to crash Looked at the and the shit said no gas Zero, nada, in here, see In car terms the was on empty
Got out and pushed the to the side Hailed a cab then I a quick ride To the house of inflation, yes, the gas Gave a little tip to my appreciation
Got back to the ave where I my car It wasn't but it couldn't have gone far Damn, I have got towed Tried to figure out how much I owed
Went to the pound and I paid my that was the worst, you ain't heard nothin' yet Bumped into that Sam, I used to see And like always, out, give me money In my tank was a worth of gas I had to get to a nice machine fast
It absolutely, has to get there It absolutely, positively got to get It absolutely, got to get there It absolutely, positively has to get
As I left the bank to back to the BM Couldn't what my eyes were seein' Looked at the tire, it was flat While the three were so damn fat
A brother walked by and offered his Ordinarily I woulda did the myself But he changed it quick, so I him a ten I go on this journey again
Went to the gas to fill it up When a crackhead from grabbed the pump I said, "Look, I don't need your today" And I the motherfucker and he was on his way
Oops, a cat, shit, Fur on my tires and all What's this, a stroke of bad But at point, I don't even give a fuck
I got to get the to the destination No matter the confrontation I arrive, bag in my Lookin' for a named Pam
She opened the bag, it was tight and snug But in bag, yo, in that bag 45, what, it was a box of Q-tips A box of Q-tips, man