Children ONE AND TWO, HE'S COMIN' YOU THREE AND FOUR, YOU BETTER THE DOOR AND SIX, AIN'T NO SELFATRIX SEVEN AND EIGHT, THE ON HIS WAY CLOSE YOUR EYES, WE RISE, CAN YOU HERE M? RUNNIN', RUNNIN', RUNNIN', RUNNIN'.... OH CAN YOU HIM COMIN' IS THE YOU BETTER KEEP RUNNIN'
RAP 1. ALWAYS BELIEVE IN EVER YOU SAY OR DO THAT'S THE POINT WHY I CAN'T SAY I LOVE YOU I GOT MORE A THOUSAND PROBLEMS ON MY MIND I'M COMMIN' FROM THE AND LIGHT'S SO HARD TO FIND CAN'T CONCENTRATE I STEADY CONTROL THE PAIN IN MY BRAIN ME WANNA EXPLODE THE FUGEES DAY AND NIGCHT SEARCHIN' FOR THE SCORE TO BRING THE VIBES I'LL BE THE KEY TO YOUR IT ALL OFF WITH A GLASS OF WINE BUT NOW I NEED NINE TO FEEL FINE I SIGN SOMEBODY HELP ME OR I'M GONNA DIE DON'T BE SHY ASK WHY PASSIN' ME BY THE BEST IN LIFE IS WHAT I HEARD ARE FREE JACKSON WILL DEFINATELY TELL YOU THE STORY IT'S THE FLOWIN' ON THE MIC THE FLAVA IN YOUR EAR TO BE OR NOT TO BE
CAN YOU HIM COMIN, YEAH CAN YOU HIM COMIN CAN YOU HEAR HIM COMIN, IT'S THE DARKMAN, COMIN' FOR ASS BOY
RAP 2. I TAKE A IN THE MIRROR I SEE SOMETIN' WRONG LAST YEAR I WAS STRONG SOMEBODY PLEASE THE HORNS DAILY TACTICS AND I PRAY LORD FORGIVE ME AND SHOW ME THE WAY TO THE LIGHT AND THE CALLED PARADISE NO MATTER OR HOW IF I SHOULD I'LL FIGHT YOU BETTER BE READY BEFORE YOU CAME TO THE NO MY FRIEND ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE IT ALWAYS COMES HARD AND IN MY FACE BUT MY MAN THAT THE DEAL THAT THE RULE OF THE GAME THAT WE EVERYDAY CAN I SAY REAL BROTHERS DIE 'TILL THEY GET THEIR PEACE OF THE CAKE GO FOR IT GO GET YOURS ON THE COURSE PHYSICAL FORCE LIKE A NO DOUBT WITHOUT A PAUSE FLOWIN' ON THE MIC WITH THE IN YOUR EAR TO BE OR NOT TO BE
2: DARKMAN'S COMIN' FOR YOU, SO WHATCHA GONNA DO, ON RUNNIN' DARKMAN'S COMIN' FOR YOU, SO WHATCHA DO, ON RUNNIN OALL NIGHT LONG, YEAH KNOCKIN' AT DOOR, YOU KNOW YOU GOT THE SCORE
Rap 3. MAMA ALWAYS SAID SON YOU REEP YOU SOW BUT TODAY NOW I KNOW I CAN IT TROUGH MY BODY AND SOUL SEPARATE THE FROM THE BAD YOU BETTER DO YOUR OWN THAN ENDING UP SAD IT MADE ME MAD I DIDN'T THE CHANCE TO ASK DAD NIGHTMARES IN MY SLEEP I WAKE UP AND SCARED WHO CARES A BOY IN YOUNG YEARS ALL IN WAS TO SEE THE IN FULL GEAR YEAH HERE I COME HERE I AM I SLAM WITH THE CLIQUE WITH ANOTHER DOPE PARTYJAM LOOK FOR WHAT YOU WANT AND FINALLY SUCCEED AND DREAM WILL COME TRUE YES INDEED MAKE A SMALL STEP FORWARD A BIG STEP BACK ANY OTHER DIRECTION PROBABLY BREAK YOUR NECK IT'S THE DARKMAN ON THE MIC WITH THE IN YOUR EAR TO BE OR NOT TO BE
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