Me & My Microphone

[Intro: A+] Yeah, son I'm the truth, son, what you wanna do, son? Yo, this a story about me and my first love, y'knahmean? Yeah, son, hit it off [Verse 1: A+ & Q-Tip] We hooked up at a party and been down ever since When I first stepped to her, I was nervous and tense Didn't know which rap to kick (What?), I went freestyle Straight off the top (Uh-huh), with suckers on the side just clocked She must've liked my flow, 'cause after that we got close (Yeah) Spendin' long weekends freakin' up and down the East Coast We got intimate, deep as the pacific (Ha, ha, ha) The chemistry was meant to be, so now we married without the ministry Up in this industry tryna get this platinum (Yeah) Many rappers tried to tap her (What?), it wasn't happenin' (Uh-huh) I watched her from afar (Yeah), starin' at her like a fan (Fan) And now I got her in the palm of my right hand forever As long as we can stick together I guarantee you we blow up (Yeah), 'cause with her I'm a trendsetter (Ha) We signed a contract for yo, it's me and you Meet you at the top of the charts, where the skies are blue (Yo, yo, yo) [Chorus: Q-Tip & A+] God bless the child that could hold his own It's just me, myself and my microphone Yo, you gotta stick with it, dun, you can't leave it alone It's just me, myself and my microphone (Uh) No matter where you plug it, on the road or at home It's just me (Uh), myself and my microphone Uh, God bless the child that could hold his own It's just me, myself and my microphone (Get 'em, A, get 'em, get 'em) [Verse 2: A+ & Q-Tip] My girl can't understand all this time we spend together (Yeah) I tried to tell her (Tell her), it's strictly business (What?) She said she has a witness (Uh-huh), who saw us comin' out the hotel ('Tel) Nosy people always gotta run and go tell But it was just a tour date, I had to do a show (What?) So next time tell your friend to talk what she know I wouldn't trade this shit for the world (Nah) In fact, you better check yourself (Yeah), 'cause I can always find another girl (Word up) The microphone is my first love, my true companion When I rap into it, people think that I'm romancin' ('Mancin') I'm havin visions of foldin' it tight Just me and you, a phat track beneath the spotlight (Right) We been through the ruckus together, handle that beef MCs got damaged in cyphers on they own streets So La Di Da Di (What?), forget a shotty (Yeah) I put a hole in your body with my lyrics when I rock a party (Uh, uh, uh) [Chorus: Q-Tip & A+] God bless the child that could hold his own It's just me, myself and my microphone You gotta stick with it, dun, you can't leave it alone It's just me (Yeah), myself and my microphone No matter where you plug it, on the road or at home It's just me, myself and my microphone (Yeah, yeah) God bless the child that could hold his own It's just me, myself and my microphone (Uh, uh, like that) [Verse 3: A+] I hit her in the back of a club and no one showed her love In fact, it was a seminar, you know how some women are Takin' up my time (Ha), I tried to stay committed (Right) Kedar and the Smith Brothers made me stick with it Now we politickin', on a mission tryna make decisions (Yeah) To keep her on the cut and work just like a circumcision Static in our relationship, it's all distorted The lines of communication, they got shorted I can't ignore it (Yeah), you know I couldn't afford it To have this world tour planned for us, abort it Now I'm on some shit, rollin' with my clique The mic is my companion, that's all and that's it, baby boy [Chorus: Q-Tip & A+] God bless the child that could hold his own It's just me, myself and my microphone You gotta stick with it, dun, you can't leave it alone It's just me, myself and my microphone (Yeah, yeah) No matter where you plug it, on the road or at home It's just me, myself and my microphone (Uh, yeah) God bless the child that could hold his own It's just me, myself and my microphone [Outro: A+] Like that, one time for your mind Mmm, real, son, keep it real, son Me and my microphone stay together forever A+ and Q-Tip like this Smith Brothers in the spot, you know I'm sayin'?