[Intro: Jackson 5 sample]
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
[Verse 1: CL Smooth]
First of all, you better count your blessings
'Cause when you got CL, now you got back all your connections
In return, while we live and we learn, then you know what it is
To only build a bigger future for the kids
In peace, in war, let's take it to the floor
Every time we take two steps, the crowd takes four
Lay the heat, how I come to the street, how I cut through the beef
Let me handle that, that's why you make me chief
It's packed, what they wanting is here
Can we weather the storm? "Six minutes, CL Smooth, you're on"
All the anger and the fear was in the dressing room prayer
That we came out to light it up and put it in the air
That's real, so holla back at ya boy, step aside, Leroy
To all my ladies who bought tickets, enjoy, 'cause
I spit it and you gotta get with it and you'll never forget it
Yes, I brought the best style, count 'em all
[Hook]
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
To the fans and to all my people that supported us
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
To the mama and the daddy and everything they taught us
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
Tell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with us
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
When it all goes down, baby – all we got is us
[Verse 2: CL Smooth]
Tell 'em this is history in the making, avoiding disasters
This run is for the green jacket I fit, the masters
My crew havin' business savvy, put it in through my office
The security is tight and the secretary is gorgeous
That's official, me and Pete in the lab, that's what they want
Pushin' that real Hip-Hop up to the front
The game's been good to me, preserved my youth
Not only did it capture my goals, it told me the truth
Look how my hustle made a living, paid and driven
C why they tour around the world, came to save us from prison
It's great, I'd rather love than hate
You think it fell out the sky, I'm here to tell you, why believe in faith
Hard work payin' off and them wishes comin' true
Vault open and you out to lunch, and left us two
Now you know we can't let that pass, to get that cash
We in the big numbers, count 'em all
[Hook]
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
To the fans and to all my people that supported us
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
To the mama and the daddy and everything they taught us
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
Tell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with us
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
When it all goes down, baby – all we got is us
[Verse 3: CL Smooth]
Why my Uncle Doc left me everything when he died
And when pop passed, two weeks later I cried
And when great grandma left, it all went crazy
Now all I had left was grandma Pam, that's my baby
Can't talk bad about me, she'd tell 'em
Why we need to give her all her roses while she could smell 'em
I live for this moment, used to stay how we were
How my mother came to her in a dream and told her
Corey will come out of this deep dark depression, stand by me
Give my insight a resurrection and heal me
And fill me with your guidance and love
Got a thing, this little woman who brought back the thug
Let's grind, Ghettos of the Mind while I'm in my prime
I left so y'all can catch up, I'm ahead of my time
Your legacy and that lazy boy say it ain't fear
My next generation triple my digits, add 'em up like
[Hook]
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
To the fans and to all my people that supported us
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
To the mama and the daddy and everything they taught us
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
Tell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with us
"2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate?"
When it all goes down, baby – all we got is us
