Fame

[Verse 1]

Make you feel like you can walk on water

Oughta blame the fame, see the list got shorter

Famous, fame in nations, publicist managers, public relations

SOMETIMES THE FIRST GETS ALL THE PERKS

PUBLICIST MANAGER LAWYER LURKS

WHO ENDS UP AS THE JERK WHO JERKS

EVERYBODY EVENTUALLY HITS THE DIRT

SOMETIMES FAME AINT GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH WORK

CHECK THE LIST READ BETWEEN THE TEARS WHO GOT JERKED

Across the seven lands, seven seas, OMG

Time flies, DJ Lord give me a fly-by

It is I, mindin' my own mind

FATHER TIME BE THE BOSS

COMES AT A COST

HE AINT NEVER LOST

FAME IS FAKE

CAUSE IT FADES

POP THE FAME BUBBLE

CAUSE HE AND SHE GOT GAME TROUBLE

MISSING PERSON ALERT

EVERYBODYS POCKETS AND FEELING HURT

FAME FORTUNE ATTENTION DID I MENTION

(Flavor verse)

FLAVOR WOOD I MEAN HOLLYWOOD

OSCAR EVEN SMOKIN NEWPORTS

SIPPIN THAT DRINK WHAT THE FUCK YOU THINK?

MY HEAD GOT BIG CAUSE I GOT THAT CRANK

FAME IS MY NEW NAME

ROLLS ROYCE IS MY NEW GAME

I GOT THAT BANK I CAN MAKE IT RAIN

CASH MONEY BABY SO REMEMBER THE NAME

YEAH THATS RIGHT I CAME BACK HOME ONE TIME

TO PUT RET TOPS OUT ON THE BLOCK

AND GOT THE STOCK

AND BROKE OUT AND TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE

AND MOVED TO LA TO THROW A FRITO LAY

OFF THE DOCK OF THE BAY

NOW ME AND CHUCK D STILL MAKING RECORDS

THAT YOU PLAY

EVERY WRONG SHT THAT GETS IN OUR WAY WE SLAY

WELL BULLDOZE YOU DOWN LIKE

ELIN NORDEGREN DID TO TIGER WOODS CRIB

ITS ON THE INTERNET

(Chuck D second verse)

EITHER MAKES YOU YOU HIT IT OR QUIT IT NO SHT

SO WHAT YOU WANNA DO WHAT YOU GONNA DO

I COME OFF THE ROAD FROM NOWHERE AND I BROUGHT MY CREW

MAKE YOURSELF VALUABLE SO THE MONEY CHASES YOU

FAME AINT EQUAL CAUSE IT CAN DEGRADE YOU

SOMEBODY CLAIM THEY MADE YOU

FAME MAY MAKE YOU BREAKABLE THEN BREAK YOU

INSTEAD OF NOT PAYING TEACHERS FOR TEACHIN

THE YOUNG GET HUNG UP AND MURDER FOR SNEAKERS

FAMOUS JUST TO BE FAMOUS

PAPARAZZI AIM IS

WHAT MY NAME IS

SHE USED TO SING GOSPEL

THEN BROKE AWAY FROM GODS SPELL

PITFALL WAS PITIFUL

AS SHE LAY IN THE HOSPITAL

FAMOUS POLITICIANS IN THE 80S LED TO THE BIRTH OF CRACK BABIES

DJ LORD SAVE US FROM THOSE THAT CRIED DAVIS

MACHINE OF THE ACTS CREATED I HATE IT

(Flavor verse repeat)

FLAVOR WOOD I MEAN HOLLYWOOD

OSCAR EVEN SMOKIN NEWPORTS

SIPPIN THAT DRINK

WHAT THE FUCK YOU THINK?

MY HEAD GOT BIG

CAUSE I GOT THAT CRANK

FAME IS MY NEW NAME

ROLLS ROYCE IS MY NEW GAME

I GOT THAT BANK

I CAN MAKE YOU THINK

CASH MONEY BABY SO REMEMBER THE NAME

YEAH THATS RIGHT I CAME BACK HOME ONE TIME

TO PUT RED TOPS OUT ON THE BLOCK

GOT IN A STOCK

AND BROKE OUT AND TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE

AND MOVED TO LA TO THROW A FRITO LAY

OFF THE DOCK OF THE BAY

NOW ME AND CHUCK D STILL MAKING RECORDS

THAT YOU PLAY

EVERY ONE THAT GETS IN OUR WAY WE SLAY

WE FOOLED THOSE WHO DOUBT LIKE

ELIN NORDEGREN

DID TO TIGER WOODS CRIB

ITS ON THE INTERNET