Gainin' on ya, get down
Easin' in, gainin' on ya
And when they come to march on ya
What's happening, blood?
In yo' stuff, gainin' on ya
To each his reach and if I don't cop, it ain't mine to have
Yeah, get deep, real deep
But we did get you, CC, yeah
Chocolate City, are you with me out there?
God bless Chocolate City and its vanilla suburbs
Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya
And don't be surprised if Ali is in the White House
Mmm, heh
The last percentage count was eighty
God bless CC and its vanilla suburbs
Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya
Reverend Ike, Secretary of the Treasure
And we're workin' on Atlanta, but you're the capital, CC
Hey, uh, we didn't get our forty acres and a mule
Hey, CC, they say your jivin' game, it can't be changed
Somebody told me we got L.A.
Are you up for the down stroke, CC?
Yeah, what's happenin', Black?
Can y'all get to that?
Gainin' on ya, movin' in on ya
Yeah, ha, just funnin', gettin' down
Huh, you can't get enough
Ah, blood to blood, ah, players to ladies
Gainin' on ya, can't you feel my breath, heh
Are you out there, CC? A chocolate city is no dream
Right on, Chocolate City
But on the positive side, you're my piece of the rock
Gainin' on ya, movin' in and around ya
Richard Pryor, Minister of Education
Tell 'em to make sure they got their James Brown pass
It's my piece of the rock and I dig you, CC
Hey, be mo' funk
And Miss Aretha Franklin, the First Lady
Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya
And I love you, CC, can you dig it?
Be mo' funk, be mo' funk
There's a lot of chocolate cities all around
Gainin' on ya, all up around your neck, heh heh
Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya
Gainin' on ya, can we funk you too?
Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya
Brother Black, blood even
But I'll be reachin' for ya, 'cause I love ya, CC, right on
You don't need the bullet when you got the ballot
Stevie Wonder, Secretary of Fine Arts
Get deep, too bad
We've got Newark, we've got Gary
