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