You're my inspiration
I mean, it really is all good man, keep secure
And if ya didn't know
And if it was no you
No corner spots, no Ruben
No block, no Ruben
No boulevards, no Ruben
And if it was for you there would be
No corner spots, no Ruben
Tellin' mama everything gone be alright
There would be no Ruben
If it wasn't for the block, I said no Ruben
The black man's country club
And if it was no you
Tellin' mama everything gone be alright
Hey man I don't think they heard you
From heatin' up the leftovers
I was a star before the show but if it was
To Beverly Hills, California
This goes out to the barbershops
Stayin' up late nights
Everything ain't the same
And this goes out to the single mothers
From wearin' my big brother's clothes
No stayin' up late nights
Stayin' up late nights
No block, no Ruben
And if ya didn't know
No stayin' up late nights
Tellin' mama everything gone be all right
No corner spots, no Ruben
To the whole world and it's all good
No hood, no Ruben
From listenin' to Fred Hammond
No hood, no Ruben
And you've been my motivation
And if it was no you
Ruben let's take them to church
I was a star before the show but if it was
If it wasn't for the hood, no Ruben
No hood, no Ruben
Tellin' mama everything gone be alright
Tellin' mama everything gone be alright
If it wasn't for the hood, no Ruben
From a little block, from a little hood
No block, no Ruben
If it wasn't for the block, no Ruben
Man you know they see me on TV
At the laundry mat foldin' the covers
If it wasn't for the boulevards, no Ruben
If it wasn't for the boulevards, no Ruben
Tellin' mama everything gone be all right
There would be, no Ruben
There would be no Ruben
To buyin' him a new wardrobe
And you think everything is all good
Or up in the crib every week
No boulevards, no Ruben
And and the corner spots, no Ruben
No block, no Ruben
No boulevards, no Ruben
There would be no Ruben
Hey Ruben let's take 'em to church
From hangin' out late in the Elma
No stayin' up late nights
No hood and no Ruben
No corner spots, no Ruben
There would be no Ruben
To hangin' out with Fred Hammond
And and the corner spots, no Ruben
From a little block from a little hood
To becomin' a restaurant owner
No stayin' up late nights
I had to do this dedication 'cause if it was
And that's why
To the whole world and it's all good
And if it was no you
No boulevards, no Ruben
