Grandmaster Flash - Get Yours Lyrics
Words: l.dukes, g.williams, n.glover music: j.saddler, l.smith, g.vaughn - 1987 from the album ba-dop-boom-bangStop sleepin,yall,if you know what time it isBecause someone is talkin yours as well as gettin hisYou can front and ignore,but one things for sureIm gettin mine,so you better get yoursGet yours,go for yoursGet yours,go for yoursGet yoursGet yours everytime the opportunity knocksAnd dont chill-out too hard or youll be out of the boxStop running your face and try to listen insteadOr youll be known as a loud-mouth joe rockheadSuccess is out there for everybody,take it from meAchieve without a license or some sort of degreeAnd if they claim you cant do it,this is what you sayYo follow,lead,but get out of my wayGet yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yoursGet yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yours,we went for oursWhy sit at home bummin just a-wastin your timeWhen all ya gotta do is seek an youll findWhat you want out of life,its there so get itIf you dont,then later youll grow to regret itYou can ignore and think Im talkin out loud for my healthBut dont ya do it for me,just do it for yourselfAnd if you need a little push,heres food for me thoughtWe know that you can do it,so take no shortsGet yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yoursGet yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yours,we went for oursFor those sittin back coolin,relaxed,gettin fatWaitin for the right thing to come and drop in your lapYou see,you dont want to try,just let time flyWhile your life goes by before your two eyesYou got to crawl before you walk,you see that opens the doorsBecause you cant start buildin from the sixth floorIf you work real hard,all your dreams will come trueIf it happened to us,it can happen to youThe world is yours for the talkin so what you waitin forYou should be contemplating on how to go out andGet yoursGet yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yoursGet yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yours,we went for oursGet yours everybody,your ambition showsGet on top of yours game as your confidence growsNever take a short,give-up no slackYou cant make it with a monkey ridin on your backGot to get up to get down,get on over the humpLet your feelings flow and adrenalin pump (ugh)Stay on your guard,never take three strikesGet everything you want but get the best out of lifeYa see,what your future holds is no mysteryWhen youre the one whos in control of your destinyJust put that weak pride aside,go make it or break itYou dont need it,then leave it,someone else will sure take itAn eternal flame burns in everyone of usTurnin the negative things in your life to a plusWorkin real hard beats the competitionSo what you waitin for,you dont need no permission.....Get yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yoursGet yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yours,we went for oursGet yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yoursGet yours,winners never quitGet yours,go for yours,we went for ours