Public Enemy - Politics Of The Sneaker Pimps Lyrics
On the outs I lace up, the world I face upTo score on anybody, its war on everybodyThe new guys come in blood shot between the eyesAs long as their sellin that merchandiseAnd one what goes in dont come backThe color may be green but its also blackAnd red I know many heads that spent bloodshedCursed in converses, dead in pro kedsNow every tom, dick, harry or joe smithSkip the spauldings, ponys, and k-swissHigh school and college coaches gettinKickbacks from scholarships and them slave shipsHey dr. j where you got those movesWas it gettin high in the schoolsCan it be the shoes?Truth is truth, I tear the *****in roof off the houseExpose them foes with my mouthI see corporate hands up in foreign landsWith the man behind the man gettin paid behind the manI hold the rocket stop the hand in my pocket200 a pair but Im addicted to the gearTheyll make me do things on the court to amaze yaI heard they make em for a buck 8 in asiaThey came a long way baby sinceClyde frazier had pumas, pullin mad consumersThem filas Im feelin but I cant touch the ceilingThem new balance hits 120 millionThe last thing I need is adidas terminatin my contractFor wearing those old pair of wackReebok low tops covered up by floppy socksGave me a jump shot before I got jumped and shotDuckin a word from my sponsorTrying to end my year like kwaanzaBeen paid since the 8th grade11th grader, pop the champagne12th grade start the campaignGettin fame sign my name in the dotted frameNike got me pullin res and gsShit, I can get shot for thesePlease God give me 20 more years on these kneesTo maintain without this game I gotta do keysAnd I dont wanna go there because its *****in everywhereFactories wanna be me kids wanna see meBehind the wheels and endorsement dealsIts the politics and the tricks behind the kicks
