Intro: Great all-dedication Mos Def affiliation Adequate representation This is the phat presentation De La dedication Common Sense collaborations Peace to all of you Haitians Check it out Chorus: repeat 2X If money makes a man strange -- we gots to rearrange So what makes the world go round If love is against the law -- listen I don't know Gotta change how it's goin down Verse One: Dove Fell in love with this fish who got caught in my mesh But yo she burned my scene up like David Koresh I guess a diamond ain't nothing but a rock with a name I guess love ain't nuttin but emotion and game It's a lesson well learned so praise is well due I'm sendin off from Big I, to Kenny Calhoun And add a reservation for the resident crew And yo get your bowl cuz we cookin up stew See them Cubans don't care what y'all n***as do Colombians ain't never ran with your crew Why you acting all spicy and sheisty The only Italians you knew was icees, n***as price me I'm keepin it clean, like a washing machine And yo, get your locomotion run into full steam I'm sending out a greeting to my man Daseem I got a child so I gotsta get the green, right right Chorus Itzsoweezee, it's gettin hot this year
Itzsoweezee, it's gettin hot (repeat 4X) Verse Two: Dove I own the deeds to some acres in the West Indies Where my pops is building residence to house my seed Now here's the lead, y'all n***as pray to hot rods and not God While Versace play you n***as like Yahtzee Crackin jokes like you Patzi (When's the last time you had Happy Days?) Blazin up your herb to escape the maze, but the problem stays Think big get it big is my motto You can go and play your lotto, I'll be singin like baby won't you be mine You'll be pressin rewind, you can never see mine Keep your eyes focused, you can't touch this or quote this Style is crazy bogus so you can't try to approach this Stomp you out like roaches, pullin on my coattail Like some horses pullin coaches, WHOA your roller coasters It's hotter than the temperature that's cookin in your toasters While the heat'll put you deep into hypnosis Chorus 2X Itsoweezee, Enoli's in the area Itsoweezee, Timbo King's in the area Itsoweezee, Maseo's in the area Itsoweezee, ninety-six in your area Itsoweezee, lawd lawd lawd! Itsoweezee, lawd lawd lawd lawd Itsoweezee, lawd lawd, for y'all peace Itsoweezee Itsoweezee (8X)