Professor Griff - Fame lyrics

[Verse 1] Make you feel like you can walk on water Oughta blame the fame, see the list got shorter Famous, fame in nations Publicist managers, public relations SOMETIMES THE FIRST GETS ALL THE PERKS PUBLICIST MANAGER LAWYER LURKS WHO ENDS UP AS THE JERK WHO JERKS EVERYBODY EVENTUALLY HITS THE DIRT SOMETIMES FAME AINT GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH WORK CHECK THE LIST READ BETWEEN THE TEARS WHO GOT JERKED Across the seven lands, seven seas OMG, time flies, DJ Lord give me a fly-by It is I, mindin' my own mind FATHER TIME BE THE BOSS COMES AT A COST HE AINT NEVER LOST FAME IS FAKE CAUSE IT FADES POP THE FAME BUBBLE CAUSE HE AND SHE GOT GAME TROUBLE MISSING PERSON ALERT EVERYBODYS POCKETS AND FEELING HURT FAME FORTUNE ATTENTION DID I MENTION (Flavor verse) FLAVOR WOOD I MEAN HOLLYWOOD OSCAR EVEN SMOKIN NEWPORTS SIPPIN THAT DRINK WHAT THE fu*k YOU THINK? MY HEAD GOT BIG CAUSE I GOT THAT CRANK FAME IS MY NEW NAME ROLLS ROYCE IS MY NEW GAME I GOT THAT BANK I CAN MAKE IT RAIN CASH MONEY BABY SO REMEMBER THE NAME YEAH THATS RIGHT I CAME BACK HOME ONE TIME TO PUT RET TOPS OUT ON THE BLOCK AND GOT THE STOCK AND BROKE OUT AND TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE AND MOVED TO LA TO THROW A FRITO LAY OFF THE DOCK OF THE BAY NOW ME AND CHUCK D STILL MAKING RECORDS THAT YOU PLAY EVERY WRONG SHT THAT GETS IN OUR WAY WE SLAY WELL BULLDOZE YOU DOWN LIKE ELIN NORDEGREN DID TO TIGER WOODS CRIB ITS ON THE INTERNET (Chuck D second verse) EITHER MAKES YOU YOU HIT IT OR QUIT IT NO SHT SO WHAT YOU WANNA DO WHAT YOU GONNA DO I COME OFF THE ROAD FROM NOWHERE AND I BROUGHT MY CREW MAKE YOURSELF VALUABLE SO THE MONEY CHASES YOU FAME AINT EQUAL CAUSE IT CAN DEGRADE YOU SOMEBODY CLAIM THEY MADE YOU FAME MAY MAKE YOU BREAKABLE THEN BREAK YOU INSTEAD OF NOT PAYING TEACHERS FOR TEACHIN THE YOUNG GET HUNG UP AND MURDER FOR SNEAKERS FAMOUS JUST TO BE FAMOUS PAPARAZZI AIM IS WHAT MY NAME IS SHE USED TO SING GOSPEL THEN BROKE AWAY FROM GODS SPELL PITFALL WAS PITIFUL AS SHE LAY IN THE HOSPITAL FAMOUS POLITICIANS IN THE 80S LED TO THE BIRTH OF CRACK BABIES DJ LORD SAVE US FROM THOSE THAT CRIED DAVIS MACHINE OF THE ACTS CREATED I HATE IT (Flavor verse repeat) FLAVOR WOOD I MEAN HOLLYWOOD OSCAR EVEN SMOKIN NEWPORTS SIPPIN THAT DRINK WHAT THE fu*k YOU THINK? MY HEAD GOT BIG CAUSE I GOT THAT CRANK FAME IS MY NEW NAME ROLLS ROYCE IS MY NEW GAME I GOT THAT BANK I CAN MAKE YOU THINK CASH MONEY BABY SO REMEMBER THE NAME YEAH THATS RIGHT I CAME BACK HOME ONE TIME TO PUT RED TOPS OUT ON THE BLOCK GOT IN A STOCK AND BROKE OUT AND TOOK A DIFFERENT ROUTE AND MOVED TO LA TO THROW A FRITO LAY OFF THE DOCK OF THE BAY NOW ME AND CHUCK D STILL MAKING RECORDS THAT YOU PLAY EVERY ONE THAT GETS IN OUR WAY WE SLAY WE FOOLED THOSE WHO DOUBT LIKE ELIN NORDEGREN DID TO TIGER WOODS CRIB ITS ON THE INTERNET