The Breaks
Clap your hands, everybody,
If you got what it takes,
'Cause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want you to know
That these are the breaks,
Brakes on a bus, brakes on a car,
Breaks to make you a superstar,
Breaks to win and breaks to lose,
But these here breaks will rock your shoes,
And these are the breaks,
Break it up, break it up, break it up!
If your woman steps out with another man,
And she runs off with him to Japan,
And the IRS says they want to chat,
And u can't explain why u claimed your cat,
And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill
With eighteen phone calls to Brazil,
And you borrowed money from the mob,
And yesterday you lost your job,
Well, these are the breaks,
Break it up, break it up, break it up!
Throw your hands up in the sky,
And wave 'em 'round from side to side,
And if you deserve a break tonight,
Somebody say all right!
(All right)
Say ho!
(Ho!)
You don't stop,
Keep on, somebody scream!
(Owwwww!)
Break down!
Breaks on a stage, breaks on a screen,
Breaks to make your wallet lean,
Breaks run cold and breaks run hot,
Some folks got 'em and some have not,
But these are the breaks,
Break it up, break it up, break it up,
Break down!
To the girl in brown, stop messing around,
To the guy in blue, whatcha gonna do?
To the girl in green, don't be so mean,
And the guy in red, say what I said,
Break down!
Breaks on a plane, breaks on a train,
Breaks to make you go insane,
Breaks in love, breaks in war,
But we got the breaks to get you on the floor,
And these are the breaks,
Break it up, break it up, break it up,
Break down! Yo!
Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it!
Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it!
Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it!
Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it!
You say last week you met the perfect guy,
And he promised you the stars in the sky,
He said his Cadillac was gold,
But he didn't say it was ten years old,
He took you out to the Red Coach grill,
But he forgot the cash and you paid the bill,
And he told you the story of his life,
But he forgot the part about--his wife! Huh!
Well, these are the breaks!
Break it up, break it up, break it up,
Break down! Ya!
