Tougher Than Leather

[run]
I.. woke up this morning got ready to roll
Put on my green bomber it was, freezing cold
Applied longjohns with adidas not matching
I called up jam master cause i knew he was scratching
(whassup?) jay to the telly music, loud as hell
He said - "hold up run," *ding dong*, "it's the bell!"
Jay to the door as he leaves the cut
For his eyes a surprise, "d.m.c. whassup?"

[d.m.c.]
I need a little help jay, i got a little problem
A guy like yourself, maybe you can help me solve em
I only want to know why this happens all the time
(what?) everywhere i go, i start to rap and rhyme
I rock them in the day (yeah you rock em every night)
I rock em when i left so def i knew something was wrong (alright)
I rhyme when i am sleeping, i rhyme when i'm awake
When i was nine i said a rhyme by putting candles on my cake
I just came from the bank (you said a rhyme?) a rhyme so funny
A song about the line so long they all gave me their money
That's why i came to you, you're my friend (yes that is true)
Said maybe jay knows what to say, he'll tell me what to do..

[jay]
Hmmmm.. yo you go get joe, and all the rhymes you made
And we'll go to the bank, and we can all get paid!

[run]
Cruisin down the block, in the sixty-six olds
Girls are on the jock like the ride was a rolls
Feelin kinda great, got change for the toll
Suckers gotta wait, that's your fate, poor soul
Heard you on the records and i heard you on the tapes
Stop, switch the conversation over to grapes, because
You're not bustin none, so stop fussin son
You're not down with rush, they call us russ and run
Since that's the company, you won't be chumpin me
Here's the man, ask that fan (run big brother d!)

[scratching by jam master jay]
"i'm the.. i'm the.. i'm the.. i'm the.."

"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock", "i'm the king of.." <--> "rock"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"

"soulllllll!" <--> "rock and roll!"
"soulllllll!" <--> "rock and roll!"
"soulllllll!" <--> "rock and.." <--> "rock"
<--> "rock"

[run] rock the house!
Gonna tell you bout a groove comin from the heart
Gonna make your body move, climbin up the chart
These ducks tryin to prove that you got the art
Better move better move better do your part
Get busy, get a job, stop messin around
Say isn't this fly, how can he get down?
Black bone to the hand givin up the hug
Crack known to the fans say no to drugs
Gotta lotta ambitions, as i was told
Now the heart stop wishin, 'fore you get old
Gotta speech and teach, reach for your goal
We the king here to bring with a lot of soul!

"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock", "i'm the king of.." <--> "rock"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
<--> "i'm the king.."

[dmc] that's crowned, to rule the sound
Fly world renowned, from town to town
My hat's my helmet, my mic's my sword
My ?'s by the door so praise the lord
Born a king, to rule this thing
Treats are the beats that battles bring
I can't be beat, i won't retreat
Victory is sweet, so i defeat
Like a slave i gave, the world i saved
This is the hated and ungrateful tool that's raised
Not to be cool, i rock and rule
I'm crowned with a jewel cause i'm down to duel
You bled from my blow, so know one thing
That you gotta be strong and as real as the king

"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock", "i'm the king of.." <--> "rock"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
<--> "i'm the king.."

[both] king, means rated supreme
From queens, never sellin our dream
It's d, joe, that they don't know
Our team yo, i am a pro
Don't believe, me, you can go ask joe
Or go to see, dee, nine times the dough
Raise hell, yell, for eternity
Run-d.m.c., k-i-n-g!

"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock and roll!"
"i'm the king of.." <--> "rock", "i'm the king of.." <--> "rock"
"i'm the kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing of rock!!!"

* due to the hard rock beat and the way this song is mixed
I cannot guarantee lyrical accuracy; any assistance is appreciated

[run-d.m.c.]
Unconceivable, unbelievable
Grammar like a hammer information receivable
Sent by the lord, here and abroad
With words well adored now they can't be ignored!

[run]
The force of course that makes run the boss
So get lost because i just toss a punk
Make way today and if i may i say
I make pay with jay, so get away okay?
Gainin weight, i ate the whole plate today
Never rate the great, i go state to state
Just peep and keep but don't sleep or weep
Get deep to leap or i'll beep the jeep
Put down the clown, get 'round the town
I found the sound that i pound the ground
Get paid and laid, not 'jayed or 'fraid
So i stayed and made, not a bad debate
Got a group to troop, with a shoop de shoop
Shoot hoop then scoop, on this loop to loop
Goin off and off, not soft of course
Just black and back to go back and forth
Go to school and cool, ?? ?? and pull
Got soul and gold and cold hold a jewel
Upset the vet, a vet met a jet
Just let your ??, and i'll win the bet
Got a punch to crunch, cold munch for lunch
Not grady or the lady from the brady bunch
Got cheese in lee's like he's in jeans
Charge visa freeze, on these with ease
No dope to cope, just good to go
There's hope to pope, big nope for no
Quite clever and never, we're together forever
Run-d.m.c. and we're "tougher than leather"

[d.m.c.]
Strong and mighty hard as can be
?? ?? ?? lie press strong as dee
Never frightened i'm writin fightin for what's right
Let's keep it ?? in the night i'm creepin with my mic
I got to go for broke, and i ain't no joke
I won't yoke and choke, 'cept you suckers i smoked
Bumrush and crush, leave em in the dust
This is a must to rough, ?? ?? ??
Only strong survive, and the weak will die
As long as i'm alive i keep my head up high
Because i'm strong in body, and smart in mind
I was born to rhyme, as a gift to mankind
No punk or chump, never givin no slack
We'll be killin a villain and like chillin, "yo black!"
I got a ?? ??, it's me you run from
I'm the king i do my things until my kingdom come!

{*guitar solo*}

[run]
.. cause .. i'm
Rough and tough, cold huff and puff
Don't bluff the stuff, got enough to rough
Go long and on, no longer song
Go on and on just for past the dawn
Put preach and teach, with a speech to reach
All streets and each, with beats for treats
Got the king supreme, may seem the clean
With a beat and a ring, no dream machine
Not a gang to bang, out to hang with slang
Talking yang and tang, about everythang
Just brothers and others, like fathers and mothers
Who discovered they love us they think that i've been above us
No crime or time, just rhyme and i'm
Full grown and own, no phone or dime
Just cut the stuff, til you get enough
Cause we're rougher than tougher and rougher tougher than tough!

{*guitar solo*}

[run-d.m.c.]
Ah with a voice like thunder, words of wonder
Over all standin tall and the suckers fall under
Posessed with power, cowards will cower
Ducks we devour hour hour after hour
Three man riot, you can't deny it
We're so ill that you can't defy it
Gonna live, positive, forever, and ever
Run-d.m.c. and we're "tougher than leather"

Now that i waxed the crowd, i'm feeling proud and loud
Shoulda screamed on a sucker, but i stepped and bowed
Now that i'm back to 'tract, i'll attack for fun
Darryl mack and ? is never wack or lack they call us

[jam master jay cuts up various samples to form "run, d.m.c."]

[d.m.c.]
I'm strapped with rap when i attack, i'm stunning
Darrly mack on track and i'm off, and running
Don't sneak this peak, because i keep, on taking
The lead with speed, and records keep, on breaking
I pop and drop, all opp-osition
And pop hip-hop, cause i'm the top, position
I ill and chill, cause my skill, is super
For a mill i thrill, but i'm still, a trooper
I'll slay and stay til there are none
So romance and dance and prance, a to the chants of

[jam master jay cuts up various samples to form "run, d.m.c."]

[run]
Well i stomp and chomp, all comp-etition
Make break and take you cold on, a mission
Raise hell, excel, and tell you, who's winning
I'm boss, you lost, before the game, first inning
Let's go and flow, to the rhymes, i'm saying
Cause it's fun for run to see the crowd, obeying
Mic be checking i'm wrecking we're never second to none
So let's snap and clap and tap, to the to the rap of

[jam master jay cuts up various samples to form "run, d.m.c."]

[d.m.c.]
I'm not the king because (cause) i sell the most
I just bring the laws (laws) cause i'm the host
I got a crown i wear (r: so what it mean?) i rule
I come to town they stare (r: cause d.m.c.) is cool
? because, the crowd, is on it
Drop this beat and pause, the tables are turning
Break backs on track and i can even act
So max, relax, new jacks, and get the facts from

[jam master jay cuts up various samples to form "run, d.m.c."]

[run-d.m.c.]
They call us on the phone
They call us all alone
They call us where we roam
They call us when we're home
They call us up to par
They call us in our cars
They call us in the bars
They call us superstars!
They call us

[jam master jay cuts up various samples to form "run, d.m.c."]

"run-d.m.c. and jam master jay..."

[run]
Now papa don't give a damn, or say, "thank you, ma'am"
Eatin filet mignon, lobster tails and crab
He eats the finest food, he ain't the kindest dude
And then to put it to you straight he's crazy lazy and rude
His temper's boiling hot, whether you like him or not
Not to mention bout his mansion and his big ol' yacht
He never gave me a dime or even spent, some time
And that's why i had to cold write this rhyme about..

Chorus: jam master scratch "papa was", run-d.m.c. "papa crazy", "crazy" (2x)

[run]
Now papa livin like a rich man, up on the hill
Yeah my daddy got a caddy funky fresh seville
He got diamonds and furs, for his and hers
And a cat, in the hat that just, chills and purrs
Now he eats and grubs, and rocks beats at clubs
While mama makin nothin while she sweeps, and rubs
You wanna know about his dough, how he got paid
Well the last, that asked, got sprayed, and laid, because..

Chorus

{interlude}

[run]
Papa hang with crazy people crazy times of the night
Runnin round with crazy women but but that's alright, because..

Chorus

[d.m.c.]
Yo run my papa was crazy, crazy as can be
And my mama said that he left me when i was three
But my mama never told me he was out of his mind
Drinkin wine, all the time, never earnin a dime
He didn't care where he slept, or where his clothes were kept
He was so in debt somebody broke his neck
And on the day that papa died, they wrote on his grave
That "papa died a bum, but he died brave," because..

Chorus

{ad libs to last 25 seconds, music eventually ends}

[malcolm x]
Many of our people..
Stealing..
Gambling..
Many of our people turn to..

[run]
Crime, time, nah i get mine
Climb, do fine, wine and just dine
Make, break, ill and just take
Fate for god sake a break is at stake
Crack, wack, smack you right back
In fact you might last to jack if i crack
Cry, lie, do or just die
Live positive and give, but that's why "i'm not.."

(cuts:
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that" (like like, like..)
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that!")

[d.m.c.]
Dee the king me, and you knew it
?? ?? ??, so get to it
You want to flaunt and talk, and you're tryin
To taunt and want and want, cause you're dyin
Your place, race, chase, and i seen it
And now, child, bow, and i mean it
I came, saw, kicked, and you saw it
The crowd, proud and loud, and all for it
?? sin is wrong, so don't do it
We invented the song, and you blew it
I knew the time was right, so i wrote it
Here's the hook, look, so just quote it "i'm not.."

(cuts:
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that!")

[run]
Comin off, time and time, and that's whether
You, your crew, knew, whatever
I did, done, do, i'm this clever
I come again and win, and you'll never
See a man like me, your idol
So joke, smoke, toke, but this title
The rhyme is mine, fine, and so vital
It's time for me to rock, my recital
Gonna tell you about a groove, that's comin
From the heart in part, and just one in
A million, or you, will be bummin
So check the time, the rhyme, that comes from it
Inside your brain, remain, so just keep it
Plain, sane, refrain, so just peep it
Look, see it, check, but never stop it
The hook, comes, next, so jay drop it! "i'm not.."

(cuts:
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that" (like like, like..)
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that!")

[d.m.c.]
Gotta go joe you know, to the t-o, p
And see dee, you know we know
The way today i say, i'm not a leo
The king is dee and jay, he score ??
That's left to smile a while, keep grinnin
This past style, is wild, and i'm winnin
Roll, stroll, control, and i'm coolin
The king of rock and roll, and i'm rulin
I rhyme, shock and stop, and i'm droppin
I pop hip-hop, i'm hip-hoppin
Receive a g ?? while i'm throwin
It's d.m.c. it's me, i'm not goin "i'm not.."

(cuts:
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that" (like like, like..)
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out" .. "like, like-like that!")

[run-d.m.c.]
Must, crush, us, you gotta
Take, us, out, we're hotter
Team, is, mean, a lot of
Work, in, volved, we're smarter
Dee, jay, run, no jokin
Hot, as, hell, we're smokin
Punks, rumps, chumps, we're yokin
News, is, crews, are chokin
Out, like, that, not goin
In, like, men, we're growin
Chance, to, dance, not blowin
Go, to, show, don't roll in
Don't, you, know, we're stayin
Here, to, show, not playin
Here's, the, jam, respect it
Time, to, end, this record! "i'm not.."

(cuts:
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that" (like like, like..)
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that", "i'm not!!"
"going" .. "out, out out" .. "like that!")

{*beat and ad lib scratches to end*}