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The Roots
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[40 seconds of instrumental to start]
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[Black Thought]
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Get 'em up high - okay, yeah
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[Chorus]
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Go all-star, and get down for yours
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To the ladies in the house, be proud of yours
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You got the, Roots crew with the sound of course
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High, lift 'em up high, okay
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[Black Thought]
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When that adrenaline get in they system
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It get 'em out on a quest for stardom, could be a motherfuckin problem
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in Philly, Cincinatti, Los Angeles or Harlem
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Kids call theyself killers let they hammers do the talkin
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Don't even know the meaning of life, ain't seen a thing
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and you dream of floodin the scenery with, llello and greenery
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But for now, you stickin her with the heavy machinery
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Wonder how, you lift it up, be only 17
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And like e'rybody he wanna shine, young brothers on the grind
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Holdin somethin in they spine, "Bowling for Columbine"
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Stressin to me how it's all about a dollar sign
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Dig the way you out of line, out of sight and out of mind
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Up against the clock and damn near out of time
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"The Tipping Point" has arrived, and that's the bottom line
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To all my peoples that's stars, it's our time to shine
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Let's get 'em up high, c'mon
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[Chorus - 2X]
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[Black Thought]
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Yo, ain't it strange how the newspapers play with the language
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I'm deprogrammin y'all with uncut slang shit
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I know some peoples in the party armed and dangerous
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Twist some cool champagne, I'm goin through changes
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A grown-ass man, I done paid my dues
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Learn the rules lil' homey, you could be one too
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Niggaz know, ain't no tellin what he gon' do
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But recognize young bruh, I'ma do it for you
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You know why? We all stars and we highly evolved
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Hip-Hop, it's not pop like Kylie Minogue
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If it bang, them gettin-busy brothers probably involved
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In the game, where e'rybody got a shottie to draw
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I guess you probably a thug, you boss ballin or what?
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I can't call it man, I got the ladies fallin in love
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Cause handsome, intelligent, tough - I'm all the above
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I know you knew it it's the movement
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Groove to it while you doin it up
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[Chorus - 2X w/ minor variations]
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[Black Thought]
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Introducin the band you gotta see to believe
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He got the mic in his hand, so keep the heat up your sleeve
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It's Black Thought, he rockin sharp so the speakers'll bleed
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I run a triathalon, you wouldn't see me fatigued
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I'm a star, and maybe y'all should cop somethin to be
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Or trade some of y'all equipment in for somethin you need
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Cause it's a, lot of bullshit floodin the scene
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Where e'rybody's a star, and hot shit is few and far between
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We lose the grip of what, garbage mean
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Shorties wanna be theyself, I know it's hard to be
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Don't wanna do the Ruben Studdard and come off less threatenin
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Keepin it real'll kill you if you end up lettin it
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Ain't it blowin your mind how the game all in line
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Now the best, to the rest, we fin' to end up settin it
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I'd tell you that I was a veteran but it's evident
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You act like you want it, you gon' end up gettin it
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[Chorus - 3X w/ minor variations]
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"Everybody is a star.."
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[echoes and fades into an instrumental that ends the song]
The Roots - Star (Official Music Video)
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