Harder Than You Think - Public Enemy

Yo Chuck, bust a move man

I was on my way up here to the studio, ya know what I’m sayin'?

And this brother stop me and axe me,

«Yo, wassup with that brother Chuckie D?

He swear he nice»

I said «Yo the brother don’t swear he’s nice, he KNOWS he’s nice»

Ya know what I’m sayin'?

So Chuck, I got a feelin you turnin him into a Public Enemy, man

Now remember that line you was kicking to me on the way out to LA Lounge in Queens

while we was in the car on our way to the Shop

Well yo, right now kick the bass for them brothers

And let 'em know, WHAT, GOES, ON!

WHAT, GOES, ON!

Rolling Stones of the rap game, not braggin'

Lips bigger than Jagger, not saggin'

Spell it backwards, I’ma leave it at that.

That ain’t got nuttin to do with rap

Check the facts, expose those cats

who pose as heroes and take advantage of blacks

Your government’s gangster, so cut the crap

A war goin on so where y’all at?

«Fight the Power"comes great responsibility

'F the Police’but who’s stopping YOU from killlin me?

Disaster, fiascos over a loop by P.E.

If it’s an I instead of we believin TV

Spittin riches, bitches, and this new thing about snitches

Watch them asses move as the masses switches

System dissed them but barely missed her

My soul intention to save my brothers and sisters!

Hard… (Get up!)

JUST, LIKE, DAT

Yeah, that’s right Chuck, man

That’s what you gotta do You got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT, ya know what I’m sayin?

Cause yo, lemme tell you a lil something man

These brothers runnin around, hard-headed!

They get a lil jealous, you know what I’m sayin?

Just like that!

You know, they try to bring you down wit 'em

But yo, Chuck, you got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT!

Screamin gangsta twenty years later

Of course endorsed while consciousness faded

New generation believin them fables

«Gangster Boogie"on two turntables

Show no love so it’s easy to hate it Desecrated while the coroner waited

Any given Sunday, so where y’all rate it?

wit slavery, lynchin, and them drugs infiltrated

I’m like that doll Chuckie, baby

Keep comin back to live, love life like I’m crazy

Keep it movin +Rising to the Top+

+Doug Fresh+ clean livin you don’t stop

Revolution means change, don’t look at me strange

So I can’t repeat what other rappers be sayin

You don’t stand for something, you fall for anything

Harder than you think, it’s a beautiful thing

Yeah, that’s right Chuck, man

That’s what you gotta do You got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT, ya know what I’m sayin?

Cause yo, lemme tell you a lil something man

These brothers runnin around, hard-headed!

They get a lil jealous, you know what I’m sayin?

Just like that!

You know, they try to bring you down wit 'em

But yo, Chuck, you got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT!

So it’s time to leave you a preview

So you too can review what we do 20 years in this business, How You Sell Soul?

Gee whiz, people bear witness

Thank you for lettin us be ourselves

So don’t mind me if I repeat myself

These simple lines be good for your health

To keep them crime rhymes on the shelf

Live love life like you just don’t care

Five thousand leaders never scared

«Bring the Noise,"it's 'the moment they feared'

Get up!

Still a beautiful idea

Get up!

— Throw yo hands in the air

Get up and show no fear!

Get up if y’all really care!

P.E.

20 years, now get up!

Yeah, that’s right, we Public Enemy #1 in New York

Public Enemy #1 in Philly, Public Enemy #1 in D.C.

Public Enemy #1 in Cleveland, Ohio (we're harder than you think)

Also we’re Public Enemy #1 in St. Louis

(It's a beautiful thing) Public Enemy #1 in New Jersey

And bust it, we also Public Enemy #1 in Cincinnatti, (we're harder than you

think)

and Atlanta, even Public Enemy #1 in Chicago, Public Enemy #1 in Detroit

(It's a beautiful thing) Public Enemy #1 in Oakland,

(We're harder than you think) Public Enemy #1 in Baltimore

Public Enemy #1 in Miami, Public Enemy #1 in Indiana

Also Public Enemy #1 in L.A. (it's a beautiful thing… indeed)

Also Public Enemy #1 in Alabama, y’all (we're harder, than you think!)

Public Enemy #1 in Tennesee, Public Enemy #1 in Mississippi

The of all the Public Enemies…

[Flavor's outro finally fades as «JUST, LIKE, DAT»

is briefly heard thorught the song while the song fades]