Man, Not A Myth Lyrics - Banned In The U.s.a. - 2 Live Crew

Ah, just a minute, erm 

This is a little to controversial and I don't think 

We are going to be up, here comes that black 

Watch yourself, he is kind of smart, you know 

This story began five years ago 

Took a funky idea and began to roll 

By doing something that was never done 

While getting paid, still having fun 

Being explicit straight from the streets 

Not forgettin' our roots to an up-tempo beat 

Taking what they say just for granted 

For us to give up, that's what they wanted 

To do it all, we'd be taking shots 

'Cause at that time we were given no thought 

To follow another; we didn't see it 

We're the example for others to see 

In the beginning all we had was a phone 

And trust in each other was how we lived on 

Word was bond, we relied on truth 

Faith in each other backed up by Luke 

We are 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the south 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the south 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

We are 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the South 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

The journey was long but we fought the struggle 

We paid off in the end by the bundles 

In the beginning some were against us 

But we proved them wrong and made them envious 

So we kept on writing, the public kept on buying 

What we were making, they took a likin' 

We found the market, hit the target 

We started the fire but it's you who sparked it 

We stayed independent and we didn't sell out 

We started off with no help from the White House 

The plot was perfect though we needed a gimmick 

So we thought up this dance called Throw the Dizznick 

In no time at all, things started growin' 

Charts were showin' that sales were soarin' 

Then all the talkin', all the squawkin' 

They tried to take the name but keep sky-walkin' 

We are 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the south 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the south 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

We are 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the South 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

A black thing from beginning to end 

Brothers in the business and loyal friends 

Steppin' on stages, movin' as one 

For the money and for the fun 

No matter how it goes, how bad it seems 

When once seem down, we all come clean 

In unity, we all stand strong 

We all step together, no man walks alone 

No matter what, they can't stop us 

They ain't doin' us just 'cause, when it's just us 

Any circumstance we must overcome 

Let's keep the dream alive and all get some 

And never mind those people with those negative vibes 

And never mind the people with the evil eyes 

'Cause they all flippin' somewhere out on a trip 

'Cause they don't understand the man and the myth 

We are 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the south 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the south 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

We are 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the south 

We are 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the south 

The king of the ghetto 

The man, not a myth 

We are 

Ghetto style 

Perched in the south 

We are 

Ghetto style 

We are 

Ghetto style 

We are 

Ghetto style