The Breaks Lyrics - Kurtis Blow - Kurtis Blow

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 

Breakes 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 

(That's the breaks, that's the breaks) 

And she runs off with him to Japan 

And the IRS says they want to chat 

And you can't explain why you claimed your cat 

And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill 

With eighteen phone calls to Brzil 

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 youdeserve a break tonight 

Somebody say alright! 

(All right) Say ho-oo! 

(Ho-oo!) And 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 

(Break it up, break it up) 

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! 

Brakes on a plane, brakes 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 

(That's the breaks, that's the breaks) 

And he promised you the stars in the sky 

He said his Cadilac 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! Huh! 

Well, these are the breaks! 

Break it up, break it up, break it up! 

Break down!