"The Breaks" Handwritten Lyrics by Kurtis Blow (1980)

The Breaks to pierwszy rapowy singiel, który osiągnął złoto za sprzedaż ponad pół miliona sprzedanych egzemplarzy. 

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

Brakes 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 

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

And the IRS says they wanna chat 

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

And you can't explain why you claimed your cat 

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

And Ma Bell sends you a whoppin' bill 

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

With eighteen phone calls to Brazil 

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

And you borrowed money from the mob 

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

And yesterday you lost your job 

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

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 you deserve a break tonight 

Somebody say alright (alright) 

Say, ho (ho) 

You don't stop 

Keep on, somebody scream (oww) 

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 messin' around 

(Break it up, break it up) 

To the guy in blue, what you gon' do? 

(Break it up, break it up) 

And to the girl in green, don't be so mean 

(Break it up, break it up) 

And the guy in red, say what I said 

(Break it up, break it up) 

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 

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

He said his Cadillac was gold 

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

But he didn't say it was ten years old 

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

And he took you out to the Red Coach grill 

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

But he forgot the cash and you paid the bill 

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

And he told you the story of his life 

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

But he forgot the part about his wife, huh, huh 

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

Well, these are the breaks 

Break it up, break it up, break it up 

Break down