Common, The Roots - Act Too (The Love of My Life) lyrics

What, hip-hop y'all
To the top y'all, hip-hop, check it out
It's like that, uh, and it sounds so nice
Hip-hop, you the love of my life
I'm 'bout to take it to the, to
The, to the, to the, to the, to the
To the, to the, to the, to the, check it out
Yo, what, and it sounds so nice
Hip-hop, you the love of my life
I'm bout to take it to the top, what
Hip-hop love
To the top love, hip-hop, check it out
It's like, word up, and it sounds so nice
Hip-hop, you the love of my life, of my life

The anticipation arose as time froze
I stared off the stage with my eyes closed
And dove into the deep cosmos
The impact pushed back the first five rows
But before the raw live shows
I remember I's a little snot nosed
Rockin' Cazal goggles and Izod clothes
Learnin' the ropes of ghetto survival
Peepin' out the situation I
Had to slide through
Had to watch my back, my front
Plus my sides too
When it came to gettin' mine
I ain't tryin' to argue
Sometimes, I wouldn'ta made it if
It wasn't for you
Hip-hop, you the love of my
Life and that's true
When I was handlin' the shit I had to do
It was all for you, from the door for you
Speak through you
Gettin' paper on tour for you
From the start
Thought was down by law for you
Used to hit up every corner
Store wall for you
We ripped shit, and kept it hardcore for you
I remember late nights
Steady rockin' the mic
Hip-hop, you the love of my life
So tell the people like that y'all
And it sounds so nice
Hip-hop, you the love of my life
We 'bout to take it to the top
See The Roots Live get tickets as low as $69

I was speakin', to my guy 'Riq and
How she was desperately seekin' to
Organize in a Konfusion
Using no protection, told HER on Resurrection
Caught up in the Hype Williams
And lost HER direction
Gettin' ate in sections where
I wouldn't eat HER
An under the counter love
So silently I treat HER
Her Daddy'll beat HER, eyes all Puff-ed
In the mix on tape
Niggas had her in the buff
When we touch, it was more than just a Fuck
The Police
In HER i found peace like Malcolm in the East
Seen HER on the streets of New York
Trickin' off tried to make a hit with HER
But my dick went soft
Movin' weight, losing weight
Not picky with who she choose to date
Too confused to hate
With her struggle I relate close to thirty
Most of the niggas she know is dirty
Havin' more babies than Lauryn
She started showin' early
As of late I realized, that this is HER fate
Or destiny that brings the best of me
It's like God is testin' me in retrospect
I see she brought life and death to me
Peace to us collectively, live and direct
When we perform, it's just coffee shop
Chicks and White dudes
Over HER i got into it
With that nigga Ice Cube
Now the fight moved to in life
Makin' the right moves
Besides God and family, you my life's jewel
Like that y'all

Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
It's like, word up, and it sounds nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life, what
Bout to take you to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the, yo
Fifth Dynamite, and it sounds so nice
Hip-hop, you the love of my life
I'm bout to take you to the top love
Hip-hop, word up, to the top
Hip-hop, check it out it's like that, what
And it sounds alright
Hey, cause you the love of my life
I'm bout to take you to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the, check it out
What, yeah and it sounds so nice
Hip-hop, you the love of my life
Bout to take you to the top love
Hip-hop, hip-hop to the top hip-hop
Fifth Dynamite, and it sounds alright
Hey, cause you the love of my life
I'm bout to take you to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the
To the to the to the to the, check it out, yo
Ye yeh yo, yo, and it sounds so nice
Hip-Hop, you the love of my life
We bout to take you to the top love
Hip-hop, hip-hop to the top, to the top
Hip-hop, hip-hop
Check it out, it's like, yeah
And it's sounds alright
Hip-hop, you the love of my life
We bout, take it to the to the to the