The Roots - Proceed lyrics

I shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic
(To rock the mic) i shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)

Just think, what if you could just
Just blink yourself away?
Just think, what if you could just
Just blink yourself away?
Jeff X can rock the mic with tooth decay
I be the 5-foot-7 residin' at the Mecca rest
Address in South section
Used to cut class in the infinite
Pursuit of ass back in '86
Easy with the chicks, I was a chocolate boy
Raised in the cellar with
The rhythm like Ella
Walked the mega-trife streets to the
Subway where I lay
'Til the train stopped, then a nigga hopped
(Hopped)
Used to do the pop dance to the Planet Rock
At the block party, everybody jocked, "Who
Me?!" it's the MC sucka niggas envy
I got my contract in 1993
And I shall proceed

I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)

I wake up early in the mornin'
I mean early afternoon
Break a lyrical hymn of the stim' like boom
I'm fly and when I die, yo
Put this shit up on my tomb
That nigga represented on the 28th of June
I'm representin' Philly on the 28th of June
I can make you feel that
I'm a surreal cartoon
With my pistol in the face of Hip-Hop
Stickin' for papes
Because I'm on a paper chase (Say what?)
I'm on a paper chase
My Timberlands are fully laced
I be the Mr boogeyman
With records from 125th to Japan
I let 'em play like Donny
Hathaway and shake a hand, shake a hand
Your lady tried to kick it
But I couldn't play my man
My niggas is my niggas
And she didn't understand
I shake your hand and shit'll hit the fan
Just think, just think, what?
What if you could just just blink
What? Blink yourself away as I proceed

I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)

Malik B, get on the mic, a yo
It's too much on my mind say what?
Malik, get on the mic
There's too much on my mind

Johnny on the spot
Got the rhythm and the rhyme
Fuckin' with The Roots
You know them niggas is a dime
I can make a 100 yard line start to dash
I can make a whole lake
Of fish start to splash
I can make Conan and The Titans clash
And I could make Metallica and
Guns N' Roses thrash used to smash
Crash parties like I was disturbed
Used to make plots against
The herringbone herb
But now, all I do disperse the verb
And like a nerd, I can make you say
"He's superb!" worded perfect
Never ever shall you misinterpret
I move styles like bowels
So now you know I'm worth it
Direct from Philly
The land where niggas scheme
So you know I got that sheen in my gleam

I shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic
(To rock the mic) i shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic
(To rock the mic) i shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic
(To rock the mic) i shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic
(To rock the mic)