The Breaks Kurtis Blow

[00:00.87] Clap your hands, everybody
[00:02.73] If you got what it takes
[00:04.86] 'Cause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want you to know
[00:07.06] That these are the breaks
[00:18.01] Brakes on a bus, brakes on a car
[00:20.09] Breaks to make you a superstar
[00:22.23] Breaks to win and breaks to lose
[00:24.22] But these here breaks will rock your shoes
[00:26.67] And these are the breaks
[00:28.62] Break it up, break it up, break it up
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[00:47.73] If your woman steps out with another man
[00:50.04] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[00:51.93] And she runs off with him to Japan
[00:54.19] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[00:56.29] And the IRS says they want to chat
[00:58.49] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[01:00.56] And you can't explain why you claimed your cat
[01:02.66] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[01:04.54] And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill
[01:07.04] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[01:09.14] With eighteen phone calls to Brazil
[01:11.22] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[01:13.17] And you borrowed money from the mob
[01:15.68] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[01:17.60] And yesterday you lost your job
[01:20.04] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[01:21.70] Well, these are the breaks
[01:23.97] Break it up, break it up, break it up
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[01:43.36] Throw your hands up in the sky
[01:45.27] And wave 'em 'round from side to side
[01:47.37] And if you deserve a break tonight
[01:49.53] Somebody say all right (all right)
[01:52.70] Say ho (ho)
[01:54.83] You don't stop
[01:55.70] I keep on, somebody scream
[02:00.02] Break down
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[02:17.44] Breaks on a stage, breaks on a screen
[02:19.74] Breaks to make your wallet lean
[02:21.74] Breaks run cold and breaks run hot
[02:24.01] Some folks got 'em and some have not
[02:25.86] But these are the breaks
[02:27.88] Break it up, break it up, break it up
[02:29.56] Break down
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[02:47.19] To the girl in brown, stop messing around
[02:49.27] (Break it up, break it up)
[02:51.25] To the guy in blue, what you gon' do?
[02:53.78] (Break it up, break it up)
[02:55.64] And to the girl in green, don't be so mean
[02:57.92] (Break it up, break it up)
[02:59.92] And the guy in red, say what I said
[03:02.18] (Break it up, break it up)
[03:04.17] Break down
[03:05.69]
[03:38.14] Brakes on a plane, brakes on a train
[03:40.46] Breaks to make you go insane
[03:42.85] Breaks in love, breaks in war
[03:44.74] But we got the breaks to get you on the floor
[03:46.80] And these are the breaks
[03:48.96] Break it up, break it up, break it up
[03:50.51] Break down, yo
[03:51.71]
[05:20.47] Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it
[05:24.63] Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it
[05:28.88] Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it
[05:33.01] Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it
[05:37.74] You say last week you met the perfect guy
[05:39.82] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[05:41.41] And he promised you the stars in the sky
[05:44.26] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[05:45.96] He said his Cadillac was gold
[05:48.35] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[05:50.11] But he didn't say it was ten years old
[05:52.67] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[05:54.42] He took you out to the Red Coach grill
[05:56.69] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[05:58.63] But he forgot the cash and you paid the bill
[06:01.02] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[06:02.97] And he told you the story of his life
[06:05.19] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[06:07.20] But he forgot the part about his wife
[06:09.51] (That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
[06:11.52] Well, these are the breaks
[06:13.62] Break it up, break it up, break it up
[06:15.20] Break down, ya
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