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This is one of DL’s personal favourites. The subject matter for the verbal’s is realising responsibility, growing up, and allowing yourself to be answerable to yourself and no other. The re-arrangement of Amy’s ‘Brother’, with a pile up of four 90’s style drum beats and airy reverberant harmonies, gives this song its old school but true school, chilled flava!

lyrics

Intro
Get it up ya’ll, get it up [x4]
Get down ya’ll get down [x4]


Chorus
Realize that you don’t have to answer to no man
Responsibility comes down to you [it comes down to you but how can I?]
But how can I expect you to understand?
When you live life like you’re so run through


Verse One
Born into oblivion, babies aint know jack
Eventually a man but as baby I aint know that
Mom and pops raised me so it don’t amaze me
That I aint lazy, know how to treat a lady
And I learned much more, stood up on my own two
Learned gratitude so I pay you if I owe you
And I wanted many things but not settle for anything
A Child with a destiny but you aint hearing Kelly sing
Learned how to balance my desire and greed
Realizing what I want is not exactly what I need
Had to learn to walk away even when I’m in the right
Let em’ have the last word, everything will be alright
I don’t need to prove myself to those who disrespect me
I don’t have the time for that and life’s short [get me?]
So I’m telling certain people, man up and get a hold
Chorus got the perfect outlook stop and listen so…


Chorus

Verse Two
It was time to try it, being self reliant
In a world where David everyday would meet Goliath
Tell me to be quiet and I will be defiant
I don’t mess with magic beans but I’mma kill the giant
Try and pull the wool over my eyes but I won’t buy it
Stay out of my business cos there’s things I’m keeping private
And if you get in it won’t confirm it nor deny it
If you heard it somewhere else it’s probable they lying
Gotta be responsible, for the choices I make
Suffering the consequences of the roads that I take
When I got a heavy load, carry on my own back
When I got a problem I claim it and I own that
Answering to no man other than myself
But I’m never hesitant asking for help
But for the most part I man up and get a hold
Chorus got the perfect outlook come on tell em’ yo


Chorus



Outro Hook
Get it up ya’ll, get it up [x4]
Get down ya’ll get down [x4]
[various backing vocals]



Chorus [x2]

credits

from Back To Frank [Funky DL samples Amy Winehouse Vol 1], released January 4, 2010
Re-produced by Funky DL for Washington Classics 2010

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Funky DL is regarded as one of the most legendary and significant MC's and Producers to come out of the UK. Now globally known for delivering albums with both musical and lyrical finesse...

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