I play practical jokes to get a laugh I put roaches in my neighbor's But anyway, one day she called me She said, "Lyte, an emergency"
My next door had an errand to run I said, "Why Ms. Davis, ask son" She said, "Ricky's at his grandmother's" I said, "Well, about Tommy, the younger brother?"
She said, "See, umm, at the pharmacy" I said, "He'll be back soon how much could it be?" She said, "C'mon, please, it's a trip uptown If you leave right now, you'll be back before
Hurry up, there's not a moment to It positively has to get there" Umm, I contemplated then I a good Samaritan Started the car, then she the package in
It absolutely, positively has to get It absolutely, has to get there It absolutely, has to get there It absolutely, got to get there
out the music on the FDR Not far me was a DT car So I eased up selector, 55 the But on the FDR, 40 is the
Here come, sirens on I could see myself in jail 'til the break of But they rolled by, it wasn't me they was after A little red corvette, they was to capture
Dread I feel so I set down my jacket Look up ahead, now that's what I traffic Dipped to an and I made my way through believe when I hit First Avenue
On a Honda's ass, about to crash Looked at the gauge and the shit no gas Zero, nada, in here, see In car terms the shit was on
Got out and pushed the to the side Hailed a cab then I a quick ride To the house of inflation, yes, the gas Gave a little tip to my appreciation
Got back to the ave where I my car It wasn't there but it couldn't have far Damn, I must have got Tried to figure out how money I owed
Went to the pound and I paid my Think that was the worst, you heard nothin' yet Bumped into crackhead Sam, I used to see And like always, hand out, me money In my was a dollar's worth of gas I had to get to a nice machine fast
It absolutely, positively has to get It absolutely, positively got to get It absolutely, got to get there It absolutely, positively has to get
As I left the to walk back to the BM Couldn't believe what my eyes were Looked at the tire, it was flat While the other three were so fat
A brother by and offered his help Ordinarily I woulda did the shit But he it quick, so I passed him a ten Here I go on journey again
Went to the gas station to it up When a crackhead from nowhere the pump I said, "Look, I don't your help today" And I the motherfucker and he was on his way
Oops, a cat, shit, Fur on my tires and all What's this, a stroke of bad But at this point, I don't even give a
I got to get the package to the No what the confrontation I arrive, bag in my for a woman named Pam
She opened the bag, it was wrapped and snug But in that bag, yo, in bag 45, what, it was a box of Q-tips A box of Q-tips, man