Just Say No

Attention party people, it's an APB

That is an all points bulletin from Young MC

Now whether you're a senior citizen or just a tyke

Just grab a seat and pay attention as I rock the mic

I wrote a couple of rhymes, I called 'em Just Say No

Dedicated to the people who are on the go

And we can help you out if you're on the brink

And if you listen, this jam will make you think

If you are ever in a situation

Without enough time for contemplation

All of your friends goin' the same way

You feel kinda trapped, you don't know what to say

Just say no, 'cause better safe than sorry

This is for real, this ain't go game or folly

It's your life, and you only got one

So you better do it right, or it will soon be done

You want to be popular, you want to be cool

You want to be the one that everybody likes in school

You wanna be everything just for everyone else

But you better think of what you wanna be for yourself

Every day, people livin' in the same old mess

Hard to be original and not be like the rest

You gotta go for what you know, you can't afford to guess

And heaven knows what would happen if you did say yes

So say no

Just say no

You hear me? Say no (No)

Just say no

Kids OD and cause a family's grief

Over the marijuana plant and the coca leaf

Over a bunch of pills

To try to get their thrills

Over a drug you shoot

Because you think it's cute

Over somethin' you smoke

Man, it ain't no joke

Over somethin' you drink

Homeboy, why don't you think?

Over somethin' you snort

Like you were playin' a sport

One day you'll go too far, and then you'll come up short

Some people out there don't seem to get my point

Tellin' others crack kills, while they're smokin' a joint

Well the point of this song is to tell you the facts

Some people die from smokin' cheeba like they die from crack

Not a drug in particular, but drugs in general

They're not good for you, like a vitamin or a mineral

They come in liquid, leaves, powder, pills and rocks

Can put you six feet under, on your back in a box

So say no

Just say no

Do you hear me? Say no (No)

Just say no