Chocolate City

Uh, what's happening CC? They still call it the White House But that's a temporary condition, too Can you dig it, CC? To each his reach And if I don't cop, it ain't mine to have But I'll be reachin' for you 'cause I love you, CC Right on There's a lot of chocolate cities around We've got Newark, we've got Gary Somebody told me we got L.A. And we're working on Atlanta But you're the capital, CC Gainin' on ya Get down Gainin' on ya Movin' in and on ya Gainin' on ya Can't you feel my breath, hey Gainin' on ya All up around your neck, hey-hey-hey Hey, CC, they say you're jivin' game, it can't be changed But on the positive side You're my piece of the rock and I love you, CC Can you dig it? Hey, uh, we didn't get our forty acres and a mule But we did get you, CC, hey, yeah Gainin' on ya, movin' in and around ya God bless CC and it's vanilla suburbs Gainin' on ya Gainin' on ya (people know) Gainin' on ya Gainin' on ya (gainin' on ya) What's happening, blood? Gainin' on ya Gainin' on ya Gainin' on ya Gainin' on ya Yeah, what's happening, black? Brother black, blood even Yeah-ah, just funnin' Gettin' down Ah, blood to blood, ah, players to ladies The last percentage count was 80 You don't need the bullet when you got the ballot Are you up for the downstroke, CC? Chocolate city, are you with me out there? And when they come to march on ya Tell 'em to make sure they got their James Brown pass And don't be surprised if Ali is in the White House Reverend Ike, Secretary of the Treasure Richard Pryor, Minister of Education Stevie Wonder, Secretary of fine arts And Miss Aretha Franklin, the First Lady Are you out there, CC? A chocolate city is no dream It's my piece of the rock and I dig you, CC God bless Chocolate city, and it's (gainin' on ya) vanilla suburbs Can y'all get to that? Gainin' on ya Easin' in Gainin' on ya In your stuff Gainin' on ya Huh, you can't get enough Gainin' on ya Gainin' on ya Be mo' funk, be mo' funk Gainin' on ya Can we funk you too? Gainin' on ya Right on, Chocolate City Yeah, get deep Real deep, hey Be mo' funk, mm Get deep Let hit the band, uh, hey We just got to New York, I'm told