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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Run-DMC
Performer
Orange Crush
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Russell Simmons
Songwriter
Larry Smith
Songwriter
Daniel Hayden
Songwriter
Jason Mizell
Songwriter
Joseph Simmons
Songwriter
D.M.C.
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Russell Simmons
Producer
Larry Smith
Producer
Roddey Hui
Assistant Producer
DJ Red Alert
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Shut up
You talk too much
You talk too much
You talk too much
You talk too much
[Verse 2]
Hey, you over there, I know about your kind
You're like the Independent Network News on Channel 9
Everywhere that you go, no matter where you are at
I said you talk about this and you talk about that
When the cat took your tongue, I say you took it right back
Your mouth is so big, one bite could kill a Big Mac
[Verse 3]
You talk too much
You never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 4]
You talk about people you don't even know
And you talk about places you never go
You talk about your girl, from head to toe
I said your mouth's movin' fast and your brain's movin' slow
[Verse 5]
You talk too much
You never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 6]
You're the instigator, the orator of the town
You're the worst when you converse, just a big mouth clown
You talk when you're awake, I heard you talk when you sleep
Has anyone ever told you that talk is cheap?
[Verse 7]
You talk too much
You never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 8]
Talking is the one thing that you can do best
You told the cavity creeps to watch out for Crest
You never have the story right and exact
And then, you always try to bore me with your yakety-yak
[Verse 9]
You talk too much
And then you never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 10]
Every day, you are out fighting someone in the street
And you're always fightin' someone you know ya can't beat
Then you wonder how you got in this mess
Just think of what you said, then take a guess
[Verse 11]
You talk too much
You never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 12]
You're always spreading rumors, whether bad or good
You're the damn Walter Cronkite of the neighborhood
The Barbara Walters and the Howard Cosell
You always come around with a story to tell
[Verse 13]
You talk too much
And then you never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 14]
I said, it's everybody's business that you love to mind
And talkin' to you is like droppin' a dime
You're spreadin' the word like it is your job
You should be a stool pigeon who works for the mob
[Verse 15]
You talk too much
And you never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 16]
A big blabbermouth, that's what you are
If you were a talk show host, you'd be a star
I said your mouth is big, size extra large
And when you open it, it's like my garage
[Verse 17]
You talk too much
And then, you never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 18]
You always like to gossip, just like a girl
You talk so damn much, it's outta this world
When you're reincarnated, in your second life
You won't be a man, you'll be a naggin' wife
[Verse 19]
You talk too much
Then you never shut up
He said you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 20]
Shut up
Shut up
[Verse 21]
Twenty five hours, eight days a week
Thirteen months out a year, is when you speak
I'm tired of listenin' to the garbage you talk
Why don't you find a short pier and take a long walk?
[Verse 22]
You talk too much
And you never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
[Verse 23]
You talk too much
You should be out of breath
You talk too much
Man, you naggin' me to death
You talk too much
Tired of hearin' you speak
You talk too much
Eight days a week
[Verse 24]
You talk too much
Then you never shut up
I said you talk too much
Why don't you ever shut up?
[Verse 25]
You talk too much
And you never shut up
I said, you talk too much
Homeboy, you never shut up
Written by: Daniel Hayden, Darryl McDaniels, Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons, Larry Smith, Russell Simmons