Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tomi Martin
Acoustic Guitar
Kenny Wright
Keyboards
André 3000
Vocals
Big Boi
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Antwan Patton
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Outkast
Producer
John Frye
Recording Engineer
Brian Frye
Recording Engineer
John Wydrycs
Recording Engineer
Alex Lowe
Assistant Recording Engineer
Rawle Gittens
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dexter Simmons
Mixing Engineer
Alex Olsson
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Carlton Batts
Mastering Engineer
Mike "Hitman" Wilson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Organized Noize
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah, uh
East Point, smoke some dank
College Park in the house
Decatur
Uh, Old National got the skanks
Everybody, uh
You know what I'm sayin'?
Check it
[Verse 1]
Well, it's the M-I-crooked letter, ain't no one better
And when I'm on the microphone you best to wear your sweater
'Cause I'm cooler than a polar bear's toenails
Oh hell, there he go again, talkin' that shit
Bend, corner's like I was a curb, I struck a nerve
And now you 'bout to see this Southern playa serve
I heard it's not where you're from but where you pay rent
Then I heard it's not what you make, but how much you spend
You got me bent like elbows, amongst other things, but I'm not worried
'Cause when we stepped up in the party, like a mouse you scurried
So go get yo' fuckin' shine box, and yo sack of nickels
It tickles, to see you try to be like Mr. Pickles
Daddy Fat Sax, B-I-G B-O-I
Is that same motherfucker that took them knuckles to your eye
And I try, to warn you not to test, but you don't listen
Givin' a shout out to my Uncle Darnell locked up in prison
[Chorus]
Now throw yo hands in the air
And wave 'em like you just don't care
And if you like fish and grits and all that pimp shit
Everybody let me hear you say, Oh yea-er
Now throw yo hands in the air
And wave 'em like you just don't care
And if you like fish and grits and all that pimp shit
Everybody let me hear you say, Oh yea-er
[Verse 2]
Now, my oral illustration be like clitoral stimulation
To the female gender, ain't nothin' better
Let me know when it's wet enough to enter
If not I'll wait, because the future of the world depends on
If or if not, the child we raise gon' have that **** syndrome
Or will it know to beat the odds, regardless of his skin tone
I really feel that if we tune it, it just might get picked on
Or will it give a fuck about what others say and get gone?
They alienate us 'cause we different, keep yo head to the sky
Like Sounds of Blackness when I practice what I preach and don't no lie
I be the baker and the maker of the piece of my pie
Now breaker-breaker, 10-4, can I get some reply?
Now everybody say
[Chorus]
Now throw yo' hands in the air
And wave 'em like you just don't care
And if you like fish and grits and all that pimp shit
Everybody let me hear you say, Oh yea-er
Now throw yo hands in the air
And wave 'em like you just don't care
And if you like fish and grits and all that pimp shit
Everybody let me hear you say, Oh yea-er
[Verse 3]
Everyday I sit while my **** be in school
Thinkin' about the second album at the Dungeon shootin' pool
Like E-S to the P-N, 'cause we adjust to the beat in the zone (Zone)
Honey, I'm home, but I'm not married
Carried a lot of problems 'round bein' frustrated
And now I'm sittin' at the end of the month, I just made it
Like you made the B-team
And like your daddy's wife, you makin' the coffee
You heard the ATLiens, so back the hell up off me
Shh-shh, softly as if I played piano in the dark
Found a way to channel my anger not to embark
The world's a stage and everybody got's to play they part
God works in mysterious ways so when he starts
The job of speakin' through us, we be so sincere with this here
No drugs or alcohol, so I can get the signal clear as day
Put my Glock away I got a stronger weapon
That never runs out of ammunition so I'm ready for war okay
[Chorus]
Now throw yo' hands in the air
And wave 'em like you just don't care
And if you like fish and grits and all that pimp shit
Everybody let me hear you say, Oh yea-er
Now throw yo' hands in the air
And wave 'em like you just don't care
And if you like fish and grits and all that pimp shit
Everybody let me hear you say, Oh yea-er
Written by: André Benjamin, Antwan Patton