The Breaks

Composed by：Kurtis Walker/Robert Arthur Ford Jr./James B. Moore/Russell W. Simmons/Lawrence Smith

Clap your hands everybody

If you got what it takes

'Cause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want you to know

That these are the breaks

Brakes on a bus brakes on a car

Breaks to make you a superstar

Breaks to win and breaks to lose

But these here breaks will rock your shoes

And these are the breaks

Break it up break it up break it up

If your woman steps out with another man

That's the breaks that's the breaks

And she runs off with him to Japan

That's the breaks that's the breaks

And the IRS says they want to chat

That's the breaks that's the breaks

And you can't explain why you claimed your cat

That's the breaks that's the breaks

And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill

That's the breaks that's the breaks

With 18 phone calls to Brazil

That's the breaks that's the breaks

And you borrowed money from the mob

That's the breaks that's the breaks

And yesterday you lost your job

That's the breaks that's the breaks

Well these are the breaks

Break it up break it up break it up

Throw your hands up in the sky

And wave 'em round from side to side

And if you deserve a break tonight

Somebody say alright

All right

Say ho-oo

Ho-oo

You don't stop

Keep on somebody scream

Owwwww

Break down

Breaks on a stage breaks on a screen

Breaks to make your wallet lean

Breaks run cold and breaks run hot

Some folks got 'em and some have not

But these are the breaks

Break it up break it up break it up

Break down

To the girl in brown stop messing around

Break it up break it up

To the guy in blue whatcha gonna do

Break it up break it up

And to the girl in green don't be so mean

Break it up break it up

And the guy in red say what I said

Break it up break it up

Break down

Brakes on a plane brakes on a train

Breaks to make you go insane

Breaks in love breaks in war

But we got the breaks to get you on the floor

And these are the breaks

Break it up break it up break it up

Break down yo

Just do it just do it just do it do it do it

Just do it just do it just do it do it do it

Just do it just do it just do it do it do it

Just do it just do it just do it do it do it

You say last week you met the perfect guy

That's the breaks that's the breaks

And he promised you the stars in the sky

That's the breaks that's the breaks

He said his Cadillac was gold

That's the breaks that's the breaks

But he didn't say it was 10 years old

That's the breaks that's the breaks

He took you out to the Red Coach grill

That's the breaks that's the breaks

But he forgot the cash and you paid the bill

That's the breaks that's the breaks

And he told you the story of his life

That's the breaks that's the breaks

But he forgot the part about his wife

That's the breaks that's the breaks

Well these are the breaks

Break it up break it up break it up

Break down