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Say What You Say

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Say What You Say

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What You SayIntroDre: Oh, so I'm out the game, huhEminem: Yo Dre, we ridin'?Dre: Whatever...Eminem: Well I'm wit ya homieDre: Okay, well let's handle the small shitVerse 1Eminem:I was born to brew up storms, stir up shit, kick up dust, cuss till I slur up spitgrew up too quick, went through too much, knew too much shit, corrupt, and I'ma pour it on like syrup, bitchthick 'n rich, sick and twisted, Mr. Buttersworth, Dre told me to milk this shit for what it's worthtill the cow just tilts and tips and stumbles to earth, and if I fumble a verse, keep going, first takeI make mistakes just keep it, no punches pull, no punches, that's weak shitfake shit, if I ever take shit I'll eat shit, wasn't for him, wouldn't be shitDre:Creep with me as we take a little trip down memory lane, been here longer than anyone in the gameand I ain't got to lie about my age, "But what about Jermaine?" Fuck Jermaine, he don't belong speakin' mine or Timbaland's nameand don't think I don't read your lil' interviews and see what you're sayin', I'm a giant, and I ain't gotta movetill I'm provoked, when I see you, I'ma step on you and not even know ityou midget, mini-me with a bunch of little mini-yous, runnin' round your backyard swimmin' poolsover eighty million records sold, and I ain't have to do it with ten or eleven year oldsChorus (X2)Cus what you say is what you say, say what you say how you say it whenever you sayin' itjust remember how you said it when you was sprayin' it, so who you playin' wit, huh?Verse 2Eminem:Second verse, it gets worse, it gets no better than this, amatuers drink veteran pissfrom a dixie cup, if you ever mix me up or confuse me with a Cannabis or Dre with a Dupriwe'll rub it in, every club you're in, we'll have you black balled and make sure you never rap-a-fuckin'-gainDre ain't havin' it as long as I'm here to play devil's advocateDre:If there was some magic shit I could wave over the industry, that could save it when I'm gone and buriedto make sure the tradition carries on, I wouldEminem:If I could only use this power for good, I wouldn't, not even if I couldDre:From the hood, and I'm a hornet, and I'ma only sting when I corneredEminem:And I'ma only sucker punch and swing without warningand swing to knock somebody's fuckin' head off, cus I know if they get up, I won't get a chance to let offanother punch, I'm punk rock, no one's punk, don't give a fuck, White-Pac, so much spunkwhen I was little I knew I would blow up and sell a mill, or grow up to be Atilla, go nuts and be a killerDre:And I'm, somethin' of a phenom, one puff of the chron, I'm unstoppable, I'm alive and on top againthere's no obstacle that I can't conquer so come along wit us….CmonChorus (X2)Verse 3Dre:Now anybody who knows Dre, knows I'm about fast cars and Alize, partyin' all daybut I handled my business, cus it' work before play, don't look for trouble, but I'll serve you gourmethowever you want it, you can have it your way, you fuck my night up, I'ma fuck up your daybullet with your name, sendin' it your way, that goes for anyone who walks through that doorwaycus this is my space, you invade it, live to regret it, and you'll die tryin' to violate itfuck around, get annihilated, eyes dialatedEminem:Like my old lady?Cus what you say is what you say, sometimes what you mean is two different things, depending on your mood if it swingsthink too many things, little hit of Dre's weed, I can do anything, catch a contact and I'm goneand I'm back, I speed write and my loose-leaf's my launch padDre:And I can pull any string, don't have to prove anythingcatch a contract on your head, you headed west, talk shit about Dre, you better get a vestand invest in something to protect your head and neckEminem:And it's back and forth, all day like Red and Meth, I joke when I say I'm the best, in the booth, but a lot of truth is said in jestand if I ever do live to be a legend I'ma die a sudden deathfive mics in the Source, ain't holdin' my fuckin' breath, but I'll suffocate for the respect 'fore I breatheto collect a fuckin' checkChorus (X2)OutroDre: Watch your fuckin' mouthTimbaland: Yo this Timbaland. Tell'em I said suck…my dick
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