Isaac Hayes — Accused Rap

Yeah Uh, excuse me, excuse me Are you talking to me? Uh, yes, can I have a word with you for a few minutes Mm, okay Come on, have a seat, sit down, make yourself comfortable Uh-uh, thanks How long have we known each other Uh about ten months I guess Yeah, you and, uh, John are really tight aren't you I-I-Is that an engagement ring? Hehe, yes Oh, congratulations! Thank you! Yeah Well, he-he slipped it on your finger last night Mhm, yes John should know that he's the luckiest man in the world He should be real proud to have someone like you Well, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to [?] I know you wanna rewind on why I speak with you Um, it's-it's something that's been bugging me for 5 months And I've been carrying this thing around And it's getting me heavier and heavier every day It's about a recent [?], I've gotta-I've gotta get it off my chest And I'm not tryna be fresh or anything like that Don't get me wrong, I know you're John's girl but I've got to tell you this I'll give you a little background See, I was born and raised in the ghetto Came from a rather small family We-we weren't rich of course We didn't get a [?] My-my-my dad, he left us when I was about three years old So that left my mother as a [?] family She was a God-fearing woman, she She took us to church every Sunday You know I sang in the choir with the Sunday School And my mom always said "Son, do unto others as others do unto you" You know, don't rob, don't steal Don't break into anybody's homes Things aren't [?] Things are good parents trying to [?] their children Now I have to admit I wasn't no saint I got into fights and you know, I played hookie a few times I didn't commit crimes, you know, like I had to get to manhood to commit crimes According to the law, if there is such [?] But you know there are some things we have no such control over You know this little fella, Cupid You know he can shoot his arrows so fast you can't get out of the way You can fall You see, it's like being in quicksand You can wiggle and struggle to be free, the faster you go deeper and sink I don't mean to take up so much of your time, just bear with me for a little while longer You see I'm not very good with words so try to be patient I know there's a lot of talk around that "Isaac's tryna knock John's girl off" And, hm, what can I say I don't mean to be a love thief, I-I I've never known anybody like you I've never felt [?] like I do you I don't think he can love you more than I do Nobody could, you're so special So special And I face the world with my feelings for you And I don't back down from my conviction 'Cause right now