Kurtis Blow — Nervous

[Intro] You talkin' to me? You make me nervous [Verse 1] Now my generation Has got this inclination To think this ain't the land of milk and honey Missiles every place Can destroy the human race And everyone is cryin' for more money There's an actor and a spy Who can't see eye to eye Well who gives them the right to run the place? There are brothers who are sisters And misses who are misters And things keep fallin' down from outer space [Chorus] And everybody says they want to serve us But the only thing they do is make me nervous Really makes me nervous [Verse 2] Corporate leaders smokin' joints Big time athletes shavin' points And all the time they do it with a smile (Smile) Middle class communters Stealin' millions with computers And they might just get probation for a while But for ordinary folk The legal's system's just a joke They're laughin' from New York to the coast They bargain on the plea And the lawyer gets his fee And everybody's happy Well, almost [Chorus] And everybody says they want to serve us But the only thing they do is make me nervous Really makes me nervous [Verse 3] If you're not a lazy slob You go lookin' for a job But I hope that you ain't lookin' in Detroit Where they used to make cars All they do is hit the bars 'Cause the Japanese have markets to exploit The rich keep getting richer Drink martinis by the pitcher While the rest of us are lookin' for a break We play lotto and the number While the politicians slumber 'Cause the politicians know it's all fake [Chorus] And everybody says they want to serve us But the only thing they do is make me nervous Really makes me nervous Really makes me nervous [Verse 4] The meaning is right here Mr. Nixon made it clear Make sure you hit record when you roll the tape The stuff that gets leftover Might just keep you out the clover And you'll never, ever make your great escape So I hope you've learned the lesson It's the message of the session You can take it, but you got to take it slow Keep it cool and keep it clean Do it all behind the scene And if they ask you, just tell 'em you don't know [Outro] And everybody says they want to serve us But the only thing they do is make me nervous Really makes me nervous (Wo!) Nervous, nervous (Oh, you make me nervous) Nervous, nervous (All the time, always nervous) Nervous, nervous (Oh, you make me nervous) Nervous, nervous (All the time, you want to serve us) Uh! Get down, huh! Just make me nervous Uh! Get down, hah! Just make me nervous Ner, ner-ner-ner-nervous Uh! Get down! Nervous, nervous Nervous, nervous (Nuh-nervous) Nervous, nervous (Wo!)