The Roots — Love Of My Life Live

[Intro: Black Thought] Uh...this what I'm talkin' 'bout This what I'm talkin' 'bout Y'all feeling that shit right there? If y'all feel that shit right about now, come on, y'all Make some noise if you're with me Come on, y'all, make some noise if you're with me Make some noise if you're with me Make some noise if you're with me [Chorus: Black Thought] It's like that, y'all, and it sounds so nice Hip-hop, you the love of my life We 'bout to go to the top, y'all, hip-hop love To the top, what, hip-hop, check it out It's like that, y'all, and it sounds so nice Hip-hop, you the love of my life We 'bout to go to the, to the, to the, to the To the, to the, to the, to the, to the Check it out, yo [Verse 1: Black Thought] The anticipation arose as time froze I stared off the stage with my eyes closed And dove into the deep cosmos The impact pushed back 25 rows But before the raw live shows Common, I's a little snot-nosed Rockin' Gazelle goggles and Izod clothes Learnin' the ropes of ghetto survival Peepin' out the situation I had to slide through Had to watch my back, my front, plus my sides, too When it came to gettin' mine I ain't tryin' to argue Sometimes I wouldn'ta made it if it wasn't for you Hip-hop, you the love of my life and that's true When I was handlin' the shit I had to do It was all for you, from the door for you Speak through you, gettin' paper on tour for you From the start, Thought was down by law for you I used to hit up every corner store wall for you Yo, I ripped shit, and kept it hardcore for you Yo, I remember late nights, fiendin' for the mic Hip-hop, you the love of my life Tell the people like that y'all (That y'all) And it sounds so nice Hip-hop, you the love of my life We 'bout to take it to the top, love, hip-hop love To the top, love, hip-hop love Check it out, it's like that, y'all, and it sounds so tight Hip-hop, you the love of my life We 'bout to take it to the, to the, to the, to the To the, to the, to the, to the, to the... [Verse 2: Common] Check it out, yo, I was speakin', to my guy 'Riq and How she was desperately seekin' to Organize in a Konfusion Usin', no protection, told H.E.R. on Resurrection Caught in the Hype Williams, and lost H.E.R. direction Gettin' ate in sections where I wouldn't eat H.E.R An under the counter love, so silently I treat H.E.R Her Daddy'll beat H.E.R., eyes all Puff-ed In the mix on tape, niggas had her in the buff When we touch, it was more than just a fuck The Police, in her I found peace Like Malcolm in the East Seen H.E.R. on the streets of New York, trickin' off Tried to make a hit with H.E.R. my dick went soft Movin' weight, losin' weight, not picky with who she choose to date To confuse the hate, with her struggle I relate Close to thirty, most of the niggas she know is dirty Havin' more babies than Lauryn, she started showin' early As of late, realized, this is H.E.R. fate Or destiny that brings the best of me It's like God is testin' me In retrospect, I see she brought life and death to me Peace to us collectively, live and direct when we perform It's just coffee shop chicks and white dudes Over H.E.R. I got into it with that nigga Ice Cube Now the fight moved to in life, makin' the right moves Besides God and family, you my life's jewel [Chorus: Black Thought & Common] It's like that, y'all, and it sounds nice Hip-hop, you the love of my life We 'bout to take it to the top, love, hip-hop love To the top, love, hip-hop love Check it out, what what what, and it sounds so tight Hip-hop, you the love of my life We 'bout to take it to the, to the, to the To the, to the, to the, to the, to the top, y'all