The Roots — You Aint Fly

[Hook] You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self [Verse 1: Black Thought] I'm just playin' the wall, I'm just playin' the wall Coolin' with my niggas on the right, hold tight Late Friday night, strobe-light shine bright, blind Coolin' at this party with the sugars on my mind It's the sex patrol, the sex patrol Aiyo, sis was stacked wicked, wanted me to kick it Said I never dance, made advance outside Took a glance to inspect, shorty was correct So it seemed, her name Siobhan, age seventeen I flipped when I seen her eyes, bloodshot green She said she wanted riches and a nigga with cash Lex, Land or a Path, didn't know the half I react to flip the script and get ill My man Malik B. kept tellin' me to relax Diggin' how you're livin' on some unreal high As I realize, you're not that fly [Hook] You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self [Verse 2: Malik B] Dig it, you see, sister's thinkin' that I snooze She must don't know, I had a sister confused Thinkin' that she's pretty, and saditty when I spill She said, "I might, I think I can. Alright, I will" Tossed up was the digits 'cause the game is like Splendor I said, "Sabrina, yeah, I met you way back in December You remember?" She said, "I guess" Substitute to Santa, she was sittin' on the desk And then she said, "You never called me Malik, you never tried to press You never tried to push the seven buttons and address" I said, "Hold up, sis, you're out of order, man, you lost it My name ain't Jake, Malik's no Flake that's Frosted." Tryin' to cause a scene, Sabrina's best is self-redeemed She thought she was cute, but never made it on my team I should beam up, about-face fall out And don't ya even dare to ask why, because you're not that fly [Hook] You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self [Verse 3: ?uestlove] Mmmmmm, strollin' in my Pumas down the avenue Not tokin' on a J, not sippin' on a brew Saw a soul sister on the streets of five-two "Mmm, my name's Question, umm, who are you?" She didn't respond, she didn't respond (*MUFFLED VOICE*) Continue on Thought to myself, should of said a little louder Better hurry up before she gets lost in the crowd of "Excuse me, miss, excuse me, miss" "No, I'm not havin' it!" I just got dissed I didn't get mad, was calm and collect I didn't call her bitch, I didn't break her neck Start to wonder why the brothers disrespect the cutie It's a place of 180's and the high-priced floozie As she walked away, man I couldn't deny Started lyin' to myself, man, she wasn't that fly [Hook] You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self [Verse 4: Black Thought] Black... butter, umm... that's what I be Had to tell a girl to set her mind free Use the Third Eye, possibly you will see What you get, with material objects Wanna be the envy of the whole projects, gettin' loot Pretty in your cute limited, Express suit Baby, I can see everythin' you wanna be See, you're gamin as a key to escape poverty Known to be shown around, sported by the niggas Thinkin' you a woman 'cause your ass got bigger Kickin' it to me as if I don't know the time But I'm the Black Thought, I'm all up in your mind I figure you the kind to say, "Give me a call" But then switch to act strange, countin' all my change Pay to the order of who? Not you Why? You're not THAT fly [Hook] You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self You ain't fly, you ain't fly, you ain't fly So go 'head witcha self