Released on 2001

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[Intro]


[Chorus]

Say, if I was your M-I-C

Do you think you could treat me properly?

Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me

Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me

Say, if I was your M-I-C

Do you think you could treat me properly?

Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me

Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me


[Verse 1]

What's going on hundreds of people stare on my direction

There are a few others who I resemble in my section

The house lights dim then I am placed under a spotlight

The others disappear as if my name was Bill Cartwright

Amongst chatter I hear footsteps headed toward me

Oh my god there is a wack emcee headed for me

To the wire I'm connected so I'm unable to exit

Escape is impossible oh no he's got me

In a choke hold somebody make him put me back

Why me black I scream frantically causing feedback

The crowd reacts with ruckus then him and his crew touch us

There has to be away to escape from his sweaty clutches

I'm loosing it slowly becoming suicidal

'Cause of his weak recidale crowds become homicidal

Now I'm trapped here, wondering why the others didn't warn me

I could've avoided this wack nigga spittin' on me


[Pre-Chorus]

Microphone respect, one, two, one, two

Say, without a microphone, what you gon' do?

Say microphone respect, two, one, two, one

Yo, without a M-I-C, what you gonna do, son?

Yo, microphone respect, one, two, one, two

Say, without a microphone, what you gonna do?

Yo, microphone respect, two, one, two, one

Yo, without a M-I-C, what you gonna do, son?


[Chorus]

Say, if I was your M-I-C

Do you think you could treat me properly?

Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me

Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me

Say, if I was your M-I-C

Do you think you could treat me properly?

Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me

Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me


[Verse 2]

Some people get cocky once they realise that they got to me

Anyone can turn me on but not everybody can rock me

Perpitrating dopeness your presentations sloppy

Too much for you to handle so suckers often drop me

In this line of work I get around more than a little bit

Hearing idiots trying to read rhymes when they're illiterate

Don't know who to fuck with and this foam don't protect shit

Drowning in saliva now I feel infested

Saturated in wackness, y'all abusing your friend

Don't be mad mad when they sad you can never use me again

I know I'm not perfect and at times unreliable

But I'm the only reason why your voice is recognizable

Don't wanna blow me so now you're smackin' my head

How 'bout you quit yelling and try rappin' instead

I miss being embraced now I'm greet with a strangle

When will they realize I'm to be praised, not mangled


[Pre-Chorus]

Microphone respect, one, two, one, two

Say, without a microphone, what you gon' do?

Say microphone respect, two, one, two, one

Yo, without a M-I-C, what you gonna do, son?

Say, microphone respect, one, two, one, two

Say, without a microphone, what you gon' do?

Say, microphone respect, two, one, two, one

Yo, without a M-I-C, what you gonna do, son?


[Chorus]

Say, if I was your M-I-C

Do you think you could treat me properly?

Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me

Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me

Say, if I was your M-I-C

Do you think you could treat me properly?

Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me

Sometimes, I wish y'all would stop usin' me


[Bridge]

What?

Yo, uh

Uh, uh, check it out, yo

Uh, uh

Substantial, Nujabes

No doubt, doubt

Microphone respect, one, two, one, two

Uh, uh, yo, yo

Say, without a microphone, what you gonna do?

What you gonna do? Uh, yo

Say, microphone respect, two, one, two, one

One, one, yo, yo, yo

Say, without a microphone, what you gonna do, son?

Say, without a microphone, what you gonna do, son?


[Outro]

Ride it out, out, out

Uh, what, what? What?

It's like that

Ride it out