[Intro] Clap your hands everybody If you got what it takes Cause Im Kurtis Blow and I want you to know That these are the breaks [Hook 1] Brakes on a bus, brakes on a car Breaks to make you a superstar Breaks to win and breaks to lose But these here breaks will rock your shoes And these are the breaks Break it up, break it up, break it up! [Verse 1] If your woman steps out with another man Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! And she runs off with him to Japan Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! And the IRS says they want to chat Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! And you cant explain why you claimed your cat Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! With 18 phone calls to Brazil Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! And you borrowed money from the mob Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! And yesterday you lost your job Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! Well, these are the breaks Break it up, break it up, break it up [Bridge 1] Throw your hands up in the sky And wave em round from side to side And if you deserve a break tonight Somebody say alright! All right Say hooo! Hooo! You dont stop Keep on, somebody scream! Owwwww! Break down! [Hook 2] Breaks on a stage, breaks on a screen Breaks to make your wallet lean Breaks run cold and breaks run hot Some folks got em and some have not But these are the breaks Break it up, break it up, break it up Break down! [Bridge 2] To the girl in brown, stop messing around Break it up, break it up! To the guy in blue, whatcha gonna do? Break it up, break it up! And to the girl in green, dont be so mean Break it up, break it up! And the guy in red, say what I said Break it up, break it up! Break down! [Hook 3] Brakes on a plane, brakes on a train Breaks to make you go insane Breaks in love, breaks in war But we got the breaks to get you on the floor And these are the breaks Break it up, break it up, break it up Break down! Yo! [Interlude] Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it! Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it! Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it! Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it! [Verse 2] You say last week you met the perfect guy Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! And he promised you the stars in the sky Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! He said his Cadillac was gold Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! But he didnt say it was 10 years old Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! He took you out to the Red Coach grill Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! But he forgot the cash and you paid the bill Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! And he told you the story of his life Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! But he forgot the part about...his wife! Huh! Huh! Thats the breaks, thats the breaks! Well, these are the breaks! Break it up, break it up, break it up! Break down!
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