Steppin` To The A.m.

"At the sound of the tone, the time will be twelve A.M."<br><br> * about a dozen alarm clocks and grandfather clocks go off *<br><br>[MC Serch]<br>Ready in the intro, cue up the Serch-lite<br>Point us to the center stage (I`ll grab the first mic)<br>Projectin the voice with this mic that I`m cuffin<br>You ain`t my nucka, SUCKER I`m snuffin<br>The word of the 3rd stands true, so no panickin<br>(Man verse man) you freeze up like a mannequin<br>Petrol, you let go, the wax for the new jacks<br>to dwell upon you`re steppin on the trigger as the tune smacks<br>(Square in the butt) Pete gave me the cue<br>So I`ma put up or shut up until my jam is through<br>But for now I wanna freak em, so I`ll embark<br>to spark your mission posse, til way past dark<br>(Don`t park there`s no standin) or I`ll play the five-oh<br>You don`t stop movin until the Serch says so<br>To keep the tribe open, shootin out to play em<br>Three the hard way`ll keep you steppin to the A.M.<br><br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "Time to get stupid!" -> Chuck D("At the sound of the tone")<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys ("The time will be one A.M.")<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"WHAT TIME IS IT????????" -> The Time<br> "Shootin for the A.M."<br><br>[Pete Nice]<br>My mind has a question, I respond<br>to a silver domed microphone (one step beyond)<br>Straight to eighty-eight to the curves of the 90`s<br>I`m universal, I set a line free<br>Behind me, the three the hard way, the jackpot<br>(Awaitin Satan`s, tryin to take cheap shots)<br>We groove crowds, the three stand proud<br>The brothers round the way sit down and say<br>(How`d you do this?)Ludicrous rhythm of rhyme<br>Anticipate like a bottle of Heinz.. KETCHUP<br>(No catch up!)Cause you fell behind<br>I`m steppin to the A.M. -- dickin down swine<br>Pete Nice skims over lyrics, I pick em<br>Strong and long, you`re wrong, I stick em<br>(He`s the law with the sword) with my cable swingin<br>(Like _The Pit or the Pendulum_)Pete Nice bringin<br>the sunrise with no lies, legitimate (and you despise)<br>Envy this MC`s magnitude (so realize)<br>The MC emceed (The DJ deejayed em)<br>Until the next time I keep you steppin to the A.M.<br><br> "Two for the time" (repeat 2X)<br><br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "Time to get stupid!" -> Chuck D("At the sound of the tone")<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys ("The time will be two A.M.")<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"WHAT TIME IS IT????????" -> The Time<br> "Shootin for the A.M."<br><br>[MC Serch]<br>No weight on the felt plate, deep bass below rise<br>Needle torture groove, move the record til the wack stride<br>(Schoolin the swine on the strength of my vocab)<br>Bet you wonder you`re a goner<br>(You`re thinkin that you had)<br>Lyrics to the A.M. but the house needs a swinger<br>You st-st-st-st-stutter, but I`m a stinger<br>(My rhymes so potent, I wrote em and it`s evident)<br>You`re just a stunt, seekin a settlement<br>The lyrical line (The artical original)<br>Afflict like a convict, I ain`t no criminal<br>Scheamin on a cable or slobbin the knob<br>You played me like a foul ball<br>(How you livin Hobbes?!?!!)<br>Now groove into the A.M., the master spoon feedin<br>out a jumper, you`re bumpin a freak while I`m G`n<br>Peter let the record spin (Serch`ll get a second wind)<br>MOTIVATE THE CROWD, til it`s steppin to the A.M.<br><br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "Time to get stupid!" -> Chuck D("At the sound of the tone")<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys ("The time will be three A.M.")<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"WHAT TIME IS IT????????" -> The Time<br> "for.. for the A.M."<br><br>..<br><br>[Pete Nice]<br>I slide swiftly, keep a brother steppin<br>(loungin, strength in my throat)<br>Sweatin as you get hit with the rhythm<br>My lines sustain like a crane, so uplift them<br>(slow and smooth)Flowin like fluid<br>The mass did worship the lyrics the three did<br>(amid all crisis)Drop it like a guillotine<br>(You`re moist) fearing the voice of the rhyme fiend<br>Scene is zipped, Pete Nice is your worst dream<br>Fulfilled your illed I thrilled (I heard a LOUD scream)<br>My mind is cued, so I run down a menu<br>that downgrades the weak as my lyrics tend to<br>(the needs of a shaker, sweatin to the point of exhaust)<br>so listen to the mission horse<br>Blinded by the science, my mind starts flexin<br>Sexin down females to the A.M., perplexin<br>a complex reflex (you wonder if we slumber)<br>The three don`t sleep (Aiyyo Pete Nice take em under!)<br>Steppin to the A.M., I`m steppin to the mic<br>to snatch up and smash up the club until daylight!<br><br> "Two for the time" (repeat 2X)<br><br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "Time to get stupid!" -> Chuck D<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"WHAT TIME IS IT????????" -> The Time<br> "for.. for the A.M."<br><br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "Time to get stupid!" -> Chuck D<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "It`s about that time" -> Schoolly D<br>"What`s the time??" -> Beastie Boys<br> "for.. for the A.M."