Sure Shot – English Lyrics

• By: Beastie Boys
• Album: Ill Communication

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(dog barking)

("Sure Shot" by Beastie Boys)

♪ 'Cause you can't, you won't ♪ ♪ And you don't stop ♪

♪ 'Cause you can't, you won't ♪

♪ And you don't stop ♪

♪ Well, you can't, you won't, and you don't stop ♪

♪ Mike D, come and rock the sure shot ♪

♪ I got the brand new doo-doo, guaranteed like yoo-hoo ♪

♪ I'm on like Dr. John, yeah, Mr. Zu Zu ♪

♪ I'm a newlywed, I'm not a divorcee, yeah ♪

♪ And everything I do is funky like Lee Dorsey ♪

♪ Well it's the taking of the Pelham 1, 2, 3 ♪

♪ If you want a do the rhyme, then come see me ♪

♪ I've got the savoir faire with the unique rhymin' ♪

♪ I keep it on and on, it's never quitting time and ♪

♪ Strictly handheld is the style I go ♪

♪ Never rock the mic with the pantyhose ♪

♪ I strap on my ear goggles and I'm ready to go ♪

♪ 'Cause at the boards is the man they call the Mario, ee-yo ♪

♪ You pull up at the function and you know I Kojak ♪

♪ To all the party people that are on my bozac ♪

♪ I've got more action than my man, John Woo ♪

♪ And I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew, yeah ♪

♪ Because you can't, you won't ♪ ♪ And you don't stop ♪

♪ Because you can't, you won't ♪

♪ And you don't stop ♪

♪ You know you can't, you won't, and you don't stop ♪

♪ Adrock, come and rock the sure shot, hurra, hurra ♪

♪ Cane will cross fade on your ass and bust your eardrums ♪

♪ Now listen everybody 'cause I'm shifting gears ♪

♪ I'm fresh like Dougie when I get my specs ♪

♪ And on the microphone, I come correct, rect ♪

♪ Timing like a clock when I rock the hip-hop ♪

♪ The top notch is my stock on the soapbox ♪

♪ I've got more rhymes than I got gray hairs ♪

♪ And that's a lot because I got my share, ooh-wee ♪

♪ I've got a hole in my head and there's no one to fix it ♪

♪ I gotta straighten my thoughts ♪

♪ I'm thinking too much, yeah ♪

♪ Everyone just takes and takes, takes, takes, takes ♪

♪ I'll have to step back, I gotta contemplate ♪

♪ Well, I'm like Lee Perry, I'm very on ♪

♪ Rock the microphone, and then I'm gone ♪

♪ I'm like Vaughn Bode, I'm a Cheech Wizard ♪

♪ Never quittin', so won't you listen, listen, listen ♪

♪ Listen, listen, ah, ah ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ Ah yes, indeed, it's fun time, fun time ♪

♪ Because you can't, you won't ♪

♪ And you don't stop ♪

♪ Because you can't, you won't ♪

♪ And you don't stop ♪

♪ Oh well, you can't, you won't, and you don't stop ♪

♪ MCA, come and rock the sure shot ♪

♪ I want to say a little something that's long overdue ♪

♪ The disrespect to women has got to be through ♪

♪ To all the mothers and the sisters ♪

♪ And the wives and friends ♪

♪ I want to offer my love and respect to the end ♪

♪ Well, you say I'm 20-something ♪

♪ And I shouldn't be slacking ♪

♪ But I'm working harder than ever ♪

♪ And you could call it macking ♪

♪ So I'm supposed to sit upon my couch just watching my TV ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm still listening to wax ♪

♪ I'm not using the CD ♪

♪ Well, I'm that kid in the corner ♪

♪ All fresh up and I wanna ♪ ♪ So I'm gonna, yeah ♪

♪ Take a piece of the pie ♪

♪ Why not, I'm not quittin' ♪

♪ Think I'm-a change up my style just to fit in ♪

♪ I keep my underwear, underwear ♪

♪ A piece of elastic, of elastic ♪

♪ I use a mic that's made out of plastic ♪

♪ Made out of plastic ♪

♪ To send my rhymes out to all the nations, like Ma Bell ♪

♪ I got the ill communication, communication ♪

♪ 'Cause you won't, and you won't ♪

♪ And you don't stop, and you don't stop ♪

♪ 'Cause you won't, and you won't ♪

♪ And you don't stop, stop, stop ♪

♪ And you won't, and you don't stop ♪

♪ You keep on and rockin' the sure shot ♪

♪ Sure shot, sure shot ♪

♪ B-boys, boys, boys, boys ♪

♪ B-girls, girls, girls, girls, girls, girls ♪

♪ Tick-tock, tick-tick-tick-tick ♪

♪ Tick-tock-tick-tock ♪

♪ Look at, look at that ♪