I'll Take You There

[Staple Singers: oh! Big Daddy!] [Big Daddy Kane] Hear ye, hear ye, from far and near The one they call the Big Daddy Kane is here To deliver a message to everyone everywhere So listen up party people cause this you should hear It's a story of a far-away atmosphere That you will find very rare and far beyond compare All is sincere and rather debonair So let's all gather around, because... [Hmm...yeah...I'll take you there...oh!] (x4) [Big Daddy Kane: Verse 1] Off to a place you thought was unreal Where people of the world do know how to chill Everything remains cool and calm where you are And if you ask about crime, they all'll say, [Hah?!] They wouldn't even know what you mean Cause it's a different program, y'all know the routine Where people work hard for a decent buck And you can wear truck jewelry without being stuck Never wondering whether your house is all right So go leave your VCR on the porch overnight And as for the people they all stand proud Senior citizens party with the hip-hop crowd You can hang at a jam till the break of dawn And leave without your Bally shoes getting stepped on Everyone walks around in their right mind and all Because crack ain't nothing but a hole in the wall So those who wish to live with glare and flair There's a place that this can be done, and yo... [Hmm...yeah...I'll take you there...oh!] (x4) [Big Daddy Kane: Verse 2] What I discovered may just only seem As something that you find in your wildest dream But! on the real tip, you will see I'm not playing, what I'm saying is reality There is a place people live with joy That the next man cannot come along and destroy No one faces problems, no one says sorry And war ain't nothing but a game on Atari This message also applies to other nations Like Africa for instance, where there's starvation But if you come with me, you're sure to see Ethiopians can eat in Red Lobster for free And people that you saw before that were poor Will never ever see the situation no more Cause in this world everyone's a millionaire [Is there WIC?] Are you sick? And what the hell is welfare? Fashions are smashing for all to flaunt And we can get anything that we want So don't think you can't afford expensive design Because fresh Gucci wear is only $5.99 So come ye all and attend this affair As we journey to the promised land, and... [Hmm...yeah...I'll take you there...oh!] (x3) [Big Daddy Kane: Verse 3] Since I'm the type of guy that laughs and jokes This may sound funny, but seriously folks It's a shame that people today must live In a world that's operating oh so negative But I found a place designed especially for you Where peace and harmony is everyone's culture So let's all gather around before this world corrupts And we don't even need Scotty to beam us up Because... [Hmm...yeah...I'll take you there...oh!] (x4) [Big Daddy! Oh...hmm!] (x9) [I'll take you there...all right] (x4)