Nighttime Maneuvers

Yo...I need some ice cream, I need some... For the nighttime [Phonte] Uh, for the 9-1-9, for the 9-1-9 When the sun go down, we still shine and vine Still shine and vine, for the 9-1-9 And the 9-1-9, and the 3-3-6 When the nighttime come, that's how we do that shit That's how we, that's how we do that shit Aiyyo, it's the new fla-vour, the next step Phonte, the best kept secret since the AIDS cure (word) I stay raw, whether they bootleg it or pay for it Old school like Prince Dejour When he was hostin Rap City with fingerwaves on I put my name on the map through dismantilin Embarassing arrogant cats and battle 'em because they raps ain't astonishin Got niggas in the club spittin out they Heinekens Like, "God-DAMN it, when that nigga Tay gon' rhyme again?" He's nice with the homonyms (nice with them homonyms), ill flow I guess I got it from my mom and 'nem, fo' real doe Who does it finer? This one is for the MCs' in Carolina Three in the mornin, insomnia rhymers That say, "Yo, let's put the drama behind us, just let the beats rock" Started cyhper while the wack niggas eavesdrop 9th mouse-clicked it on the b-box 9th always hit me on my sweet spot (Uh) Go to the crib, drink some Peach Schnapps And doze off to Pete Rock, what For the 9-1-9, for the 9-1-9 When the sun go down, we still shine and vine Still shine and vine, for the 9-1-9 And the 9-1-9, and the 3-3-6 When the nighttime come, that's how we do that shit That's how we, that's how we do that shit Aiyyo this is for the 9-1-9, for the 9-1-9 When the sun go down, we still shine and vine Still shine and vine, for the 9-1-9 And the 9-1-9, and the 3-3-6 When the nighttime come, that's how we do that shit That's how we, that's how we do that shit {"When the nighttime covers the city" [- J-Live} {repeat throughout the song} Yeah, eh-yeaaah Eh-yaaaay, uh-huh [Phonte overlaps harmony with ad-libs] Ooooooooh, nighttime... Nighttime.... Nighttime.... {music fades slowly}