Born to Be Wild

(Cut it nice) (Get ready to get busy) [ VERSE 1 ] It's been so long and I paid my dues And with rhymes like these, yo, Shan can't lose You won't believe the strange thought that ocurred to me So intense, it absolutely startled me I knew that I was buggin when I stopped walkin: "I think that you should hear me, I'm your conscience talkin If you don't wanna listen, hey, it ain't no thing You rap for a living, but you wish you could sing You think your life is complete, there's a lot that you're missing You enjoy making music for the people to listen Hip-hop is your life, by oath you've sworn Now it's time to start the mission for which you were born You've acquired a rep, now you're labelled a villain But I don't really care, Shan'll always be chillin That's why I'm tryin to say, that's just part of your style You were (born to be) wild, wild" (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) --] Steppenwolf (Cut it nice) (Get ready to get busy) [ VERSE 2 ] I couldn't forget, no matter how I tried But my conscience just wouldn't let a day go by All day long I watched and observed No, I gotta be jokin, that's word to Herb I can take a lickin and keep on smilin Who needs a license to ill, I was born to be wildin Rhymes sweeter than a premium vintage grape ]From the paper I knew it'd sound dope on tape Never in a rush, I'm Cold Chillin' And the next perpetrator I find, I'm killin Just ask your boys how many heads I flew And that's why I roll with the Juice Crew That voice in my mind taught me one lesson I was born to be wild, and only suckers be fessin I knew I had a purpose since the days of a child I was (born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) (Cut it nice) (Get ready to get busy) [ VERSE 3 ] The meaning of 'wild' is not screaming and yelling It's 'bout showing and proving and not showing and telling All you counterfeit rappers, you might as well quit You'll never hear me say I'm bad, bein wild is the shit Rap symbol, and never been defeated yet If rap is a crime, how much time I get? The best impersonator couldn't copy my style And even if he did, you know what I'd do, I'll - As a matter of fact, it's what I already did I pulled out a rhyme and cold blasted his lip Most opponents get on, they're guilty as tried They're diggin and stripped of whole manhood and pride Don't be brave and save yourself half of the bill You can't chop me with a saw cause your ass should chill When they're slippin on the cuts I gracefully smile Cause I was (born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) (Cut it nice) (Get ready to get busy) [ VERSE 4 ] Born to be wild, I'm takin command While you're performin people screamin out: "We want Shan!" I'm colder than ice and hot as a flame And my rhymes are always clever, but they're never the same What's wrong with your girl? Somebody ought to stop her For bein in the presence of a low-life rapper This rhymin was pressed as a special edition I was born to be wild and you're the one on a mission Allow me to say that I weaken resistance Makin examples just to prove my mortal existence Born to be wild means a prototype And the roar of the crowd increases the hype You have to be bold to try and steal my rhyme Or even to dis cause you think that I'm A sucker, a softie, or even a child But I was (born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) wild, wild (Born to be) (Cut it nice) (Get ready to get busy)