Lauryn Hill: Superstar

[Intro]Yo, hip hopStarted out in the heart, uh huhYo, now everybody trying to chartSay what?Yo, hip hopStarted out in the heartYo, now everybody trying to chartCome on now babyCome on now babyCome on now babyCome onCome on now babyCome on now babyCome on now babyCome on1 - Come on baby, light my fireEverything you drop is so tiredMusic is supposed to inspireHow come we aint getting no higher?Now tell me your philosophyOn exactly what an artist should beShould they be someone with prosperityAnd no concept of reality?Now, who you know without any flawsThat lives above the spiritual lawsAnd does anything they feel just becauseTheres always someone there wholl applaudRepeat 1I know you think that youve got it allAnd by making other people feel smallMakes you think youre unable to fallBut when you do, who you gonna call?See, what you give is just what you getI know it hasnt hit you yetNow I dont mean to get you upsetBut every cause has an effect, ohRepeat 1I cross sands in distant lands, make plans with the sheiksWhy you beef with freaks as my album sales peak?All I wanted was to sell like 500And be a ghetto superstar since my first album, BluntedI used to work at Foot Locker, they fired me and frontedOr I quitted, now I spit it- however do you want it?Now you get itWriting rhymes in the range with the frames lightly tintedThen send it to your block and have my full name cementedAnd if your lines sound like mine, Im taking a percentageUnprecedented and still respected it when it vintageIm serious, Im taking over areas in AquariusRunning red lights with my 10,000 chariotsJust as Christ was a superstar, you stupid starTheyll hail you then theyll nail you, no matter who you areTheyll make you now then take you downAnd make you face it, you slit the bag openPut your pinkie in it, then taste itRepeat 1 until fade