Harder Than You Think Lyrics - How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? - Public Enemy

Yo, Chuck, whats the move, man? 

I was on my way up here to the studio, you know what Im sayin? 

And this brother stopped me and asked me 

Yo, whats up with that brother, Chuckie D, he swear he nice 

I said, Yo, the brother dont swear he nice 

He knows hes nice, you know what Im sayin? 

So, Chuck, I got a feeling youre turning into a Public Enemy, man 

Now remember that night you was kickin to me 

On the way out to L.A. Lounge in Queens 

While we was in the car on our way to the shot 

Well, yo, right now, kick the bass for em brothers 

And let em know what goes on 

Rolling Stones of the rap game, not braggin 

Lips bigger than Jagger, not saggin 

Spell it backwards, Ima leave it at that 

That aint got nothin to do with rap 

Check the facts, expose those cats 

Who pose as heroes, take advantage of blacks 

Your governments gangster so cut the crap 

A war goin on so where yall at? 

By the power comes great responsibility 

F the police but whos stoppin you from killin me? 

Disasters, fiascoes over a loop by PE 

If its I instead of we, believe in TV 

Spittin riches, bitches, this new thing about snitches 

Watch them asses move those em masses switches 

System dissed them but barely missed her 

My sole intentions to save my brothers and sisters 

Hard, get up, just like that 

Hard, get up, just like that 

Hard, get up, just like that 

Hard, get up, just like that 

Yeah, thats right, Chuck, man, thats what you gotta do 

You gotta tell them just like that, you know what Im sayin? 

Cause, yo, man, let me tell you a little something, man 

These brothers runnin around hard hatin 

They get a little jealous, you know what Im sayin? 

Just like that, you know they try to bring you down with em 

But, yo, Chuck, you gotta tell em just like that 

Screamin gangsta, 20 years later 

Of course endorsed while consciousness faded 

New generations believin them fables 

Gangsta boogie on two turntables 

Show no love so its easy to hate it 

Desecrated while the coroner waited 

Any given Sunday, so where yall rate it? 

With slavery, lynching and them drugs infiltrated 

Im like that doll Chuckie, baby 

Keep comin back to live, love life like I'm crazy 

Keep it movin, risin to the top 

Doug Fresh, clean livin, you dont stop 

Revolution means change, dont look at me strange 

So I cant repeat what other rappers be sayin 

If you dont stand for something you fall for anything 

Harder than you think, its a beautiful thing 

Hard, get up, just like that 

Hard, get up, just like that 

Hard, get up, just like that 

Hard, get up, just like that 

Yeah, thats right, Chuck, man, thats what you gotta do 

You gotta tell them just like that, you know what Im sayin? 

Cause, yo, man, let me tell you a little something, man 

These brothers runnin around hard hatin 

They get a little jealous, you know what Im sayin? 

Just like that, you know they try to bring you down with em 

But, yo, Chuck, you gotta tell em just like that 

So its time to leave you a preview 

So you too can review what we do 

20 years in this business, how you sell soul, gee wiz 

People bear witness 

Thank you for lettin us be ourself 

So dont mind me if I repeat myself 

These simple lines be good for your health 

To keep them crime rhymes on the shelf 

Live, love life like you just dont care 

5000 leaders never scared 

Bring the noise, its the moment they fear 

Get up, still a beautiful idea 

Get up, throw your hands in the air 

Get up and show no fear 

Get up if yall really care 

PE, 20 years, now get up 

Yeah, thats right 

Were Public Enemy, number one in New York 

Public Enemy, number one in Philly 

Public Enemy, number one in D.C. 

Public Enemy, number one in Cleveland, Ohio 

All sold with Public Enemy, number one in St. Louis 

Public Enemy, number one in New Jersey, hey, Fuzzy 

We are the Public Enemy, number one in Cincinnati 

In a manner we been Public Enemy, number one in Chicago 

Public Enemy, number one in Detroit 

Public Enemy, number one in Oakland 

Public Enemy, number one in Baltimore 

Public Enemy, number one in Miami 

Public Enemy, number one in Indiana 

Public Enemy, number one in L.A. 

All sold with Public Enemy, number one in Alabama, yall 

Public Enemy, number one in Tennessee 

Public Enemy, number one in Mississippi 

Just like that 

Just like that 

Just like that