clap your hands everybody
if you got what it takes
’cause i’m kurtis blow and i want you to know
that these are the breaks
brakes on a bus brakes on a car
breaks to make you a superstar
breaks to win and breaks to lose
but these here breaks will rock your shoes
and these are the breaks
break it up break it up break it up
if your woman steps out with another man
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
and she runs off with him to japan
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
and the irs says they want to chat
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
and you can’t explain why you claimed your cat
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
and ma bell sends you a whopping bill
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
with eighteen phone calls to brazil
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
and you borrowed money from the mob
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
and yesterday you lost your job
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
well these are the breaks
break it up break it up break it up
throw your hands up in the sky
and wave ’em ’round from side to side
and if you deserve a break tonight
somebody say all right
all right
say ho
ho
you don’t stop
keep on somebody scream
owwwww
break down
breaks on a stage breaks on a screen
breaks to make your wallet lean
breaks run cold and breaks run hot
some folks got ’em and some have not
but these are the breaks
break it up break it up break it up
break down
to the girl in brown stop messing around
break it up break it up
to the guy in blue whatcha gonna do
break it up break it up
to the girl in green don’t be so mean
break it up break it up
and the guy in red say what i said
break it up break it up
break down
brakes on a plane brakes on a train
breaks to make you go insane
breaks in love breaks in war
but we got the breaks to get you on the floor
and these are the breaks
break it up break it up break it up
break down yo
just do it just do it just do it do it do it
just do it just do it just do it do it do it
just do it just do it just do it do it do it
just do it just do it just do it do it do it
you say last week you met the perfect guy
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
and he promised you the stars in the sky
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
he said his cadillac was gold
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
but he didn’t say it was ten years old
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
he took you out to the red coach grill
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
but he forgot the cash and you paid the bill
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
and he told you the story of his life
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
but he forgot the part abouthis wife huh huh
that’s the breaks that’s the breaks
well these are the breaks
break it up break it up break it up
break down ya
Artist: Kurtis Blow
Year: 1980
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 260