[ Afrika Baby Bam ]   Well, I was standin on the verge, just about to get off   Cause I was losin my crew in a society war   Pipin the pipe every night, and when   The moon came up, they was gone with the wind   And every night the dope sold they desired   Last one hired and first one fired   Fixed in the mix, and I couldn't stand still   So I win a war, but it wasn't my will      [ Mike G ]   Girlfriend smoked out and her mind's burnt out   Losin weight and her legs and her stomach stickin out   Knowin daddy's uptown in his work all around   Keep your ear to the ground and your soul heaven bound   Now ain't no use in screamin loud   Cause yo, money's gone off chasin clouds   Leavin you once again to pick up slack   But where you're goin is where you're at      (Concentrate) you got to think a little harder   Come here, let me show you before you even start to   (On the big payday)   Yeah   (Concentrate) you got to think a little harder   Come here, let me show you before you even start to      Playin with fire - don't you know that you're gonna get lit?   Playin with fire - don't you know when to quit?   Playin with fire - don't you know that you're gonna get lit?   Playin with fire - don't you know how to quit?      [ Mike G ]   Grandma's runnin to the old number spot   Spendin what she saved tryin to hit the jack-pot   Brotherman swearin what he is or is not   Landlord smilin and my motor's not hot   Pretty little sister should be kept in a cage   She thinks she's grown up cause she looks older than her age   She chose the streets over a chance on stage   Found dead in the river, story made the first page   Devils snatchin souls into a little glass being   Sayin (if you got problems I can - I can change your way of seein em)   It's not as easy as it surely may seem   You lose your life over the price of a dream      Blow   Yeah   Ha-ha      (Concentrate) you got to think a little harder   Come here, let me show you before you even start to   (On the big payday)   Yeah   (Concentrate) you got to think a little harder   Come here, let me show you before you even start to   (Concentrate)      Playin with fire - don't you know that you're gonna get lit?   You're playin with fire, don't you know it don't make no sense      [ Mike G ]   Yeah   Different colors for different brothers   That gives no reason to kill off each other   We're dyin at a pace as if we're in a race   The President sendin our money to space   Our very short lives and a very long strive   Some start their lies, so some get high   Some do both and cut their own throat   No paddle in the boat, just goin for a float   Fool      Equal opportunity   Biological lunacy      [ Jungle Brothers ]   The tracks is slammin   The tracks is slammin   No question   Brothers got to get a fix on what they're doin   What we're talkin about here is..   You just keep playin with fire   You keep playin with fire   Equal opportunity, brother   That's what we need   Word is bond      [ Afrika Baby Bam ]   Now the brothers be doggin   The sisters be hoggin   They're playin with the fire, and they're gonna get burnt   Word up   Smokin and puffin and sniffin and riffin   They don't get enuffin, but it don't make a difference   Cause they be lovin the heat   Feelin the beat, walkin the street   But they don't never concentrate   All alone, walkin along   Standin alone   Stoned to the bone   And the lunacy's on   Check it out      Playin with fire - don't you know you're gonna get lit?   Playin with fire - don't you know when to quit?   Playin with fire - don't you know you're gonna get lit?   Playin with fire - don't you know it don't make no sense?      [ Mike G ]   Cigarette's pokin blood pressure   Somebody's gettin paid cause they're all insured   Second step to your mind, first step to your heart   And nothin will work if somethin don't start   No meat on my plate cause I choose my own faith   My peoples movin out at a very high rate   Either to the grave, or way upstate   I better concentrate      [ Afrika Baby Bam ]   You got to think a little harder   Come here, let me show you before you even start to   Woke up one mornin after a nightmare   Heart full of fear, oh darlin, my dear   A man's got it all, and don't wanna share   No clothes on my back, now I swear it ain't fair   Follow me, good God, and I'll lead ya   Oh Lord, can't you see that we need the      Equal opportunity   Biological lunacy      Concentrate