And you sing Paris city   And you sing New York City   Jazz Liberatorz...   with the live motivator   Check it out, y'all      Yeah,   From the five to the mind,   the mind to the hand,   the hand to the pen   that transcribe the plan   will stick to fly paper,   but never quite land   My last destination   from bus, train, to plane   to radio station      I occupy minds,   that's my occupation   My childhood,   a baptism, indoctrination   All the way through to my high education   Reward for my patience,   I'm lovin' my callin',   Callin' my loved ones from extra long distance   across many seas   I wish y'all were here, the things that we'd see   The witness I bear, as light as hot air   But since you're not here,   I lay a foundation that brings me back   with you, reward for your patience   You can say I'm workin' on a vacation      You could say (You could say)   You could say (You could say)   You could say (You could say)   And you could sing New York City   You could sing (You should sing)   You could say, matter of fact,   You can say I'm workin' on a vacation   You could say (You could say)   You could say (You could say)   You could say (You could say)   (Right Now)   You could say and be true right now (right here)   You should say (You could say)   (No, you ain't)   You could say (You could say)   (Here you are)   You can say I'm workin' on your vacation      As time flies by, the calendar changes   Months, days, and years   Add-ons, Re-arrangements   There's so much divine   that ain't nothing sacred   We can't turn the clock back,   So why try and fake it?      I grow with the movement   but still I stand and retrace the steps   we call walkin' round      I look forward to a vintage   spit over jazz riffs and choose   ancient strings over synthage   the mood the beat brings   pull at your heart strings   So, for now, I choose words that won't harm ya   Disarm ya,   Slid off the armor,   Let your mind ponder   on things that calm ya   Then, let it wander   Way past beyond the   stress that your life brings   Things that fustrate ya      Gettin' all worked up,   Battlin' and Debatin'   Shut up and take a vacation      You could say (You could say)   You could say (You should say)   You could say (You might say)   You could say (As they say)      You could say (And they say Paris City)   Won't you say?   You can say I'm workin' on a vacation   You could say (You could say)   You could say (You could say)   From Harlem (Jay Live)   (And be true)   Jazz Liberatorz   You could say (Outta Paris)   You can say I'm workin' on a vacation      Back to the grime,   Nose to the grindstone   Back to the wall, ear to the ground   Feet to the pedal,   To pedal this tracks   To this time, I'll choose one to help me relax      From this lips to God's ears (and then He grows)   from a boy to a man and then he goes   transcribe His own plan   It might be flows   Like father, like son   Whatever He does   as long as something gets done   that's civilized, righteous, and shines like one   from star to star, It's just space and time   and his actions won't be in place of mine   You see, wisdom is personal   like every verse from the curse to the jewel   whether it's rehearsed or I'm just breakin' food   and the mic is a tool   To break and rewrite the rules   From my first day to my last night   And with my lights out,   and my weapons through   You can rest assured that I'll be rest assured   that the best of my works   Have worked   and laid a foundation   Now, that's a vacation      You could say (You could say)   You could say (You could say)   You could say (You could say)   And you could sing New York City   You could sing (You should sing)   You could say, matter of fact,   You can say I'm workin' on a vacation   You could say (You could say)   You could say (You could say)   You could say (You could say)   (Right Now)   You could say and be true right now (right here)   You should say (You could say)   (Jay Live)   You could say (You could say)   You can say I'm workin' on your vacation      Thank you for this special gift you've given me   Listen to my words and my melody   I hope I can return the same thing   Listen to my, Listen to my melody   my melody   my melody   my melody   Listen to my melody   my melody   my melody   my melody, oh, oh