Artist: Heavy D. & The Boyz f/ Teddy Riley (uncredited)Album: Big TymeSong: We Got Our Own Thang[Teddy Riley]Yo man, you ready to drop this, man? (Yeah-eee)Well kick it for me one time..."Pass" (Drop it)[Intro/Chorus - Teddy Riley (Heavy D.)We got our own thaaaang ("Get up and do my thang")We got our own thaaaang (A diddley-diddley-diddley-diddely-diddely-Deee)We got our own thaaaangWe got our own thaaaang (We've got our own thang)("Drop it")We got our own thaaaang (A diddley-diddley-diddley-diddely-diddely-Deee)We got our own thaaaang (A diddley-diddley-diddley-diddely-diddely-Deee)We got our own thaaaang (A diddley-diddley-diddley-diddely-diddely-Deee)We got our own thaaaang[Heavy D.]("HEY!") Every-body, shake your bo-dyWe don't ill, we chill at a partyKeep a groove that's sensual, three-dimensionalUnquestionable, the lover is professionalGot a category, my own and I'm the presidentDon't be alarmed but it's holding up the residentWith my particular style, style particularExtracurricular, smoother and trickierThrowing on lyrics like you throw up a flapjackYou're a Chicken McNugget, and I'm a Big MacBrainstorm soloist, have a Coca-Cola andDoing very well 'cause it took the right road to this -path! Make the under-take, the recordbreakerGet up on the floor, do the "Heavy D shake-a"Started with a pow, and I'ma end it with a BANG (yo..)..we got our own thang[Chorus][Heavy D.]Picture the set, girlies wet with sweatIn the corner people sittin down they've had as muchas they could possibly get;Meanwhile I'm lampin, feeling like a champ andPush up on a cutie, phone digits I'm stampin [*echoes*]The place was packed though, stuffed like an OreoEverybody broke for a Heavy D. videoPumpin in stereo, people said, "Here we go"A cutie down in front said, "Heavy, you're my hero"Understand this, before you make a commentBecause there's always a meaning, in a Heavy D. statementIn this life, I strive for improvementBe your own guide, follow your own movement [*echoes*]Love is a legend, me I'm legendary at itFlippin on the mike makes me a rappin acrobatDon't try to swing, because you didn't even HANG (yo...)..we got our own thang[Chorus][DJ scratches "Heavy D."][Heavy D.]Original, individual, smooth criminalDance a lot, dance a little, shuffle to the middleDon't clock anybody, let 'em all clock youDon't be down with anybody, let 'em all be down with youStay self-managed, self-kept, self-taughtBe your own man, don't be borrowed, don't be boughtStarted with a pow and I'ma end it with a BANG (yo...)..we've got our own thang[Chorus 'til fade]
