WYCLEF JEAN - Oh What A Night lyrics

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[inrto: wyclef]<br>It's funny how the earth rotates, man you never know what's<br>Going to happen, ya know mean? <br>All I said was aiight, I got this chiki bang bang dang da dang<br>Then it all got it started for me, man<br>Yo, man I'm just getting back from the tour, man<br>What it be like, man? <br>Yo, bust it, turn me up<br>Somebody told me if you can make in new york city, man, you can<br>Make it anywhere else, man<br>Somehow I believe that shhhh<br><br>[chorus] (wyclef)<br>Oh, what a night<br>Late december, 1993 (what happened? )<br>Who thought he would rule the industry? <br>What an mc on the grind<br><br>[wyclef]<br>Yo, I ain't always have whips, I ain't always have yachts<br>I ain't always have chips, I ain't always have rocks<br>Matta fact I was a grimey little negro<br>Who said if music didn't work, I'd sell diesel<br>What cha'll thought, I wasn't raised in the projects? <br>First of the month waitin for that pa check<br>Lived on the first floor<br>Were so poor that if you rung the buzzer the roaches would answer the door (who is it? )<br>I went from boy to man in one night<br>When I saw my life flash like light from poltergeist<br>What made it worse, I couldn't speak english<br>But from his facial expressions, he wanted my adidas<br>So hurry up and come out and play<br>I'll be damned if I leave bare-footed in this hallway<br>And I got big plans, so beg your pardon<br>Cause next year this time i'ma sell out the garden<br><br>[chorus]<br><br>[wyclef]<br>Yo, yo, I ain't gonna brag and boast and say I did it all<br>But I'm the only rapper to play carnegie hall<br>The first rap group, video cost a million<br>First rapper to ever rep for the haitians<br>And sa fa say, na boolay<br>Grammy night, we took 3 away<br>22 million sold, I can't believe this<br>There's still ain't a rapper alive who could achieve this<br>But I ain't satisfied, when back to my home contemplating<br>How could I become the next quincy jones? <br>That's when jerry hit me up on the horn and said<br>Clef, your on the cover of<br>The cover of the source by the rolling stones<br>No more struggling, good life we loving it<br>You could live it too, if you only publish it<br>So here we go, so what's the scenario? <br>I own so many cars that I'm renting 'em for videos<br><br>[chorus]