do what you have to
i did what i had to
to break through a pick a style that sticks like glue
and as i rank i wanna thank no one
cuz i worked like a bitch to get the job done
you helped me around
my parents put me down
i never skipped town
i stood my ground
we kept showin up
drinkin and throwin up
rap was my life
as i was growin up
actin a fool in school no one topped up
smart ass in class at times abnoxious
drivin a bronco
runnin my own show
and pullin the look a like marilyn monroe hoes
and me and bo got together
it made sense
spent many nights in mt. clemens basement
i scratched records and performed a few tricks
kdc mix
let the black man talk shit
pumpin the new sounds town to town
who holds it down like bad leroy brown
now i wont stop cuz yo i´m kid rock
the genuine article
cuz i worked like a bitch to get the job done
f-f- fames a costin the price ain´t nice
its like the roll of the dice
or a whole new life
but don´t get my song wrong
i enjoy it alot
walkin around like a big shot
cuz i´m kid rock
smooth as an ice cube
cool as an igloo
and more complex, than a rubix cube
a healthy wealthy young one with a quick tongue
smart from the start and from the heart my rhymes run
and as i incline thru time to get mine
i try not to slide but walk a straight line
though it´s hard when the climb gets steep
the one who finds is the one who seeks
so i sought and fought
and alot i got taught
and although i left those who stole got caught
many shows i rocked
many suckers i laughed at
and those who snapped back usually got slapped
the cat if i was strap
cuz i was a sun of a gun
livin life on the run
now i pleaded 18 and outdone by none
bold, young, handsome, bad like bronson
pumpin the new sounds town to town
and when in motown i cool out in greektown
on the upside with nuthin too high
the genuine article
cuz i worked like a bitch to get the job done
chuck nice break that beat down
six generations of rap and i´m first
ready to burst, the style is rehersed
i worked and worked and worked and i worked
when many thought i was just gettin jerked
use the fuze but i payed my dues
and now know one out there could fill my shoes
and my pants and do this dance
this shit didn´t happen by chance
it went slow not quick but now i´m your pick
ain´t that a trip when i started from zip
and now up and up and up i wont stop
the flop just pop the flat top the kid rock
yes me below key mc
with the ability to rock the party
anywhere and make people stare
i´m lookin while i´m cookin with no care
pumpin the new sounds town to town
who holds it down like bad leroy brown
and still i wont stop growin this flat top
the genuine article
cuz i worked like a bitch to get the job done
(music fades to back)