[00:00:00] I'll Take You There - Big Daddy Kane [00:00:22] Hear ye hear ye from far and near [00:00:23] The one they call the Big Daddy Kane is here [00:00:25] To deliver a message to everyone everywhere [00:00:28] So listen up party people cause this you should hear [00:00:30] It's a story of a far-away atmosphere [00:00:33] That you will find very rare and far beyond compare [00:00:35] All is sincere and rather debonair [00:00:38] So let's all gather around because [00:00:42] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:00:47] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:00:49] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:00:54] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:01:00] Off to a place you thought was unreal [00:01:02] Where people of the world do know how to chill [00:01:04] Everything remains cool and calm where you are [00:01:07] And if you ask about crime they all'll say Hah [00:01:09] They wouldn't even know what you mean [00:01:11] Cause it's a different program y'all know the routine [00:01:14] Where people work hard for a decent buck [00:01:17] And you can wear truck jewelry without being stuck [00:01:19] Never wondering whether your house is all right [00:01:21] So go leave your VCR on the porch overnight [00:01:24] And as for the people they all stand proud [00:01:26] Senior citizens party with the hip-hop crowd [00:01:28] You can hang at a jam till the break of dawn [00:01:31] And leave without your Bally shoes getting stepped on [00:01:34] Everyone walks around in their right mind and all [00:01:36] Because crack ain't nothing but a hole in the wall [00:01:39] So those who wish to live with glare and flair [00:01:41] There's a place that this can be done and yo [00:01:44] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:01:49] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:01:52] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:01:57] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:02:03] What I discovered may just only seem [00:02:05] As something that you find in your wildest dream [00:02:08] But on the real tip you will see [00:02:11] I'm not playing what I'm saying is reality [00:02:13] There is a place people live with joy [00:02:15] That the next man cannot come along and destroy [00:02:18] No one faces problems no one says sorry [00:02:20] And war ain't nothing but a game on Atari [00:02:23] This message also applies to other nations [00:02:25] Like Africa for instance where there's starvation [00:02:27] But if you come with me you're sure to see [00:02:30] Ethiopians can eat in Red Lobster for free [00:02:32] And people that you saw before that were poor [00:02:35] Will never ever see the situation no more [00:02:37] Cause in this world everyone's a millionaire [00:02:39] Is there WIC [00:02:41] Are you sick [00:02:41] And what the hell is welfare [00:02:43] Fashions are smashing for all to flaunt [00:02:44] And we can get anything that we want [00:02:47] So don't think you can't afford expensive design [00:02:49] Because fresh Gucci wear is only $5 99 [00:02:52] So come ye all and attend this affair [00:02:54] As we journey to the promised land and [00:02:57] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:03:01] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:03:07] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:03:11] Since I'm the type of guy that laughs and jokes [00:03:14] This may sound funny but seriously folks [00:03:16] It's a shame that people today must live [00:03:18] In a world that's operating oh so negative [00:03:21] But I found a place designed especially for you [00:03:23] Where peace and harmony is everyone's culture [00:03:26] So let's all gather around before this world corrupts [00:03:28] And we don't even need Scotty to beam us up [00:03:31] Because [00:03:32] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:03:35] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh [00:03:40] Hmm yeah I'll take you there oh