The Breaks

Kurtis Blow

Clap your hands everybody



If you got what it takes



'Cause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want you to know



That these are the breaks




Breakes on a bus brakes on a car



Breaks to make you a superstar



Breaks to win and breaks to lose



But these here breaks will rock your shoes



And these are the breaks



Break it up break it up break it up!




If your woman steps out with another man



(That's the breaks that's the breaks)



And she runs off with him to Japan



And the IRS says they want to chat



And you can't explain why you claimed your cat



And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill



With eighteen phone calls to Brzil



And you borrowed money from the mob



And yesterday you lost your job



Well, these are the breaks



Break it up, break it up, break it up




Throw your hands up in the sky



And wave 'em 'round from side to side



And if youdeserve a break tonight



Somebody say alright!



(All right) Say ho-oo!



(Ho-oo!) And you don't stop



Keep on, somebody scream!



(Owwwww!) Break down!




Breaks on a stage, breaks on a screen



Breaks to make your wallet lean



Breaks run cold and breaks run hot



Some folks got 'em and some have not



But these are the breaks



Break it up, break it up, break it up!



Break down!




To the girl in brown, stop messing around



(Break it up, break it up)



To the guy in blue, whatcha gonna do?



To the girl in green, don't be so mean



And the guy in red, say what I said



Break down!




Brakes on a plane, brakes on a train



Breaks to make you go insane



Breaks in love, breaks in war



But we got the