Roller Skates
Cameo Lyrics

Roller skates, roller skates, roller skates, roller skates
Repeated lines that serve as a chorus or hook of the song.

If you like this shooow!
Asking the listeners if they're enjoying the show.

Throw your arms around
Encouraging the listeners to move their arms and enjoy the music.

Move hands in the air
Encouraging the listeners to move their hands in a celebratory manner.

Don't be shy now
Encouraging the listeners to enjoy themselves without reservation.

We know that you can do it
Expressing confidence in the listeners' ability to enjoy themselves.

Just one word at a time
Encouraging the audience to follow the song's instructions one step at a time.

Now form a single line
Asking the listeners to form a line and follow the music.

Turn yourself around
Encouraging the listeners to turn around and follow the music.

We like the way you do it
Expressing appreciation for the listeners' participation and enjoyment.

Sometimes! I think about
Introducing a new topic of conversation.

My roller skating gigs
Referencing the singer's previous experiences roller skating.

It stays so clear in my mind
Reflecting on vivid memories of past experiences.

About what my mama said
Referencing advice received from a mother figure.

Ah she said skate, skate
Quoting the mother figure's advice to roller skate.

Do you hop the line?
Asking the listener if they stay within the boundaries while roller skating.

Don't come back
Warning of potential punishment for breaking the rules.

With a passed up board
Referring to a hypothetical situation where a rule is broken.

Or you gonna have a spank
Continuing the warning of potential punishment for breaking the rules.

Now don't you know
Asking the listener if they're aware of something important.

That my fist hop
Describing how the singer is capable of protecting themselves.

Is a shattering of the hip
Referencing how the singer's hop is a powerful move.

And when I went to talk back
Describing a past altercation with the mother figure.

She smacked me on my lip
Describing how physical violence was used to stop the altercation.

So from that day on
Describing how the singer learned a valuable lesson.

I do I know, about
Telling the listener what the singer has learned about.

What my mama said
Referencing how the mother figure's advice was impactful.

So instead of taking those skates outside
Describing how the singer changed their behavior based on the mother figure's advice.

I play, basket-ball instead
Describing how the singer found a new hobby instead of roller skating.

But I... (Rooll!)
Returning to the topic of roller skating.

Roll! Yeah He!
Encouraging oneself to roller skate with confidence.

Yes I roll, Y I Rooooll!
Affirming oneself as a roller skater.

Sister (Skate!)
Encouraging someone else to roller skate.

Skate all night
Describing how the singer loves to roller skate for a long time.

Till I hope tha line! (Rock!)
Describing how the singer enjoys roller skating within boundaries and has fun doing so.

Oh Yeah, Yes I rock
Confirming that the singer enjoys roller skating.

Just Roller Skates!
Returning to the chorus/hook of the song.

In the whole wide world
Emphasizing how important roller skating is to the singer.