Wouldn't You Like To Ride
Common/JV/Kanye West/Malik Yusef Lyrics

You like to ride (uh)
Wouldn't you like to go for a ride with me?

(So "why don't) you and your friends (get with) me and my friends"
Why don't you bring your friends along with you to join me and my friends?

(My friends) my friends, my friends, my friends"
I want to emphasize that I have a lot of friends.

Would you like to ride?
Do you want to go for a ride with me?

(I don't know what happened, it's just like, heh)
I'm not sure how we ended up where we are, it just seems like it happened.

My friends, my friends, my friends, my friends"
I really want to make it clear that I have a lot of friends.

I had that little ass Nissan at your crib showin' up
I used to have a small Nissan car that I drove to your house.

Liquor store out of Arbor Mist, we Irish Rosed it up
We drank a lot of wine, including Arbor Mist and Irish Rose.

Then we rolled to the movies, you rocked your fake Chloes
After that, we went to the movies and you wore your knock-off Chloe shoes.

You had Gap and Gucci, that's still two G's
You wore clothes from both Gap and Gucci stores, which combined to cost two thousand dollars.

But that's that last year purse like it's still too cheap
Although your purse is from last year's collection, it still seems too cheap for you.

Ooh you so boozy boo you could of fooled me
You act like you are very high-class, but I'm not really convinced.

'cause five years ago you was so Fugees
You used to be more into the Fugees, a band that was popular five years ago.

Now you don't want nothin' unless it cost a few G's
Nowadays, you only want things that cost a few thousand dollars.

You like the light-skinned Ania, the dark-skinned Aaliyah
You are attracted to both light-skinned and dark-skinned women like Ania and Aaliyah.

The black Jennifer Lopez, a ghetto senorita
You like women who are similar to Jennifer Lopez and come from the ghetto.

You remind me of my Jeep but not no Kia
You remind me of my Jeep car, but not a Kia car.

We can talk on your cell, but not Nokia
We can have a conversation on your phone, as long as it's not a Nokia brand phone.

It be goin' in and out, that's why I barely hear ya
We have bad reception, which makes it hard for me to hear you clearly.

It be goin' in and out like a robbery ah
The reception is as bad as the sudden entry and exit of a robber.

I'm tryin' to take this money like Robin Geeda
I'm trying to earn money like Robin Geeda, who is known for his hustle and financial success.

Then I'ma take you to the house+ like +Trick and Trina+
Then I will take you to my house, like Trick Daddy and Trina mentioned in their song.

Would you like to ride shotgun in the Escalade
Would you like to ride in the passenger seat of my Escalade car?

Like a cloud in our sky, grab your things let's fly away
We can fly away together, like a cloud floating in the sky.

Malik Yusef, bet your baby momma know the name
Malik Yusef, a famous rapper, is well-known by many people, including your baby's mother.

The most critically acclaimed wordsmith in the game
Malik Yusef is one of the most acclaimed rappers in the music industry.

I give you words spit with flames
I provide you with powerful and passionate lyrics.

Stay to myself and let nerves mix with lames
I prefer to keep to myself and avoid associating with people who are not successful or interesting.

Connoisseur of Kama Sutra, do somethin' absurd with your dame
I am extremely knowledgeable about the Kama Sutra, and I am willing to do unconventional things with your partner.

I used to love this girl who loved shoppin' and smokin' herb
I used to love a girl who enjoyed shopping and smoking marijuana.

But my job was to hustle 'dro
However, my job was to sell weed and hustle to make money.

Now an artist of the spoken word, I just hustle flow
Nowadays, I am a spoken-word artist, and I work hard to produce great music.

Never a pretty boy, always a beautiful mind like Russell Crowe
I am not known for my good looks, but I have a great mind like Russell Crowe, a famous actor.

Now you in places no cabs'll take you, only the bus'll go
Now you are going to areas that are so inaccessible that only buses will go there, not taxis.

I would love for you and your friends to get with me and my friends
I would be thrilled if you and your friends would join me and my friends.

But the problemo is your attitude be on the stank side
The issue is that you often have a bad attitude.

And I no longer like you
I have lost interest in you.

Fuck it, now you can't ride but ooh, wouldn't you like to
I've decided not to let you come with me, but I know you would like to.

Deep as the ocean is the motion of life
Life is a very profound and complex experience.

Thought you would have been the sister I chose for my wife
I thought you might be the woman I would choose to marry.

Not knowin' you was trife
But I didn't realize you had some negative qualities.

Stiflin' a nigga's growth
You are holding me back from growing and making progress.

All you wanna do is shop at River Oaks
All you want is to spend time and money shopping in the River Oaks area.

Watch soaps on the couch, take shit and smoke
You prefer to relax by watching soap operas, using the toilet, and smoking.

I'm workin' hard like a fiend tryin' to get some dope
I am working very hard to try to earn money quickly, like a drug addict who needs to buy drugs.

Thought my real nigga quotes would make you truer
I believed my honest and sincere statements would make you become more honest and sincere as well.

You ain't gon' let me school ya, at least let me tutor
You are not going to let me educate you, but at least let me help you learn something.

The sex is good, but you ain't a shooter
We have great sex together, but you are not a tough or skilled person.

There's a war goin' on inside, you ain't a trooper
There is a struggle or conflict happening inside you, but you are not a brave person.

I look through the mirror and see my reflection
When I look in the mirror, I see myself.

It ain't in your direction so I passed her like a reverend
You don't have the same goals or ideas as I do, so I ignored you, as a priest would ignore someone who is not a believer.

Return to my bitch and wine ways goin' wild like West and Kanye
I am going back to my old habits of being wild and drinking a lot, as happened with Kanye West.

Wherever I lay my kufi is my home, goddammit I'm grown
I am an adult now, and wherever I wear my traditional Muslim hat is my home.

Broke broad I'm a leave your ass alone
I am going to stop spending time with you, as you are not wealthy or successful.

You still wanna ride though
Despite all of this, you still want to come with me.