We Are No. 1
Nice & Smooth Lyrics

Mmm-hmm, that's right
Affirmative response to a statement made by someone else

Aww yeah, I can dig it too
Agreement with previous statement

Hey yo man, I want to talk about our day Greg Nice, word
Addressing someone named Greg Nice and expressing desire to discuss their day

Yo, I went downtown today (I went downtown today..)
Narration of going downtown

I saw this girl named Fay (Saw this girl named Fay..)
Narration of seeing a girl named Fay

She said, "Hey Smooth Bee, where you goin to?"
Narration of conversation with Fay

Yo, I said I'm goin to meet Greg Nice (Goin to meet Greg Nice..)
Narration of telling Fay about going to meet Greg Nice

The time is quite precise (Time is quite precise..)
Narration of time being precise

And then she grabbed my hand, and said, "I'm with you!"
Narration of Fay joining Smooth Bee

Huh-huh, yeah, huh
Expression of agreement or understanding

So we met the Greg N-I-see-E (Nice & Smooth)
Narration of meeting Greg Nice

Fay had a girlfriend named Nicey
Narration of Fay's friend being named Nicey

We took 'em to the hotel one by one
Narration of taking Fay and Nicey to a hotel one at a time

and we had big fun, uh-huh (Nice & Smooth)
Narration of having fun with Fay and Nicey

We met with Greg N-I-see-E
Narration of meeting Greg Nice

And Fay had a girlfriend named Nicey
Narration of Fay's friend being named Nicey

Shot 'em to the crib, one by one
Narration of bringing Fay and Nicey to a residence one at a time

and then we had big fun, ho, ho
Narration of having fun with Fay and Nicey

(Weeee are number one...) Uh-huh, I'm tryin to tell you
Chorus repetition of being number one and affirmation of the statement

(Weeee are number one...) Yeahhh, whatchu gonna tell 'em Greg Nice?
Chorus repetition of being number one and question directed towards Greg Nice

(Weeee are number one...) Whatchu gonna tell 'em?
Chorus repetition of being number one and a question of what will be said

Tell baby what time it is, what time is it?
Request to tell someone the time

(Weeee are number one...) What time is it? Uhh
Chorus repetition of being number one and a question of the time

Hey yo, you don't have to stay, hey yo hey yo (you don't have to stay)
Addressing someone not having to stay and repetition of the statement

Turn and walk away (turn and walk away)
Request for someone to leave and repetition of the statement

I'll find another little honeydip, ah to fill your shoes
Narration of finding someone else to replace the person leaving

Now-now, now, now-now ("I-I can dig it, I can dig it!")
Repetition of encouragement for the statement made

I bought you everything (bought you everything)
Narration of buying everything for someone

from furs to diamond rings (furs to diamond rings)
Narration of the items bought

But you have to go, and act like a fool
Narration of someone leaving and acting foolish

Now-now-now-now-na-na-now-now
Repetitive meaningless sounds

It's a Friday afternoon
Narration of the day and time

Hey yo the sun seems like the moon (Nice & Smooth)
Narration of an observation that the sun looks like the moon

One minute you're hot, ah then the next you're cool
Narration of someone being unpredictable

Ah-now-now, na-now-now, now
Repetitive meaningless sounds

c'mon turn and walk away
Request for someone to leave

Man I bought you everything hey yo
Narration of buying everything for someone

But you had to go, and act like a fool
Narration of someone leaving and acting foolish

Na-na-na-na-na-na-now-now!
Repetitive meaningless sounds

Hey yo, that's right, we in the house cold coolin (uh-huh)
Acknowledgment of being cool and inside

I want to give a crazy crazy dumb retarded shout out (Nice & Smooth)
Expressing desire to give a shout out

to my man engineerin the boom, doin things to the doom
Shout out to someone working on something

D-Square (yeah yeah)
Shout out to someone named D-Square

And to my man Smooth Bee
Shout out to someone named Smooth Bee

And to the girlie girl Early
Shout out to someone named Early

Taron in the house
Shout out to someone named Taron

Uh-huh, and my man Joey Ghost (Nice & Smooth)
Shout out to someone named Joey Ghost

Gettin paper, to my DJ
Acknowledgment of someone making money and having a DJ

The original ooh child, Teddy Ted
Shout out to someone named Teddy Ted

Special K, sidekick aww yeah (Nice & Smooth)
Shout out to someone named Special K and a recognition of agreement

Slick Nick and Cool Chris
Shout out to someone named Slick Nick and Cool Chris

(Weeee are number one...)
Chorus repetition of being number one

Ahh yeah to my man Tim from Uptown in TDP
Shout out to someone named Tim and a location named Uptown in TDP

To the posse, the fam y'all know how we doin
Acknowledgment of acquaintances and their awareness of current activities

Knahmsayin? Shake and Blue in the house
Question directed towards the audience and a shout out to Shake and Blue

Aiyyo check this out
Attention grabbing statement

"I can dig it!"
Phrase of affirmation or agreement

(Nice & Smooth)
Acknowledgment of the presence of Nice & Smooth in the song