Smilin' faces

[Shock G]

Yeah.. aiyyo Kris tell 'em what's up yo

[KRS]

Yo, yo yo, one two!

Comin at you live and direct (that's right)

Digital Underground kid, you know what's up

[Shock G]

Aiyyo Kris is chillin, Shock G's chillin

What more can we say, about the village

The real killers, chillin in the Whi.. I mean the not RIGHT house

Want me to be they lab white mouse

The smile of seedy greedies, deprivin the needies, breakin treaties

Overseas wildin while they profilin on the TV's

Some of 'em cool though.. see I like that nigga Bill

Hittin everything in town, and he got that smile down

Now let's break down the meaning of a smile

Is it happiness and blissfulness, well let's go down the list

You got the real deal for real-real smile

You got the phony they don't know me let me hide my feel smile

The dumb embarassed smile

The ooh she look delicious, yo that girl is lavish smile (uh-huh)

Then you got the shake your head nah black, that shit was whack smile

The across the bar, yeah it's cool, we can hit the sack smile

The crack smile, the caught in the act smile

The over my shoulder caught you schemin on me delayed react smile

The smile you're really glad to see when it comes round

The spot's hot, they got you boxed in, it's bout to go down

You glance back, your man who packs that once in a while

gives you the - oh I'm strapped, do your thing, baby I got your back smile

[Chorus: KRS-One]

Smilin faces, sometimes

Pretend, to be your friend

Smilin faces, show no traces

Of the evil, that lurks within

[KRS-One]

Whaddya think I joke? Whaddya think I sniff coke?

Me a wild t'ing like Tone Loc, you better be dope

When the soundclash erupt, rev up, step up to the cut

Whassup? I show up to blow up and leave the spot TO' UP

You know what? I'ma go nut, but you know what? Yeah, so what!

It's the regular, when you checkin the, one that perfected the

Smilin faced people posin as your equal

Knowin they wanna beat you defeat you and eat you, but they greet you

with peace and love, not with the piece but the dove

Not beneath but above, now the cheek give a hug

Snug, no grudge, 'til you turn your back and learn the facts

Called learnin truth, the tree is only KNOWN by its fruits

These smilin faces, in many places, sometime they racist

Sometime they sexist, sometime they want your Lexus

Sometime they be your family members remember

Oh no not my lady, oh no not my fella, with them you thought

you'd never ever sever, but they was two-faced - it happens

With a whole 'nother agenda but clever to say whatever forever

Let me make this relationship better, if you real stay real

Be real, the truth we got to treasure, not these

[Chorus]

[Shock G] And they be lurkin

[KRS] You know what's up, ha!

[KRS] KRS-One, Shock Gigga!

[Shock G] That's me baby

[KRS] HA HA.. word

[Shock G]

Yo, just let the beat breathe

Uhh.. yeah..

Cause they be lurkin

Never trust a big butt and a smile baby

Uhh.. keep it goin, ah keep it goin

Yo Kris that's peace baby (uh-huh)

They know the deal

Smile ain't nuttin but an upside down frown (word)

Never trust a big butt and a smile