Gone 'Til November

I dedicate this record, The Carnival, to all you brothers takin'long

trips down south, Virginia, Baltimore, all around the world, andyour

girl gets this message that you ain't comin' back. She's sittin'back

in the room, the lights are off, she's cryin', and then my voicecomes in

POW!, in the middle of the night, and this is what I told her foryou

Every time I make a run, girl, you turn around and cry

I ask myself why, oh why

See, you must understand, I can't work a 9 to 5

So I'll be gone 'til November

Said I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November

Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November

I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November

Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November

January, February, March, April, May

I see you cryin', but girl, I can't stay

I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November

And give a kiss to my mother

When I come back, there'll be no need to clock

I'll have enough money to buy out blocks

Tell my brother: Go to school in September

So he won't mess up in summer school in the summer

Tell my cousin, Jerry, wear his condom

If he don't wear condom, he'll see a redrum

Woh oh oh oh

You sucker MC's, you got no flow

I heard your style, you're s-o s-o

Every time I make a run, girl, you turn around and cry

I ask myself why, oh why

See, you must understand, I can't work a 9 to 5

So I'll be gone 'til November

Said I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November

Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November

I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November

Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November

January, February, March, April, May

I see you cryin', but girl, I can't stay

I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November

And give a kiss to my mother

I had to flip nuttin' and turn it into somethin'

Hip-hop turns to the future rock when I smash a punk (BING!)

Commit treason, then I'll have a reason to hunt you down

It's only right, it's rappin' season

Yeah, you with the loud voice, posin' like you're top choice

Your voice, I'll make a hearse out of your Rolls Royce

Besides, I got my girl to remember

And I'll commit it that I'll be back in November

Every time I make a run, girl, you turn around and cry

I ask myself why, oh why

See, you must understand, I can't work a 9 to 5

So I'll be gone 'til November

Said I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November

Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November

I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November

Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November

January, February, March, April, May

I see you cryin', but girl, I can't stay

I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November

And give a kiss to my mother

I know the hustle's hard, but we gotta enterprise, the carnival