Downtown - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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[Verse 1: Macklemore]
I went to the
moped store sa
id fuck it
Salesman like
"What up, what
's your budget
?"
And I'm like "
Honestly, I do
n't know nothi
ng about moped
s"
He said "I got
the one for y
ou, follow me"
Oh, it's too r
eal
Chromed out mi
rror, I don't
need a windshi
eld
But on a seat,
how can it be
on two wheels
Eight hundred
cash, that's a
hell of a dea
l
[Interlude 1: Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Melle Mel]
I'm headed Dow
ntown, cruisin
g through the
alley
Tip-toeing in
the street lik
e Dally
Pulled up, mop
ed to the vall
ey
Whitewalls on
the wheels lik
e (mayonnaise)
Dope, my crew
is ill, and al
l we need is t
wo good wheels
Got gas in the
tank, cash in
the bank
And a bad litt
le mama with h
er ass in my f
ace
I'mma lick tha
t, stick that,
break her off
, (Kit-Kat)
Snuck her in b
ackstage, you
don't need a w
ristband
Dope
[Verse 2: Macklemore]
Killing the ga
me 'bout to ca
tch a body
Passed the Har
ley, Dukie own
a Ducati
Timbaland, Kha
led, Scott Sto
rch, Birdman
God damn man,
everybody got
Bugattis
But I'mma keep
it hella 1987
Head into the
dealership and
drop a stack
and cop a Kawa
saki
I'm stunting o
n everybody, h
ella raw, pass
the wasabi
I'm so low tha
t my scrotum's
almost draggi
ng on the conc
rete
My seat is lea
ther, alright,
I'm lying, it
's pleather
But girl, we c
ould still rid
e together
You don't need
an Uber, you
don't need a c
ab
Fuck a bus pas
s, you got a m
oped man
She got 1988 M
ariah Carey ha
ir
Very rare, mom
jeans on her
derriere
Throwing up th
e West Side as
we tear in th
e air
Stopping by pi
pe place, thro
wing fish to a
player
[Hook: Eric Nally]
Downtown, down
town (Downtown
)
Downtown, down
town (Downtown
)
She has her ar
ms around your
waist
With a bala
nce that could
keep us safe
Have you eve
r felt the war
m embrace
Of the leat
her seat betwe
en your legs
Downtown You
don't want no
beef, boy
Know I run the
streets, boy
Better follow
me towards
Downtown, what
you see is wh
at you get gir
l
Don't ever for
get girl
Ain't seen not
hing yet until
you're
Downtown
[Interlude 2: Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Melle Mel]
Dope
Cut the bull
Get off my mullet
Stone washed,
so raw
Moped like a b
ullet
It can't catc
h me
A po-po can't
reprimand me
I'm in a B-Boy
stance, I'm n
ot dancing
I got your gir
l in the back
doing tandem
Because I'm to
o damn quick,
I'm too damn s
lick
Whole downtown
yelling out "
who that is?"
[Verse 3: Macklemore]
It's me, the M
, the A-C, the
K
Stunting like
a French pimp
from back in t
he day
I take her to
(Pend Oreille)
and I watch h
er skate
I mean, water
ski, ollie oll
ie oxen free
I'm perusing d
own fourth and
they watching
me
I do a handsta
nd, an eagle l
ands on my sea
t
Well hello, bu
t baby, the ki
ckstand ain't
free
Now do you or
do you not wan
na ride with m
e
I got one girl
, I got two wh
eels
She a big girl
but ain't a b
ig deal
I like a big g
irl, I like 'e
m sassy
Going down the
backstreet li
stening to Bla
ckstreet
Running aroun
d the whole to
wn
Neighbors yell
ing at me like
, "you need to
slow down"
Going thirty-e
ight, Dan, chi
ll the fuck ou
t
Mow your damn
lawn and sit t
he hell down
If I only had
one helmet I w
ould give it t
o you, give it
to you
Cruising down
Broadway, girl
, what a wonde
rful view, won
derful view
There's layers
to this ish p
layer, Tiramis
u, Tiramisu
Let my coat-ta
il drag but I
ain't tearing
my suit, teari
ng my suit
[Hook: Eric Nally]
Downtown, do
wntown (Downto
wn)
Downtown, do
wn - town
She has her ar
ms around your
waist
With a bala
nce that could
keep us safe
Have you eve
r felt the war
m embrace
Of the leat
her seat betwe
en your legs
Downtown You
don't want no
beef, boy
Know I run the
streets, boy
Better follow
me towards
Downtown, what
you see is wh
at you get gir
l
Don't ever for
get girl
Ain't seen not
hing yet until
you're
Downtown