Eric B. & Rakim

She asked could I keep the beat
So heres the beat, everytime it pounds, you get weak
Comfy, imbedded like a pillow, bouncin wit an echo
My voice is moist, and plus mellow
I got it going on, youre gonna wanna come
Skins is the drum, (I) said Im the drummer, give the drummer some
And well see if you can hang wit Ra
Hm, lets see if you can Shangri-La
Easy ...like Tina Marie I play it slick
Like Rick James, Im the fire in your desires flames;
I heat up your temperature, keep the tempo raw
When you start to smoke, rest assured
I start to think cause youre a singer like Anita
High pitched like a tweeter, deep beats start to beat her
Much harder than love taps, my raps above that
I get girls where I want wit a maze full of lovetraps
But I dont want to fall in love
I stand in love, good balanced wit a plan to shove
Accapella as we start to speak
Heart to heart and cheek to cheek then I complete the beat
[Chorus]
Tempos moving and Im hoping itll never fade away...
The beat is grooving, words are soothing and please tell me that youre here
to stay
In the morning and Im hoping the morning come again
Hold me close and give me another dose and
keep the beat dont ever let it end
She said, ah, so far, you didnt miss a beat yet
Pop in another cassette, then Im in to wreck
Ill give you a beat you never had before,
I had to explore and came up wit more
Deep trunk kicks wit a brick for a drum stick
You know the song, dont hum along, come quick
You lay like Sade, it feels like paradise
At the top of the pyramid, we review new heights
The scenery of Egypt, you and me as we get
So deep in the groove, when you move, you get seasick
You seen enough, close your eyes and relax
Move wit the tracks and stay tuned for the sax
The instrumental, enters your mental..
Tense but gentle and, sentimental,
Accapella as we start to speak
Heart to heart and cheek to cheek then I complete the beat
[Chorus]
She wanted the extended version
So I kept splurging and add more words in;
Strong: the emotion, notions move and
the poetrys smoking, potions soothing,
There goes the moon, Im far from done,
Rise like the sun, here comes the sun
And I wont stop till it sets and then
Rewind the cassettes and Im a play it again;
But this time its instrumental at a faster tempo
All I wanna hear is "Yea Rakim, Go"!
I work overtime on your body and mind
Cause Im incline to do both combined
My job is never done but done well
Horizontal or parallel
Accapella as we start to speak
Heart to heart and cheek to cheek then I complete the beat
[Chorus]
[ Keep The Beat Lyrics ]