[Verse 1]
The boy stood in the burning slum
Better times had to come
Fate lay in the hands that clap
The muscles that move
The heart to rap
He went up on money street
Wavin' and poppin' to the beat
Off his wits and on his feet
He worked a coin from the cold concrete

[Chorus 1]
Movers and shakers come on
You got what it takes to make it
Movers and shakers come on
Even if you have to fake it

[Verse 2]
Where the highways meets the lights
With a red bandanna, rapid wipes
He shines glass, he cleans chrome
He'll accept what he gets thrown
This man earns 'cause its understood
Times are bad and he's making good
Down on him but he's got it beat
He's working coin from the cold concrete
[Chorus 2]
Movers and shakers come on (come on)
You got what it takes to make it
Movers and shakers come on (come on)
Even if you have to fake it

[Bridge]
When I see you down and I say
That ain't no way through
Hey!
That ain't no way through
Hey!

[Chorus 3]
Movers and shakers come on
You got what it takes to make it
Movers and shakers come on
Even if you have to fake it

[Verse 3]
Way back in some city heat
When a friend was anybody with food to eat
Was a lousy life and a leaking roof
We got up to find that truth
Make a drum from a garbage can
And allow your tongue to be a man
When the beat propels you offa your seat
We got it made in the cold concrete
[Chorus 4]
Movers and shakers come on (come on)
You got what it takes to make it
Movers and shakers come on (come on)
Even if you have to fake it
Movers and shakers come on
You got what it takes to make it
Movers and shakers come on
Even if you have to fake it
Come on!