James Brown
The Big Payback
[Verse 1]
I thought I could let it all go
Shake off the haters and let it all slide
But something deep down in my soul
Won't rest until I say what's on my mind
Sick and tired of Hollywood games
Hollywood smiles and Hollywood fame
I bet your Hollywood won't be the same
'Cause some n***as that we owe 'bout to get paid back

[Chorus]
I'd hate to be you, my n***a (My n***a)
When the Goodfellas come through, my n***a (My n***a)
It's long overdue, my n***a (Oh)
Payback coming soon, my n***a
(Oh, oh, it's the big payback and it's coming)
Coming to a hater near you
(Ooh, y'all gotta feel me on this one, oh, oh)

[Verse 2]
Promote me like you promised you would
And stop laying off right in the middle of my climb
Telling me you did everything that you could
Well, I'ma do everything to make you hard to find
You really to small to deal with this drama
Sight too short for you to really see
It's hard to be more when you're new in my town
Had to sell it, you was messin' up his story
[Chorus]
I'd hate to be you, my n***a
When the Goodfellas come through, my n***a
(Goodfellas is comin' through)
It's long overdue, my n***a (Overdue)
Payback coming soon, my n***a
(Y'all know about the big payback coming to a hater)
Coming to a hater near you
(Oh, oh, oh, you got to feel me, got to feel me)

[Bridge]
Guess who's back and breathing again
With a new budget and a dream on my side
When short folks left me for dead in the streets
Goodfellas patched me up and kept me alive
Don't look now but up in the sky
It's a bird, it's a plane, no, Dave's on the rise
Reppin' for the ghettos 'til the day I die
Front on his shorty, why try

[Chorus]
I'd hate to be you, my n***a
When the Goodfellas come through, my n***a
(When we come through)
It's long overdue, my n***a (It's long overdue)
Payback coming soon, my n***a
(I know you heard about the big payback, oh, oh, oh)
Coming to a hater near you
(Coming to a hater, ooh ooh)
[Bridge]
Now, this is for those people, well, you know who you are
(The big payback)
Oh, for all those folks who didn't need me
(The big payback)
Who gon' be asking me for some free CDs, oh
(The big payback)
I wanna thank you for all the love that you given me, yeah
Now, if you with me, y'all, put your hands in the sky
Get your hands up in the sky
(And wave them) And wave them from side to side
(Oh, oh) And step from left to right
(It's alright if you put your hands where I can see 'em)
Get your hands up in the sky (Hey, hey)
And wave them from side to side (Oh, oh)
And step from left to right
(I would hate to be you)

[Chorus]
I'd hate to be you, my n***a (Oh Lordy)
When the Goodfellas come through, my n***a
(When we come through)
It's long overdue, my n***a (You know you got it coming)
Payback's coming soon, my n***a
(The big payback, oh yeah)
Coming to a hater near you
[Outro]
You suckers, y'all can't stop me