[Intro: James Brown & Kanye West]
So now ladies and gentlemen, it is star time (Yeah, uh)
Are you ready for star time?
[Verse 1: Kanye West & James Brown]
Life of the rich and gorgeous
Everything is on the house like the mortgage
Up to my dad, I would've been aborted
Then it would've been a real nigga shortage (Star time!)
Man for real, where the wheels the nigga order?
Wifey took her Sprinter back because of Tracy Morgan
In my own home, I'm a tourist
Can't even unpack man, another flight that's boarding (Star time!)
Automatic toilet, just flush
Came on her titties like Morris, Chestnut
[Chorus: The-Dream, James Brown & Kanye West]
Goddamn it I need you now, goddamn it I need you now
Goddamn it
And if you're out there in the crowd, then I really need you now
Goddamn it
Now ladies and gentlemen it is star time, are you ready for star time?
Don't you play with ya!
[Verse 2: Young Moose]
I stayed ten toes down to the point that my feet hurt
I'm tired of being last, it's 'bout time I put me first
I was on the bench, I'm like, "Put me in, watch me work"
They charged me but I'm still unbothered like T-surf
They lost me, they was trying to ride the wave but we surf
He thinkin' about crossing me, that nigga gone need church
Now tell the coach put him on the bench 'cause he hurt
That corner, that's how he got put on that t-shirt
This a warning that you should think about before you creep first
I was on him like a quilt when he thought that the heat worked
We put his ass up, yeah, we sent him to rebirth
When I wake up before I smoke, I eat first
I made her eat me up 'til she told me I needs her
I'm the teacher in the class, I ain't sayin' I need work
Talkin' 'bout you smokin' gas, boy, you know that that weed dirt, rah!
[Chorus: The-Dream, James Brown & Kanye West]
Goddamn it I need you now, goddamn it I need you now
Goddamn it
And if you're out there in the crowd, then I really need you now
Goddamn it
Now ladies and gentlemen it is star time, are you ready for star time?
Don't you play with ya!
[Verse 3: Kanye West & James Brown]
Oh, you been, something I marked on your bitch
Born and borned in, you got to get (Ah)
Nigga playin', we 'bout to get (Star time!)
Yeah, yeah, I walk here, got nothin', I'm born from fear, yeah
Yeah, I got a couple on me, yeah, pop sampling (Star time!)
Yeah, seen them all, nothin' different like a knew them all
Yeah, never do (Ah)
Hold on (Star time!)
If you know I'm gonna fall out
Tell me something they gotta know what they all about
And when I see you better, one of y'all out
See me and then I'm gonna find out what y'all about
[Chorus: The-Dream, Rick James & Kanye West]
Goddamn it I need you now, goddamn it I need you now
Goddamn it
And if you're out there in the crowd, then I really need you now
Goddamn it (Don't you play, no) (Don't you play with ya!)
[Instrumental Outro]