Why do we have to cross over?Why are niggas always crossing over somethin'?And what's the matter?They accept our music as longAs they can't see our faces?One, two, one, two, you got itRunnin' through the trenches, what?Runnin' through the trenches, what?Runnin' through the trenchesIt's the Patti Dooke, it's the Patti what?Runnin' through the trenches, ohRunnin' through the trenches, it's the Patti's DookeRunnin' through the trenches, what?Runnin' through the trenches, what?Runnin' through the trenchesIt's the Patti Dooke, it's the Patti what?Runnin' through the trenches, ohRunnin' through the trenches, it's the Patti's DookeJust the other day I got a starter kitAn M is a terrible thing to wasteCaught the face from the backs of the border of the mind stateI play control to a fraudNah, it ain't happenin', nada to make it evenRobbin' and theivin' is one who infiltrates with a Colgate frownAnd all remember my nasal for I sniff frequenciesWell, it started in the year of '78But it's '93 or should I say '94?For my style is much moreI said, Come in, come inCome on, come out into my reservoirAs I macks a man, your bastard style has just been stuckBy a sticker with a 'Frigerator Lickin''What if, how's about, why would?Never thought that the napalm would bust the jeansMash it up, the one with the beardMega mustache the beat, hide itDeep under sheets, cover this hintHostin' all threats but watch out Mr. JarbageJimmy and the Jet, standin' on the pierI'm known as the farmerCultivatin' mate without mendin', bendin'Compromising any of my styles to gain a smileListen while you hear it, there's no pink in my slipI reckon that the rhythm and the blues and the rap got me redWhile the boys from Tommy plant bridge crossin' to a larger communityYet they're soon to see I have a brother named LuckA nigga named DresA groupie named Cassandra caught bobbin' on the headOf a baby named Chris, I missed a kid who caught wreck when sayin'Afrika and I when Sammy B's on the setRunnin' through the trenches, what?Runnin' through the trenches, what?Runnin' through the trenchesIt's the Patti Dooke, it's the Patti what?Runnin' through the trenches, ohRunnin' through the trenches, it's the Patti's DookePrevention against sucka M.C.'sPrevention against sucka M.C.'sPrevention against sucka M.C.'sAnd now, prevention against sucka M.C.'sWe decided to change the cover a little bitBecause we see the big pictureNegroes and white folks buyin' this albumNegroes and white folks buyin' this albumEverybody's gonna know who this group isWe just felt that the picture wasn't as importantAs it was that we succeed in crossing overCross over ain't nuthin' but a double crossOnce you lose our audienceWe never gon' get them backHe may even try to change our soundLet no man put asunderSeverin' the groups I never blunderCashin' all the checks on the micI might cherry to the bush, brand Plug WonderFunk to the fame against hoodsBridges saggin' to woods down underThey can't be raised with the feminine praiseIn conjunction with no chocolate in the mixWhite boy, Roy, cannot feel itBut the first to try and steal itDilute it, pollute it, kill itI see him infiltratin' to the massesAnd when the leechin' I'ma shoot 'em all in they assesRunnin' through the trenches, what?Runnin' through the trenches, yeahRunnin' through the trenchesIt's the Patti Dooke, it's the Patti what?Runnin' through the trenches, ohRunnin' through the trenches, it's the Patti's DookeIt might blow up but it won't go popIt might blow up but it won't go popIt might blow up but it won't go popIt might blow up but it won't go popIt might blow up but it won't go popIt might blow up but it won't go popIt might blow up but it won't go popIt might blow up but it won't go popI shed light and not skin, I ain't from EuropeAfro connects at the root of the retina of the thirdMums the word when ya blind, baby, blind to the factDon't rest the Compton so I don't own a gatBut respect is clear crystal 'cause Millie got a pistolAnd she's down with me, wild, of most wildBorn child to the old school legitimate soulTalker of the many paragraphs agoWalker of the plenty broken calves agoPhantom of the phrase, black in many ways'Cause I see her runnin' through the trenchesComin' into rent my styleI'm not the one to fuck withI'm lockin' you outI'm just not the one to fuck wit so check itY'all, y'all know who I am, listen up, sonPeace to my man, PremierAnd y'all better guard your trenches'Cause we runnin' through 'emDo it, fluid, mess up my mindDo it, fluid, mess up my mindDo it, fluid, mess up my mindDo it, fluid, mess up my mindDo it, fluid, mess up my mindTell me somethin'?How come they never cross over to us?I never seen five niggas on Elvis Presley album cover
Lyrics by De La Soul
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