Clap your hands, everybody,
If you got what it takes,
Cause Im Kurtis Blow and I want you to know
That these are the breaks,
Brakes on a bus, brakes on a car,
Breaks to make you a superstar,
Breaks to win and breaks to lose,
But these here breaks will rock your shoes,
And these are the breaks,
Break it up, break it up, break it up!
If your woman steps out with another man,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
And she runs off with him to Japan,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
And the IRS says they want to chat,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
And you cant explain why you claimed your cat,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
With eighteen phone calls to Brazil,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
And you borrowed money from the mob,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
And yesterday you lost your job,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
Well, these are the breaks,
Break it up, break it up, break it up!
Throw your hands up in the sky,
And wave em round from side to side,
And if you deserve a break tonight,
Somebody say all right!
All right
Say ho!
Ho!
You dont stop,
Keep on, somebody scream!
Owwwww!
Break down!
Breaks on a stage, breaks on a screen,
Breaks to make your wallet lean,
Breaks run cold and breaks run hot,
Some folks got em and some have not,
But these are the breaks,
Break it up, break it up, break it up,
Break down!
To the girl in brown, stop messing around,
Break it up, break it up
To the guy in blue, whatcha gonna do?
Break it up, break it up
To the girl in green, dont be so mean,
Break it up, break it up
And the guy in red, say what I said,
Break it up, break it up
Break down!
Brakes on a plane, brakes on a train,
Breaks to make you go insane,
Breaks in love, breaks in war,
But we got the breaks to get you on the floor,
And these are the breaks,
Break it up, break it up, break it up,
Break down! Yo!
Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it!
Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it!
Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it!
Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it!
You say last week you met the perfect guy,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
And he promised you the stars in the sky,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
He said his Cadillac was gold,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
But he didnt say it was ten years old,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
He took you out to the Red Coach grill,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
But he forgot the cash and you paid the bill,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
And he told you the story of his life,
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
But he forgot the part about–his wife! Huh! Huh!
Thats the breaks, thats the breaks
Well, these are the breaks!
Break it up, break it up, break it up,
Break down! Ya!