THREE
THAT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER
YES, IT IS
IT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER
SOMEWHERE IN THIS
HIP-HOP SOUL COMMUNITY
WAS BORN THREE
MASE, DOVE AND ME
AND THAT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER
DIFFICULT PREACHIN'
IS POSDNUOS' PLEASURE
PLEASURE AND PREACHIN'
STARTS IN THE HEART
SOMETHIN' THAT STIMULATES
THE MUSIC IN THE MEASURE
MEASURE IN THE MUSIC
RAISED IN THREE PARTS
CASUALLY SEE
BUT DON'T DO LIKE THE SOUL
'CAUSE SEEIN' AND DOIN'
ARE ACTIONS FOR MONKEYS
DOIN' HIP-HOP HUSTLE
NO ROCK AND ROLL
UNLESS YOUR NAME'S BREWSTER
'CAUSE BREWSTER'S A PUNK
PARENTS LET GO
'CAUSE THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR
CRITICISIN' RAP
SHOWS YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER
STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN
TO THE PHRASIN' FRED ASTAIRES
AND DON'T GET OFFENDED WHILE
MASE DO-SI-DO'S YOUR DAUGHTER
A TRI-CAMERA ROLLS
SINCE OUR MUSIC'S NOW SET
FLY RHYMES ARE STORED
ON A DA.I.S.Y PRODUCTION
IT STANDS FOR DA INNER SOUND
Y'ALL, AND Y'ALL CAN BET
THAT THE ACTION'S NOT A TRICK
BUT SURE ENOUGH A FUNCTION
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A D.J.
EVERYBODY WANTS
TO BE AN EM-CEE
BUT BEIN' SPEAKERS ARE THE BEST
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GUESS
DE LA SOUL POSSE
CONSISTS OF THREE
AND THAT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER
THIS HERE PIECE OF THE PIE
IS NOT DESSERT
BUT THE COURSE THAT WE DINE
AND THREE OUT OF EVERY DARN
TIME THE EFFECT IS, MMM...
WHEN A DAISY
GROWS IN YOUR MIND
SHOWIN' TRUE POSITION
THIS HERE PIECE IS KISSIN' THE
PART OF THE PIE THAT'S MISSIN'
WHEN THAT NEGATIVE NUMBER
FILLS UP THE CASUALTY
MAYBE YOU CAN SUBTRACT IT
YOU CAN CALL IT
YOUR LUCKY PARTNER
MAYBE YOU CAN CALL IT
YOUR ADJECTIVE
BUT ODD AS IT MAY BE
WITHOUT MY ONE AND TWO
WHERE WOULD THERE BE
MY THREE, MASE, POS AND ME
AND THAT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER
FOCUS IS FORMED
BY FLAUNTS OF THE SOUL
SOULS WHO FLAUNT STYLE
GAIN PRAISES BY POUNDS
COMMON ARE SPEAKERS
WHO HONOUR THE SCROLL
SCROLLS WRITTEN DAILY
CREATES A NEW SOUND
LISTENERS LISTEN
'CAUSE THIS HERE IS WISDOM
WISDOM OF A SPEAKER
A DOVE AND A PLUG
SET ASIDE ILLEGAL
SUBSTANCE TO FEED 'EM
FOR NOW GET 'EM HIGH OFF
THIS DIALECT DRUG
TIME IS A FACTOR
SO, IT'S TIME THAT COUNTS
COUNT NOT THE NEGATIVE
ACTIONS OF ONE
SPEAKERS OF SOUL SAY
IT'S TIME TO SHOUT
THREE FORMS THE SOUL
TO A POSITIVE SUM
DANCE TO THIS FIX
AND FLEX EVERY MUSCLE
SPACE CAN BE FILLED
IF YOU RISE LIKE MY LUMBER
ADVANCE TO THE TUNE
BUT DON'T DO THE HUSTLE
SHAKE, RATTLE, ROLL
TO MY MAGIC NUMBER
NOW YOU MAY
TRY TO SUBTRACT IT
BUT IT JUST WON'T GO AWAY
THREE TIMES ONE
AND THAT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER