I'm just a curbside prophet with my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket to go I'm just a curbside prophet with my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket y'all You see it started way back in NYC when I stole my first rhyme from the MIC At a West End Avenue at 63 it's the beginning of a leap year February 96 When a guitar picked it up in the mix I committed to the licks it like a nickel bag of tricks So well, look at me now, look at me now, look at me now, now, now, now I'm just a curbside prophet with my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket to come I'm just a curbside prophet with my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket y'all But then you never to never to guess what I bet and bet and bet and I have no regrets that I bet my whole checking account because it all amounts to nothing up in the end Well you can only count it on the road again I'll soon be on my radio dial and I'll be paying close attention to the will and Elsa style like a band of gypsies on the highway while as I'm a one-man wishing on the California skyline drive up the coast I'm bragging I boast because I'm picking up a pace to make a tie like space ghosts raising a toast to the highway patrol with the most but my cruise controls on coast cuz I'm torn around the nation on extended vacation see I got Elsa the dog who exceeds I say I like your style crazy pound-puff you need to ride well come on girl hop in the truck With the curbside prophet, with my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket to come I'm just a curbside prophet with my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket I'm just a curbside prophet with my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket to come I'm just a curbside prophet with my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket See I'm a down home brother redneck undercover with my guitar here I'm ready to play And I'm a sucker for Philly got a natural ability geared to freestyle look at my flexibility Dangerous on the mic my ghetto hats cocks right all the ladies say Yo that kid is crazy We got the backstage bet he's taking more than they can get they say What's up with M-R-A-Z? Hey, hey, something's different in my world today Well they changed my traffic signs to a brighter yellow Hey, hey, something's different in my world today Well they changed my traffic signs to a brighter yellow I'm just a curbside prophet love, a curbside brother love A curbside brother love, a curbside oh come on I'm just a curbside prophet and I'm waiting for my rocket I'm just a curbside prophet with my hand in my pocket and I'm waiting for my rocket to come