The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

Clap your hands  everybody 
If you got what it takes 
'Cause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want you to know 
That these are the breaks 

Breakes 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 
(That's the breaks  that's the breaks) 
And she runs off with him to Japan 
And the IRS says they want to chat 
And you can't explain why you claimed your cat 
And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill 
With eighteen phone calls to Brzil 
And you borrowed money from the mob 
And yesterday you lost your job 
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 youdeserve a break tonight 
Somebody say alright! 
(All right) Say ho-oo! 
(Ho-oo!) And you don't 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? 
To the girl in green, don't be so mean 
And the guy in red, say what I said 
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