James Brown - Escape-Ism, Pt. 1

I was talking, I was talking to a cat the other night
He said, "What everybody is looking for?
What everybody's looking for today?"
They're looking for escapism

Ain't it good to you? (Yeah)
You know what? I love to get down, Jack (Yeah)
And when I get down, you understand
I don't have to go into no funny bag
Say, ah, I do this, say what I want, say what I can
You understand, that's the way I feel
You know, I believe I'll get down right about here (Right on)
Byrd, if I get down, hey, you know
Byrdy, Byrdy, man, Byrd's gotta
Byrd's gotta, Byrd's gotta, I mean, Byrdy's got a out of sight tune coming up
We gotta record Byrd right here, you know (Yeah)
So we're trying to get our thing out of the way before Byrd can get into it

Byrd, can we get down before we...? (Yeah) Is it all right? (Yeah)
Byrd, do you think it's gonna be a hit? (Oh yes, it's gonna be a hit)
Is it, you think it's gonna be a hit?
Well, I know it's a smash, I know it's a smash
'Cause you're in the bag, man, you're saying where it's at
You know, it's gotta be a hit (Yeah)
You ready, Byrd? (Yes, sir)
Get down!

Huh, ain't it good to you? (Yeah)
Ain't it good to you? (Yeah)
Ain't it good to you? (Yeah, I know somethin' about that)
Hahaha, huh
Looka here, what you say, Fred?
(Man, you know, we better take it on the lam)
You better watch the man
I don't think they heard, what you say, Fred?
(I said, we better take it on the lam right here)
You better watch the man
Byrd (Yeah), come over here, brother, let me tell you somethin'
You think we're talking too loud? (Hush that fuss)
Huh, I ain't got no dust, huh
I don't have to take it on the lam
(Better watch that man)
Huh? (Better watch that man)
Watch him, yeah, all right, you're right, yeah, yeah
Coming from some funny places, what you say, bruh?
(What's happening, Brown?)
Huh, trying to get down (Yeah, yeah)
Well, you know, look here
We can't help it (That's right, right on, yeah)
Ain't no alcohol, man, I don't dig it
What you say, Jasaan?
(Say, don't be so mean, you know I'm clean now, and on the scene)
Excuse me, cap, while I rap