I dedicate this record "The Carnival" to all you brothers
taking long trips down South Virgina Baltimore all around the world
and your girl gets this message that you ain't coming back
she's sitting back in the room the lights are off she's crying
and then my voice comes in – pow
in the middle of the night and this is what I told her for you

Every time I make a run girl you turn around and cry
I ask myself why oh why
see you must understand I can't work a 9 to 5
so I'll be gone till November

Said I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November
yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone till November
I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November
yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone till November
January February March April May
I see you crying but girl I can't stay
I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November
and give a kiss to my mother

When I come back there'll be no need to clock
I'll have enough money to buy out blocks
tell my brother "Go to school in September"
so he won't mess up in summer school in summer
tell my cousin Jerry wear his condom
if he don't wear condom he'll see a redrum
you sucker MCs you got no flow
I heard your style you're so s-o

Every time I make a run girl you turn around and cry
I ask myself why oh why
see you must understand I can't work a 9 to 5
so I'll be gone till November

Said I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November
yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone till November
I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November
yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone till November
January February March April May
I see you crying but girl I can't stay
I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November
and give a kiss to my mother

I had to flip nutting and turn it into something
hip hop turns to the future rock when I smash a punk
commit treason then I'll have a reason to hunt you down
it's only right it's rapping season
yea you with the loud voice posing like you're top choice
your voice I'll make a hears out of your Rolls Royce
besides I got my girl to remember
and I'll commit it that I'll be back in November

Every time I make a run girl you turn around and cry
I ask myself why oh why
see you must understand I can't work a 9 to 5
so I'll be gone till November

Said I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November
yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone till November
I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November
yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone till November
January February March April May
I see you crying but girl I can't stay
I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November
and give a kiss to my mother

I know the hustle's hard but we gotta enterprise – "The Carnival"