Gone Till November

I dedicate this record, The Carnival,

To all you brothers takin' long trips down south,

Virginia, Baltimore, all around the world,

And your girl gets this message

That you ain't comin' back.

She's sittin' back in the room,

The lights are off, she's cryin',

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 'til November

Said I'll be gone 'til November I'll be gone 'til November

Yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone 'til November

I'll be gone 'til November I'll be gone 'til November

Yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone 'til November

January February March April May

I see you cryin' but girl I can't stay

I'll be gone 'til November I'll be gone 'til 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 the summer

Tell my cousin jerry wear his condom

If you don't wear condom you'll see a red lump

Woh oh oh oh

You sucker MC's you got no flow

I heard your style you're s o 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 'til November

Said I'll be gone 'til November I'll be gone 'til November

Yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone 'til November

I'll be gone 'til November I'll be gone 'til November

Yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone 'til November

January February March April May

I see you cryin' but girl I can't stay

I'll be gone 'til November I'll be gone 'til November

And give a kiss to my mother

I had to flip nuttin' and turn it into somethin'

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 rappin' season

Yeah you with the loud voice posin' like you're top choice

Your voice I'll make a hearse 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 'til November

Said I'll be gone 'til November I'll be gone 'til November

Yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone 'til November

I'll be gone 'til November I'll be gone 'til November

Yo tell my girl yo I'll be gone 'til November

January February March April May

I see you cryin' but girl I can't stay

I'll be gone 'til November I'll be gone 'til November

And give a kiss to my mother

I know the hustle's hard but we gotta enterprise the carnival