Outside My Building

In my dreams I see

Smooth short tranquilized green

Grass outside my building.

As the cars on the street 

roll by faster than the breeze 

And out fly the wasps bees 

Outside my building.

I see ladies walking down the side walk

Fellas parking all down my drive port 

Cars lined out near the front door 

Of my building.

Women picking at their afros

Chewing gum and smackin' it too

Men with gold teeth and tooth picks 

Hollering at them "Hey Juicy Fruit"

Making conversation about temptation 

Heading right to the same spot

I stand behind the tinted reflection window

At the action in the parking lot

He held the door for her so she could walk in first

And he stared apon her hips and waist 

And butt sit up in her skirt

But that was good because that meant 

She'd be first to sit down in my chair

When she did I put a cape around her neck

And began parting her hair.

With him I'd only have to trim around his hairline and trim some of the back

With her I have to apply conditioner to loosen up her tracks

Then I'll slowly pull them out 

Shampoo her without a doubt 

And then condition it, rinse that out 

Then put some oil all over her scalp.

Now another man walks in

holding his daughter as she wiggles and worms

She looks nervous cause he thinks its time 

For the little girl's first perm

She's been natural for five years

And she's a tender-head little pearl

But we'll definately change the texture

When I apply this hair crack to her world

"I can hot comb, I can flat iron, I can blow dry out her hair

But if I put this hair crack in there they'll be split-ins everywhere"

"No ma'am I want it permed we can't do nothing with these naps

This girl got curly tangly course hair hanging too far down her back"

Although this residence it my facility and I own this whole place

My customers are always right

So I usually try to go along with what they say

I parted the baby's hair four ways

Applied the hair crack every way

Gave the chemical 20 minutes to work it's wonders and it's faith

"Hallelujuah! Hallelujuah!" I can finally see her scalp! 

See! I'm a man. Daddy knew what he was talking about.

It'll be how much?"

"Fifty dollars"

"Here you go and I like your shop

Your unique personal advertisment is really 

What drove me to your beauty shop"

"Thank you, I hope to see you and your princess back again

And dont put too much heat on her head

Tell your wife to tie a scarf on it before she goes to bed"

"We'll be back in two weeks schedule us down in your book

I can tell you have the strength ambition and patience it took

to make it to the top."