[Intro] (DJ scratch) “Who the hell is Big Papa Love?” Heh... I'm glad you asked. [Verse 1] Six-eight, black fur, silver on my face Walk in slow, never gotta own the place Red shades on, let 'em wonder what I see Whole lotta gorilla, little bit of BPL Name says Love, and I mean that shit Give you my last twenty if you're hurting a bit Laugh too loud, got a mouth with no brakes If nobody gets offended, I ain't pulled my weight I ain't polished, ain't trying to be What you get on Monday, you get all damn week Shake my hand, pull a chair, have a drink Just don't confuse being decent with being weak [Pre-Chorus] I don't need everybody knowing my name Don't need a damn thing handed my way You ask who I am? Well, there it is— Big heart, bad jokes, mind your business [Chorus] BIG PAPA LOVE Yeah, that's what they call me Humble Beast, big bastard, hard to miss me I give respect till you give me a reason Then we can have us a whole different evening BIG PAPA LOVE Come on, say it again Good to my people, pain in the ass to my friends I ain't everybody's cup, and that's just fine Pour mine over ice— I'm just sayin' (DJ scratch: “I'm just—I'm just—I'm just sayin'”) [Verse 2] I like good songs and a terrible joke If the room gets stiff, I'm the first one to poke Got a buddy getting kicked while he's already down? That's usually about when Papa comes around Never liked a bully, never cared for a mouth That gets real damn brave when the numbers come out Pick on somebody who ain't built for the fight You'll find six-eight standing just off to your right And I ain't gotta yell, I ain't gotta perform One look usually gets everybody informed But if common sense took the evening off Well... Fuck around— You already know the rest [Break] (beat cuts) Hold up. You thought this was gonna be three minutes of me telling you how tough I am? Man, I'm fifty-four. My knees hurt. (beat slams back in) [Verse 3] I got bills, bad habits, people I adore Probably left my damn glasses somewhere by the door Got songs in my head that won't leave me alone So I write 'em all down and then call 'em my own Some make you laugh, some hit where it hurts Some probably shouldn't have made it past the first verse But if one gets somebody through a long-ass day Then Papa did something worth doing today That's me, no legend, no made-up crown Just a big hairy bastard who sticks around Love in the name ain't there for the show That's the part about Papa you oughta know [Final Chorus] BIG PAPA LOVE Yeah, that's what they call me Humble Beast, big bastard, hard to miss me Treat me good, brother, we're good for life Treat mine wrong— Well... that ain't wise BIG PAPA LOVE You can say it with a grin Little bit of trouble everywhere I've been I ain't everybody's cup, and that's just fine Pour mine over ice— I'm just sayin' [Outro] (DJ scratch) “Big Papa Love...” Nah, don't make it weird. Just Papa's fine. (laughs) I'm just sayin'.
