The Breaks

Clap your hands everybody
Have you got what it takes?
'Cause I'm curtains blown and y'all need to know
That these are the breaks

Brakes on a bus, brakes on a car
Brakes to make you a superstar
Brakes to win and brakes to lose
These here brakes will rock your shoes
And these are the breaks
Break it up, break it up, break it up

If your woman steps out with another man

(That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
And she runs off with him to Japan
(That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
And the IRS says they wanna chat
(That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
And she can't sweat while you claim you can't
(That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill

(That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
Well 810 phone calls to Brazil

(That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
And you borrow money from the mob
(That's the breaks, that's the breaks)
And yesterday you lost your job, baby
(That's the breaks, that's the breaks)

Oh well, well these are the breaks
Break it up, break it up, break it up

Now just throw your hands up in the sky
And wave around from side to side
If you deserve a little break tonight
Somebody say alright (Alright)
Say ho (Ho)
You don't stop, but keep on
Somebody scream (Ah)
Breakdown

Brakes on a stage, brakes on a screen
Ways to make your wallet lean
Brakes run cold and brakes run hot
Some folks got 'em and some have not
And these are the breaks
Break it up, break it up, break it up
Breakdown

To the girl in brown, stop messin' 'round
(Break it up, break it up)
To the guy in blue, what you gon' do?
(Break it up, break it up)
To the girl in green, don't be so mean
(Break it up, break it up)
And the guy in the red, say what I said
(Break it up, break it up)
Oh, breakdown

Brakes on a train, brakes on a plane
Ways to make you go insane
Brakes in love, brakes in war
We got the brakes to get you on the floor
And these are the breaks
Break it up, break it up, break it up
Breakdown