Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain Well I'm the new kid, I'm just comin' up A lot of rappers think that I can't tear it up Well I'm 'a show 'em and ignore 'em And when they think I ain't lookin' I floor 'em I mean take 'em out I keep groovin' A slick bass line keep the beat movin' They can't take it they just fake it They wonder how the Rob Base make it I get I'll, you know the deal Cause this is how the Rob Base feels Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain I keep smokin', hot like fire You had the turn, now retire Don't talk back, I'm not a new jack Cause I'm fresher than you, an' you're whacked I keep tryin', I'm not lyin' Up to number 1 is where I'm flyin' I won't slow down cause I'm the new kid With the devastatin' sound that hits In the house where I used to practice No one knew the Rob exists, but now I'm gettin' greedy, don't lead me The wrong way cause is just might, might, might Bring me down, I'll have to fight to get back up Move away cause I just won't slack up Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain Now, I go to shows to watch other MCs rock And if they're good, I don't knock The way they perform cause I like to see a good show After that, go play C-low, y'know Cause I'm a leader, no I'm not a follower And MCs like you I swallow 'em So don't look and try to judge me Because you think that I'm another MC, well I'm the new kind, I just moved around But that don't mean I can't rip up the town Me an' my boys, we make noise I hate MCs that think they're with toys I'm hittin' harder than any other MC Who try to come up and go against me Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain Not from the old school or from the new Applaud the boom, do what you want to Talk to me then try to put me down We used to be cool now we don't hang around Used to be friends but now we're foes Ask me why, man, no one knows Maybe jealousy between you and me Could be the fame, could be the money I'm goin' for mine and I don't really care Cause the spotlight Rob Base don't share I'm the headliner of this show And you're just a kid and you need to grow, because Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain