[Run]   It goes a one, two, three, and..

 [Run]
 Perfection to D, is quite essential
 He has to live up, to his potential

 [DMC]
 I work real hard all day and night
 I get to it and do it cause I want it right
 I got bass, (tone), I use, (y'know)
 And then I rock (the funky) rhyme (on) the (microphone)
 I got a funky fresh (car) with the funky fresh (bar)
 I'm a funky fresh (star) and I'm up to (par)
 My name is D.M.(C!) down with Run and (Jay)
 Is everything copacetic y'all?  (Kind of A-O-K)

 [both]
 PERFECTION  (yo yo yo, what we talkin bout, what we talkin bout)
 PERFECTION  (most definitely)

 [DMC]
 I got prescription glasses and my eyes are correct
 Two times every year I go to have them checked
 Per-fection's my selection, and I will select
 And if it's not (per-fect) I will perfect

 [both]
 PERFECTION.. (what we got?)
 PERFECTION

 [Run]
 .. who me?  You want me?
 I got a, credit (card) made out of (gold)
 I get (pass) in a (class) and the story's told
 I got D.M.(C.), I got JM(J)
 I got Jeff (he's def) and Runny Ray
 I got a dog (a cat) a mouse (a rat)
 A fly (he won't die) and a little gnat
 My name is DJ (Run) and he's Darryl (Mack)
 Run-(D.M.C.), right AND EXACT

 [both]
 PERFECTION
 PERFECTION.. (c'mon let's get em, tell em D)

 [DMC]
 I won't fail, I won't flop
 Stall or stutter yes I won't stop
 It takes hard work, to be like this
 (You should know) cause I'm a perfectionist

 [both]
 PERFECTION
 PERFECTION
 PERFECTION.. (yo DJ Run what is it?)
 PERFECTION.. (perfectly speaking)
 PERFECTION
 PERFECTION
 PERFECTION   (p-p-p-perfect)
 PERFECTION.. (perfectly speaking)
 PERFECTION   (p-pu-p-pu, 100 percent)
 PERFECTION   (roll roll roll, c'mon c'mon c'mon)
 PERFECTION   (word, there it is