For one price, for one price, for one price

In the whole history of man, in the whole history of man, 

in the whole history of man

All the people on this earth are joined by



(Skee-Lo)

I don't need your sympathy your misery is drivin me insane

You got your hands out but I refrain 

From givin you a pound you bloody hound

You better take heed to cause I don't need you to hang around 

Now you wasn't cool ever since back when I got jumped

You played the punk and ran a sprint 

See one of us is trippin but I was just concerned 

At the time I lost my wallet 

and you found it stole my money then returned it 

You used to claim in front of people we were next of kin 

I never knew that you were sleepin with my girlfriend

And if I did I would've bashed you maybe thrashed you

I never asked you homie tell me is it true 

Because I knew you were up to no good

Spreadin rumours on me in the neighbourhood 

Yeah, so let me bring this to my point

We ain't friends, we ain't homies and we never shared a joint 

So you ain't down



(Chorus)

(Skee-Lo)

(You ain't down)

I don't need your sympathy 

your simple case of misery has caused me pain

(You ain't down with me no more)

Yeah, you ain't down

(You ain't down)

I don't need your misery 

cause mamma said what goes around comes back again

(You ain't down with me no more)

(You ain't down)



(Skee-Lo)

I remember girls in college who was never ever

Among these beautiful women was my favourite name Venetta

Pain, love and agony she's all of the above

I keep thinkin to myself "Oh I don't wanna fall in love"

But oh Venetta I read your letter

And it gets better as I read on down the lines but in my mind 

I cannot find out why you wanna diss me 

Getting me to fall in love with you and just to say you can't be with me 

(You ain't down)

You're messin with my head and although it seems

Your heart is darker than the night so I'm prepared to use my high beams 

You had me doin things silly things 

Sharin with you my feelings and in the meantime you was killin 

Me softly hey women get off me you know you lost me

Hey that's what you get for actin flossy 

You caused me to open up my eyes and look around 

I see that we ain't friends, we ain't lovers we ain't homies baby

You ain't down



(Chorus)

(Skee-Lo)

(You ain't down)

I don't need your sympathy 

your simple case of misery has caused me pain

(You ain't down with me no more)

Yeah, you ain't down

(You ain't down)

I don't need your misery 

cause mamma said what goes around comes back again

(You ain't down with me no more)

(You ain't down)

(You ain't down)

I don't need your sympathy 

your simple case of misery has caused me pain

(You ain't down with me no more)

Yeah, you ain't down

(You ain't down)

I don't need your misery 

cause mamma said what goes around comes back again

(You ain't down with me no more)



(Skee-Lo)

This is dedicated to the kids who ain't crew 

You ain't never been down so homie ain't no pounds for you 

You'll never know me so don't you try to show me

We can be friends you can now but somehow you did back then

Just to be down with me you don't need a change of heart

Just change your life and your identity 

Cause everybody's on my jock tryin to flag me down

When I come around the block 

It's all the same the only thing that's changed is

You used to call me puff but now you call me by name

You and your friends get no love, sympathy or pain

If I gave you the chance then you would diss me again

Is it fortune and fame that you persist to be around?

I don't wanna see a smile I don't wanna see a frown

So now you know that's how it was and that's how it is

By the way stay out of my biz

Cause homie you ain't down



(Chorus)

(Skee-Lo)

(You ain't down)

I don't need your sympathy 

your simple case of misery has caused me pain

(You ain't down with me no more)

Yeah, you ain't down

(You ain't down)

I don't need your misery 

cause mamma said what goes around comes back again

(You ain't down with me no more)

(You ain't down)

(You ain't down)

I don't need your sympathy 

your simple case of misery has caused me pain

(You ain't down with me no more)

Yeah, you ain't down

(You ain't down)

I don't need your misery 

cause mamma said what goes around comes back again

(You ain't down with me no more)

(You ain't down with me)

(You ain't down with me)

(You ain't down with me)