No Ruben - Ruben Studdard

作词：Harold Lilly/Melvin Coleman/Will Jennings/Joe Sample

作曲：Harold Lilly/Melvin Coleman/Will Jennings/Joe Sample

Yeah man these folks think

Just 'cause I won some American idol show

Everything ain't the same

Man you know they see me on TV

Or up in the crib every week

And you think everything is all good

I mean it really is all good man keep secure

From hangin' out late in the Elma

To Beverly hills California

From heatin' up the leftovers

To becomin' a restaurant owner

From a little block from a little hood

To the whole world and it's all good

And if ya didn't know

I was a star before the show but if it was

No block no Ruben

No hood no Ruben

No boulevards no Ruben

No corner spots no Ruben

No stayin' up late nights

Tellin' mama everything gone be alright

And if it was no you

There would be no Ruben

From wearin' my big brother's clothes

To buyin' him a new wardrobe

From listenin' to Fred Hammond

To hangin' out with Fred Hammond

From a little block from a little hood

To the whole world and it's all good

And if ya didn't know

I was a star before the show but if it was

No block no Ruben

No hood no Ruben

No boulevards no Ruben

No corner spots no Ruben

No stayin' up late nights

Tellin' mama everything gone be alright

And if it was no you

There would be no Ruben

This goes out to the barbershops

The black man's country club

And this goes out to the single mothers

At the laundry mat foldin' the covers

You're my inspiration

And you've been my motivation

And that's why

I had to do this dedication 'cause if it was

No block no Ruben

No hood no Ruben

No boulevards no Ruben

No corner spots no Ruben

No stayin' up late nights

Tellin' mama everything gone be alright

And if it was no you

There would be no Ruben

No block no Ruben

No hood and no Ruben

No boulevards no Ruben

No corner spots no Ruben

No stayin' up late nights

Tellin' mama everything gone be alright

And if it was no you

There would be no Ruben

Hey Ruben let's take 'em to church

If it wasn't for the block no Ruben

If it wasn't for the hood no Ruben

If it wasn't for the boulevards no Ruben

And and the corner spots no Ruben

Stayin' up late nights

Tellin' mama everything gone be all right

And if it was for you there would be

There would be no Ruben

Hey man I don't think they heard you

Ruben let's take them to church

If it wasn't for the block I said no Ruben

If it wasn't for the hood no Ruben

If it wasn't for the boulevards no Ruben

And and the corner spots no Ruben

Stayin' up late nights

Tellin' mama everything gone be

Let it be let it be no Ruben