DMC] Everyone out there ready?
[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