 I thank my mom and dad, cause they were jammin' too One put me on to jazz, the other on tap groove Said, tell them sorry for my attitude Said, Ruby won, and I said, Ruby do I've been runnin' through the skies, I've been runnin' my own mind I've been runnin' since I'm five, you know And I never let nobody take off some more shine Never let me have my time, you know