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 t v 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 bama to beverly hills california from heatin up the leftovers to becomin a restaraunt owner from a litle 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 gon be alright and if it weren t 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 gon be alright and if it weren t 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 covers your 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 gon be alright and if it weren t no you there would be no ruben 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 gon be alright and if it weren t no you there would be no ruben hey ruben let s take em to church if it weren t for the block if it weren t for the hood if it weren t for the boulevards and and the cornerspots stayin up late nights tellin mama alright and if it weren t for you there would be there would be no ruben ay ruben i don t think they heard you let s take em to church if it weren t for the block if it weren t for the hood if it weren t for the boulevards and and the corner spots stayin up late nights tellin mama alright there would be there would be no ruben
['contemporary r&b', 'gospel r&b', 'neo soul', 'quiet storm', 'r&b', 'urban contemporary']