No Ruben - Ruben Studdard

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 (I was a star)

Before the show (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 (No Ruben)

If it weren’t for the hood (No Ruben)

If it weren’t for the boulevards (No Ruben)

And and the cornerspots (No Ruben)

Stayin up (late night) late nights

(Tellin mama) Tellin mama (everything gon' be) alright (hey)

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 (I said no Ruben)

If it weren’t for the hood (I mean no Ruben)

If it weren’t for the boulevards (Can you hear me no Ruben)

And and the corner spots (Hey, no Ruben)

Stayin up (late night) late nights

(Tellin my mama) Tellin mama (everything gon' be) alright (hey)

There would be, there would be, no Ruben