The Interview

Why do you want to intern here at Uptown? Um... I'm trying to give them that swing Why do you want to intern here at Uptown? That new swing Why do you want to intern here with us? I wanna make them dance Look I love music More than amusement In Star Wars More than George Lucas Michael or Prince End up schooled When you say bebop Better than jazz fusion I don't know man I'm just a student Looked shy When I Walked in the room I seen all the plaques Heard all the facts I know so much to learn From you in Your field with your expertise Tell you bout a time With Easy Mo Bee Up in the club I stayed till past 3 Had to rap for the man Who worked with Biggie Or walking backstage To talk with Smif N Wessun Giving Donald Glover 2 copies of my demo You see the reference And man I will echo Ima work so hard You'll call me Gordon Gecko I'm here to intern at Uptown In the home Where soul and the funk found Give me the task And ima run round And while I'm at it I'll bring in the new Monk sound If the price is right Then bring me on down The hardest working Beyond doubt I ain't saying You gotta put me on now But ima get it If I'm here at Uptown I see your job history here on your resumé Soccer Coach, Dominos Why do you want to intern here at Uptown? Why do you wanna intern here with us? Why, do you want to intern here at Uptown? Look My first, language Is rapping Melodies added And if I happen to Be mail stamping Matcha tea grabbing Stand in the stu As mute as Charlie Chaplin I'll do it all To be close First love Love of my life My love Jones More than a heroin dose My Brown Sugar One day You'll see the places I took her I'm here to intern at Uptown In the home Where soul and the funk found Give me the task And ima run round And while I'm at it I'll bring in the new Monk sound If the price is right Then bring me on down The hardest working Beyond doubt I ain't saying You gotta put me on now But ima get it If I'm here at Uptown I'm here to intern at Uptown In the home Where soul and the funk found Give me the task And ima run round And while I'm at it I'll bring in the new Monk sound If the price is right Then bring me on down If the price is right Then bring me on down I ain't saying You gotta put me on now But ima get it If I'm here at Uptown Uptown Uptown Uptown Uptown yeah yeah Uptown Uptown yeah yeah yeah Uptown I want to intern at Uptown Because I want to be a star I want to intern at Uptown Because I want to lead Black music (I want to intern with you Because I want to lead pop music) I want to intern with you Because I want to make music That's mentally hip-hop Smoothed out with some R&B With a pop appeal to it (I want to intern here because I want to make people dance) (I want to intern at Uptown Because Teddy Riley, Jodeci, Puffy, these are my heroes) I want to intern with you Because I will serve coffee I will pick up dry cleaning I'll even work in the mail room Just to achieve my dreams I want to intern at Uptown Because I want to make Mr. Harrell proud