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Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the nation's capital... N to the izz-O...V to the izz-A... Welcome ladies and gentlemen to busiest area in the world-the VA suburbs of the Chocolate City-Washington, D.C. ...NoVA! Thanks for moving here for a whole 3 years and then moving back out. You coulda been transferred to any place in the world, but you chose to be here with us. And we appreciate that....unhhh... Verse 1 N to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my dizzle, used to live in Northern V-A Was a resident near the home of the president Our townhouse was heaven-sent We only had to pay 1300 bones fo' rent Cheese is green, we spent every red cent Just to survive in the town where they give up Starbucks for lent N to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' sheezy my deezy, payin' bills ain't easy Can't escape politics, it's so sleazy Liberals wanna hate on W's "strategery" Snipers tried to snipe me, terrorists tried to crash us in, But somehow, the area just keeps growin' N to the izz-O, V to the izz-A I'm not wealthy, trying to be healthy, And not a workaholic, that's...what I resist SongtexteSo poof goes my money...'cuz, uh, NOVA's rich Chorus N to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my dizzle, used to live in Northern V-A N to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the suburbs, home of the Hummers N to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not comin' home from work, I'm too biz-ay N to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem, work 'til 1 a.m. Living in this culture accelerates your age One year in D.C. is like a stinkin' decade You'll whither up fast and turn really pale Like the guy in The Last Crusade drinkin' from the wrong Holy Grail NFL fans here hate me, always tryin' to debate me Saying the Washington Redskins shoulda been the team of the 80s But I never argue with my neighbor 'cuz that dude makes me nervous He can probably kick my butt because I think he's secret service Chorus Yeah, Southpaw's back, talkin' smack through rap But I do it on CD so you can't talk back And I ain't even jokin' when I tell you that When I'm in NOVA, I can barely afford a Big Mac I was raised in Toledo, turntables and needles Packed up grandma's sofa, moved out to NOVA Got caught in rush hour, sat for three hours And if I fill up my tank it'll cost me $50 dollars And you might be "at risk" if NOVA's where you live Because to drive in the fast lane you gotta be HOV positive And whoever named the streets should be drop-kicked 'Cuz they ran out of ideas and named every road Braddock New Life and Picantes, the two things I'll miss The birth of two children, that's what I'll reminisce N to the izz-O, V to the izz-A I'm moving away today but I'm caught in traffic on the beltway Chorus Aus Songtexte Mania