[Intro: A+]
Yeah, son
I'm the truth, son, what you wanna do, son?
Yo, this a story about me and my first love, y'knahmean?
Yeah, son, hit it off

[Verse 1: A+ & Q-Tip]
We hooked up at a party and been down ever since
When I first stepped to her, I was nervous and tense
Didn't know which rap to kick (What?), I went freestyle
Straight off the top (Uh-huh), with suckers on the side just clocked
She musta liked my flow, 'cause after that we got close (Yeah)
Spendin' long weekends freakin' up and down the East Coast
We got intimate, deep as the pacific (Ha, ha, ha)
The chemistry was meant to be, so now we married without the ministry
Up in this industry tryna to get this platinum (Yeah)
Many rappers tried to tap her (What?), it wasn't happenin' (Uh-huh)
I watched her from afar (Yeah), starin' at her like a fan (Fan)
And now I got her in the palm of my right hand forever
As long as we can stick together
I guarantee you we blow up (Yeah), 'cause with her I'm a trendsetter (Ha)
We signed a contract for yo, its me and you
Meet you at the top of the charts, where the skys are blue (Yo, yo, yo)

[Chorus: Q-Tip & A+]
God bless the child that could hold his own
It's just me, myself and my microphone
Yo, you gotta stick wit it, dun, you can't leave it alone
It's just me, myself and my microphone (Uh)
No matter where you plug it, on the road or at home
It's just me (Uh), myself and my microphone
Uh, God bless the child that could hold his own
It's just me, myself and my microphone (Get 'em, A, get 'em, get 'em)
[Verse 2: A+ & Q-Tip]
My girl can't understand all this time we spend together (Yeah)
I tried to tell her (Tell her), it's strictly business (What?)
She said she has a witness (Uh-huh), who saw us comin' out the hotel ('Tel)
Nosy people always gotta run and go tell
But it was just a tour date I had to do a show (What?)
So next time tell your friend to talk what she know
I wouldn't trade this shit for the world (Nah)
In fact you better check yourself (Yeah), 'cause I can always find another girl (Word up)
The microphone is my first love my true companion
When I rap into it people think that I'm romancin' ('Mancin')
I'm havin visions, of foldin' it tight
Just me and you, a phat track beneath the spotlight (Right)
We been through the ruckus together, handle that beef
MCs got damaged in cyphers on they own streets
So la-di-da-di (What?), forget a shotty (Yeah)
I put a hole in your body with my lyrics when I rock a party (Uh, uh, uh)

[Chorus: Q-Tip & A+]
God bless the child that could hold his own
It's just me, myself and my microphone
You gotta stick wit it, dun, you can't leave it alone
It's just me (Yeah), myself and my microphone
No matter where you plug it, on the road or at home
It's just me (Uh), myself and my microphone (Yeah, yeah)
God bless the child that could hold his own
It's just me, myself and my microphone (Uh, uh, like that)
[Verse 3: A+]
I hit her in the back of a club and no one showed her love
In fact it was a seminar, you know how some women are
Takin up my time (Ha), I tried to stay committed (Right)
Kedar and the Smith Brothers made me stick with it
Now we politickin', on a mission tryna make decisions (Yeah)
To keep her on the cut and work just like a circumcision
Static in our relationship, its all distorted
The lines of communication, they got shorted
I can't ignore it (Yeah), you know I couldn't afford it
To have this world tour planned for us, abort it
Now I'm on some shit, rollin' with my clique
The mic is my companion that's all and that's it, baby boy

[Chorus: Q-Tip & A+]
God bless the child that could hold his own
It's just me, myself and my microphone
You gotta stick wit it, dun, you can't leave it alone
It's just me, myself and my microphone (Yeah, yeah)
No matter where you plug it, on the road or at home
It's just me, myself and my microphone (Uh, yeah)
God bless the child that could hold his own
It's just me, myself and my microphone

[Outro: A+]
Like that, one time for your mind
Mmm, real, son, keep it real, son
Me and my microphone stay together forever
A+ and Q-Tip like this
Smith Brothers in the spot, you know I'm sayin?