Darkest of night

With the moon shining bright

There's a set goin' strong

Lotta things goin' on

The man of the hour

Has an air of great power

The dudes have envied him for so long



Oh, superfly

You're gonna make your fortune by and by

But if you lose, don't ask no questions why

The only game you know is do or die



Hard to understand

What a hell of a man

This cat of the slum

Had a mind, wasn't dumb

But a weakness was shown

'Cause his hustle was wrong

His mind was his own

But the man lived alone



Oh, superfly

You're gonna make your fortune by and by

But if you lose, don't ask no questions why

The only game you know is do or die



The game he plays he plays for keeps

Hustlin' times and ghetto streets tryin' ta get over

That's what he tryin' to do, y'all

Taking all that he can take

Gambling with the odds of fate

Tryin' to get over tryin' to get over

Tryin' to get over tryin' to get over

Superfly



The aim of his role

Was to move a lot of blow

Ask him his dream

What does it mean? He wouldn't know

Can't be like the rest

Is the most he'll confess

But the time's running out

And there's no happiness



Oh, superfly

You're gonna make your fortune by and by

But if you lose, don't ask no questions why

The only game you know is do or die



Superfly superfly

Superfly superfly

Tryin' to get over

Tryin' to get over

Tryin' to get over