The Bridge-MC Shan

[ti:The Bridge] [ar:MC Shan] [al:Down By Law] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Bridge - MC Shan [00:10.70]You love to hear the story [00:12.07]Again and again [00:12.97]Of how it all got started way back when [00:15.13] [00:16.10]The monument [00:16.96]Is right in your face [00:17.98]Sit and listen for a while to the name of the place [00:20.32] [00:20.84]Thebridge [00:21.55]Queensbridge [00:22.00]Thebridge [00:22.53]Thebridge [00:23.12]Thebridge [00:23.38] [00:23.97]Queensbridge [00:24.21] [00:25.84]Hip hop [00:26.69]Was set out in the dark [00:27.81] [00:28.50]They used to do it out in the park [00:30.52]Every place they said his name [00:31.90]It rang an alarm [00:32.74] [00:33.40]Otherwise known as mean teen tom [00:35.20] [00:35.99]A brother who's known for his rap [00:37.57] [00:38.56]Jabby jack [00:39.06] [00:41.03]Larry lah third least not last [00:43.14]A cool brother by the name of gas [00:45.19] [00:46.09]Face brothers made you get loose [00:47.91]They was down with the brother called cousin bruce [00:49.96] [00:50.92]They used to jam [00:52.01]In the center [00:53.25]You had to pay so you could enter [00:55.20] [00:55.72]Go to the door get frisked [00:57.01] [00:57.53]Just in order to get in [00:59.37] [01:00.81]And if you wasn't from this town [01:02.78]Then you couldn't fight and win [01:04.33] [01:05.85]But everytime they had a jam [01:07.80]They couldn't get no peace [01:09.29] [01:10.76]So that's why the jams out there [01:12.71]In the parks they had to cease [01:14.65]'Cause you was in [01:15.73]Thebridge [01:16.36]Queensbridge [01:16.88]Thebridge [01:17.43]Thebridge [01:18.08]Thebridge [01:18.65]Queensbridge [01:19.23]Thebridge [01:19.81]Thebridge [01:20.07] [01:20.74]Thebridge [01:21.22]Thebridge [01:21.94]Thebridge [01:22.25] [01:30.51]Dimples d the girl [01:31.70]She was great [01:32.35] [01:33.02]Her and marley marl went and cut a plate [01:34.83] [01:35.73]They used to rock it out in the place [01:37.69]And the title of it was 'sucker dj's' [01:39.52] [01:40.51]And then he strolled along one day [01:42.53]And then he walked into a girl named shante [01:44.57] [01:45.61]Third in line you know it's me [01:47.52]Mc shan ha ha in the place to be [01:49.85] [01:50.66]Mc man [01:51.58]He made them beg [01:52.90]He is the man who is known as craig [01:54.80] [01:55.39]The newest member [01:56.62]Out to get loose [01:57.65]Now he is down with us and he got the juice [01:59.81] [02:00.50]This is the place where stars are born [02:02.49]And we are the only ones that can't be worn [02:04.87]Out by any place any part of the world [02:07.55]And while I'm out on tour keep your hand off my girl [02:09.79]While she's in [02:10.35] [02:11.51]Thebridge [02:11.81] [02:12.33]Thebridge [02:12.54] [02:13.34]Queensbridge [02:13.99]Thebridge [02:14.27] [02:14.83]Thebridge [02:15.32] [02:15.87]Queensbridge [02:16.45]Thebridge [02:16.73] [02:17.51]Thebridge [02:17.73] [02:18.51]Queensbridge [02:18.75] [02:20.27]Dead dreams [02:20.95] [02:21.45]Bought and sold [02:22.76]You gotta try and receive your goal [02:25.00]However you do it however you may [02:27.48]Don't ever listen to what nobody say [02:29.68] [02:30.39]'Cause I will tell you the deal [02:32.37]You gotta go by what your heart feel [02:34.65] [02:35.40]'Cause if you don't you'll be misled [02:37.37]By stupid little things put inside your head [02:39.53] [02:40.28]By someone else that you will see [02:42.35]They're trying to lead your destiny [02:44.40] [02:45.51]Grab hold of your heavy chain [02:47.32]Which people always pull and always trying to restrain [02:49.48] [02:50.46]You heard just what I said [02:52.18]They're always pulling you back when you wanna get ahead [02:54.41] [02:55.26]They pull you back 'cause they're not with it [02:57.45]You talk about school they talk about 'quit it' [02:59.49] [03:00.21]Soon you'll see that time does fly [03:02.19]But you spent most of it out gettin high [03:04.42] [03:05.32]Thought about it [03:06.35]Much much later [03:07.37]Could've went to school and been much greater [03:09.45] [03:10.33]But you chose to lead that fate [03:12.26]Now you're sucking on a bone when it should've been steak [03:14.47] [03:15.21]The whole purpose of the story I told [03:17.10]Was mainly to inspire you to reach your goal [03:19.70]Stop walking through life as if you were blind [03:22.12]You should reach for your goal 'cause I'm reaching for mine [03:24.53]And I'm from [03:25.22]Thebridge [03:25.41] [03:25.98]Queensbridge [03:26.50]Thebridge [03:27.05]Thebridge [03:27.55]Thebridge [03:28.12]Queensbridge [03:28.66]Thebridge [03:29.26]Thebridge [03:29.85]Thebridge [03:30.03] [03:30.59]Queensbridge [03:31.12]Thebridge [03:31.76]Thebridge [03:32.28]Thebridge [03:32.47] [03:33.00]Queensbridge