8 Million Stories-Kurtis Blow

[ti:8 Million Stories] [ar:Kurtis Blow] [al:Ego Trip] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.06]There are 8 million stories in the naked city [00:03.93]8 Million Stories - Kurtis Blow [00:07.95] [00:21.93]There are 8 million stories in the naked city [00:24.53]Some ice cold and told without pity [00:26.87]About the mean streets [00:27.79]And the guetto culture [00:29.10]The pimps the pushers [00:30.15]The sharks and vultures [00:31.46]Things that happen when it reaches dark [00:33.64]And all the things you hear about Central Park [00:35.92]You got to be down you got to have strenght [00:38.28]If you're gonna survive past 110th [00:40.55]Well it ain't no thing [00:41.73]When blood is spilled [00:42.68]The emergency ward is capacity filled [00:45.09]And nothin' ever comes as a big surprise [00:47.35]And the naked city never closes its eyes [00:49.95]A new story for every day [00:52.01]Told a thousand different ways [00:54.48]That's how it is and that's how it goes [00:56.80]The city with the 8 and six big O's [00:59.28] [01:00.43]New York you know this is a crazy city man [01:05.03] [01:05.78]Word scared crazy everything [01:10.35] [01:11.16]And you just never know who you might meet this town [01:14.75]Yo little my home boys Run DMC [01:17.71]*Men Talking* [01:19.45] [01:36.11]A young girl seemed to be gaining weight [01:38.43]Her parents all thought it was the food she ate [01:40.80]Their attitudes were all la-de-da-de [01:42.98]But little did they know there's a baby in the body [01:45.34]She tried to hide it but they'll soon know [01:47.70]Because sooner or later that baby's got to show [01:49.99]Can her daddy just accept it as a fact [01:52.20]That it wasn't the meals and it wasn't the snack [01:54.68]Then there's another girl her name is Vicki [01:56.97]The girl is fine but sho'nuff tricky [01:59.36]Vicki's fine but then she's not very kind [02:01.47]She'll lay you down and then she'll rob you blind [02:03.84]You wake up in the morning and you're feelin' blue [02:05.89]Because Vicki is gone and your money is too [02:08.50]She's more sinister than Peter Lorre [02:10.62]And this is just two of 8 million stories [02:13.24]8 million stories [02:20.75] [04:04.53]Fresh kid and the stories complete [04:06.53]Born on a dim lit ghetto street [04:08.57]Father unknown mother astray [04:10.94]He learned about life the real hard way [04:13.27]Wearin' pretty things for all the ladies to see [04:15.64]Funky fresh diamonds and gold jewelry [04:17.94]Spent all his time just counting his bank [04:20.16]Because he's a fly muh-ha-ha now fill in the blank [04:22.57]Because he's a fresh kid and his money's long [04:24.86]Been the subject of a ghetto song [04:27.16]Poor kids admire ladies desire [04:29.62]They say water can't put out this fire [04:31.79]Because he's a fresh kid yeah he's alright [04:34.07]Grew up with the pushers and the pimps of the night [04:36.57]And you could measure or even treasure [04:38.86]The thought that coc*ine became his pleasure [04:41.21]Puruvian rock never cut with speed [04:43.47]And he gets skied untill his nose would bleed [04:45.64]And that was just one weakness must admit [04:47.84]That when he took a hit he could never quit [04:50.13]Because he's one slick pusher livin' day by day [04:52.49]When the crazy thing happened along the way [04:54.79]You know he started to base at a hell a pace [04:57.18]And now it's a disgrace [04:58.28]He's got the pipe in his face [04:59.59]For twenty-four seven a terrible Jones [05:01.76]Didn't take care of business didn't answer the phone [05:04.07]He stayed home all alone in the twilight zone [05:06.55]Just bittin' on a pipe like a dog on a bone [05:08.91]Turnin' blue in the face by holdin' his breath [05:10.94]With the white cloud b******t stuck in his chest [05:13.37]But then he tried to stop but it never worked [05:15.66]And then the ladies started calling him a freebase jerk [05:17.96]Just to break it all down [05:19.26]You know he's not very slick [05:20.38]Because he spent all his money [05:21.56]And he spent it real quick [05:22.61]He lost his car his house [05:24.04]His friends and his wife [05:25.16]And basing coc*ine made him lose his life [05:27.19]Because he bought some on credit and couldn't pay [05:29.50]And then the pusher looked [05:30.55]For him and blew him away [05:31.91]In a blaze of glory in his own territory [05:34.49]8 million sad but all real stories [05:36.91]8 million stories [05:43.81] [06:25.38]-End-