Yellow Brick Road (Explicit)-Eminem

[ti:Yellow Brick Road] [ar:Eminem] [al:Encore (Deluxe Version)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.37]What we have to do is deal with it when these idividuals are young enough [00:04.43]If you wish to be saved not in a religious sense [00:08.42]But not to constitute what this country at times calls if or which over [00:14.79]We seem to be approaching an age of the gross [00:20.15]We all have this idea that we should move up from our parents station [00:25.27]And each generation should do a little bit better [00:28.08]Come on let’s cut the bullshit enough [00:30.46]Let’s get it started let’s start addressing this issue and open it up [00:33.82]Let’s take this sh*t back to bassmint [00:35.63]And we can disscuss statements thats made on this tape [00:37.51]And its whole origin of the music that we all know and love [00:40.99]The music that we all enjoy the music you all accuse me of tryna destroy [00:44.80]Let’s rewind it to 89 when I was a boy on the east side of Detroit [00:49.05]Crossin 8 Mile in the border in the hate territory [00:51.47]I’d like to share a story [00:53.16]This is my story and can't no body tell it for me [00:56.11]You will well inform me I am well aware that I don’t belong here [01:00.03]You've made that perfectly clear [01:01.71]I get my a** kicked damn near everywhere [01:04.14]From Bel-Air shopping center just for stopping in there [01:07.39]From the black side all the way to the white side [01:09.89]Okay there’s a bright side a day that I might slide [01:13.13]You may call it a past I call it haulin my a** [01:15.81]Through that patch of grass over them railroad tracks [01:18.44]Oh them railroad tracks them old railroad tracks [01:21.43]Them good old notorious oh well known tracks [01:24.37]Come on lets go back [01:26.30]Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode [01:29.30]Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place [01:32.79]That I once used to call home sweet home [01:34.05] [01:48.01]I roam the streets so much they call me a drifter [01:50.82]Sometimes I stick up a thumb just to hitch hike [01:52.88]Just to get picked up to get me a lift to 8 mile and van dike [01:57.00]And steal a god damn bike from somebody’s backyard [02:00.05]And drop it off at the park that was the half way mark [02:03.17] [02:03.73]To meet Kim had to walk back to her mama’s them dramas after dark [02:07.35]To sneak me in the house when I’m kicked out my mom’s [02:10.54]Thats about the time I first met Proof when poof he’d carry on the set [02:13.72]Set eyes born in and out some flyers he was doin some talent shows [02:17.65]At center line I had told him to stop by and check this out sometime [02:21.77]He looked at me like I’m out my mind [02:24.58]Shook his head like white boys don't know how to rhyme [02:27.26]I spit out a line and rhymed birthday with first place [02:30.56]And we both had the same rhymes that sound alike [02:33.37]We was on the same sh*t that Big Daddy Kane sh*t [02:36.12] [02:36.89]With compound syllables sound combined [02:39.39]From that day we was down to ride [02:41.45]Somehow we knew we’d meet again somewhere down the line [02:44.26]Come on lets go back [02:45.50]Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode [02:48.94]Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place [02:52.62]That I once used to call home sweet home [02:57.06] [03:06.80]My first year in 9th grade can’t forget that day at school [03:10.24]It was cool till your man MC Sham came through [03:12.67]And said that Boom was the brain cuz the clan makes troops [03:15.35]It was rumors but man god damned they flew [03:18.47]Musta been true because man we done banned they shoes [03:21.22]I had the new ones the Cool J Ice land swayed too [03:24.08]And we just through them in the trash like they yesterday’s news [03:27.27]Guess who came through next X clam debut [03:28.95]Professor X and glorious exists in a state of red black and green [03:33.38]With a key sissies now with this bein a new trend [03:37.38]We don’t fit in crackas is out with Cactus albums [03:40.12]Blackness is in African symbols and medallions [03:42.25]Represents black power and we ain’t know what it meant [03:45.82]Me and my man Howard and would go to the mall with ’em [03:49.44]All over our necks like we’re showin ’em off not knowin at all [03:54.18]We was bein laughed at you ain’t even half black [03:56.62]You ain’t supposed to have that homie let me grab that [03:59.36]And that Flavor Flave clock we gon’ have to snatch that [04:02.05]All I remember is meetin back at Manix’s basement [04:04.80]Sayin how we hate this our races wit d**e the x clan take this [04:07.03] [04:09.90]Which reminds me back in 89 me and Kim broke up for the first time [04:13.95]She was tryna two