The Bridge-MC Shan

[ti:The Bridge] [ar:MC Shan] [al:Down By Law] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Bridge - MC Shan [00:10.61]You love to hear the story [00:11.97]Again and again [00:12.88]Of how it all got started way back when [00:15.03] [00:16.00]The monument [00:16.87]Is right in your face [00:17.88]Sit and listen for a while to the name of the place [00:20.23] [00:20.75]Thebridge [00:21.46]Queensbridge [00:21.91]Thebridge [00:22.43]Thebridge [00:23.03]Thebridge [00:23.29] [00:23.87]Queensbridge [00:24.11] [00:25.75]Hip hop [00:26.60]Was set out in the dark [00:27.72] [00:28.41]They used to do it out in the park [00:30.42]Every place they said his name [00:31.81]It rang an alarm [00:32.65] [00:33.31]Otherwise known as mean teen tom [00:35.11] [00:35.90]A brother who's known for his rap [00:37.48] [00:38.47]Jabby jack [00:38.96] [00:40.94]Larry lah third least not last [00:43.05]A cool brother by the name of gas [00:45.09] [00:46.00]Face brothers made you get loose [00:47.81]They was down with the brother called cousin bruce [00:49.87] [00:50.83]They used to jam [00:51.91]In the center [00:53.16]You had to pay so you could enter [00:55.10] [00:55.63]Go to the door get frisked [00:56.92] [00:57.44]Just in order to get in [00:59.28] [01:00.71]And if you wasn't from this town [01:02.68]Then you couldn't fight and win [01:04.24] [01:05.75]But everytime they had a jam [01:07.70]They couldn't get no peace [01:09.20] [01:10.66]So that's why the jams out there [01:12.62]In the parks they had to cease [01:14.56]'Cause you was in [01:15.64]Thebridge [01:16.27]Queensbridge [01:16.78]Thebridge [01:17.34]Thebridge [01:17.99]Thebridge [01:18.55]Queensbridge [01:19.14]Thebridge [01:19.71]Thebridge [01:19.98] [01:20.65]Thebridge [01:21.13]Thebridge [01:21.84]Thebridge [01:22.16] [01:30.42]Dimples d the girl [01:31.61]She was great [01:32.26] [01:32.93]Her and marley marl went and cut a plate [01:34.73] [01:35.64]They used to rock it out in the place [01:37.60]And the title of it was 'sucker dj's' [01:39.43] [01:40.42]And then he strolled along one day [01:42.43]And then he walked into a girl named shante [01:44.47] [01:45.51]Third in line you know it's me [01:47.43]Mc shan ha ha in the place to be [01:49.76] [01:50.56]Mc man [01:51.49]He made them beg [01:52.81]He is the man who is known as craig [01:54.70] [01:55.29]The newest member [01:56.52]Out to get loose [01:57.56]Now he is down with us and he got the juice [01:59.71] [02:00.40]This is the place where stars are born [02:02.40]And we are the only ones that can't be worn [02:04.78]Out by any place any part of the world [02:07.46]And while I'm out on tour keep your hand off my girl [02:09.70]While she's in [02:10.25] [02:11.41]Thebridge [02:11.72] [02:12.23]Thebridge [02:12.45] [02:13.25]Queensbridge [02:13.90]Thebridge [02:14.17] [02:14.73]Thebridge [02:15.22] [02:15.77]Queensbridge [02:16.35]Thebridge [02:16.64] [02:17.41]Thebridge [02:17.64] [02:18.42]Queensbridge [02:18.65] [02:20.17]Dead dreams [02:20.85] [02:21.35]Bought and sold [02:22.66]You gotta try and receive your goal [02:24.91]However you do it however you may [02:27.39]Don't ever listen to what nobody say [02:29.59] [02:30.30]'Cause I will tell you the deal [02:32.27]You gotta go by what your heart feel [02:34.56] [02:35.31]'Cause if you don't you'll be misled [02:37.28]By stupid little things put inside your head [02:39.44] [02:40.18]By someone else that you will see [02:42.26]They're trying to lead your destiny [02:44.31] [02:45.42]Grab hold of your heavy chain [02:47.23]Which people always pull and always trying to restrain [02:49.39] [02:50.37]You heard just what I said [02:52.09]They're always pulling you back when you wanna get ahead [02:54.32] [02:55.17]They pull you back 'cause they're not with it [02:57.36]You talk about school they talk about 'quit it' [02:59.40] [03:00.11]Soon you'll see that time does fly [03:02.10]But you spent most of it out gettin high [03:04.32] [03:05.23]Thought about it [03:06.25]Much much later [03:07.27]Could've went to school and been much greater [03:09.36] [03:10.23]But you chose to lead that fate [03:12.16]Now you're sucking on a bone when it should've been steak [03:14.37] [03:15.11]The whole purpose of the story I told [03:17.00]Was mainly to inspire you to reach your goal [03:19.61]Stop walking through life as if you were blind [03:22.02]You should reach for your goal 'cause I'm reaching for mine [03:24.44]And I'm from [03:25.13]Thebridge [03:25.32] [03:25.89]Queensbridge [03:26.40]Thebridge [03:26.96]Thebridge [03:27.46]Thebridge [03:28.02]Queensbridge [03:28.57]Thebridge [03:29.16]Thebridge [03:29.75]Thebridge [03:29.93] [03:30.50]Queensbridge [03:31.02]Thebridge [03:31.66]Thebridge [03:32.19]Thebridge [03:32.38] [03:32.91]Queensbridge