The Bridge

[Intro]

Ladies and gentleman

We got MC Shan and Marley Marl in the house tonight

They just came from off tour

They wanna tell you a little story about where they come from

[Hook]

The Bridge, Queensbridge (Repeat 4X)

You love to hear the story again and again

Of how it all got started way back when

The monument is right in your face

Sit and listen for a while to the name of the place

[Hook]

Hip hop was set out in the dark

They used to do it out in the park

Every place they said his name, it rang an alarm

Otherwise known as Mean T-Tom

A brother who's known for his rap - Jappy Jap

Larry Larr, third least not last

A cool brother by the name of Gas

Phase Brothers made you get loose

They was down with a brother called Cousin Bruce

They used to jam in the center

You had to pay so you could enter

Go to the door get frisked, just in order to get in

And if you wasn't from this town then you couldn't fight and win

But every time they had a jam they couldn't get no peace

So that's why the jam's out there in the parks they had to cease

Cause you was in

[Hook]

Why don't you wise up show all the people in the place that you are bright

Make this here one jam that you do not start no fight

Cause that is one thing that we all must see done

And if you start some **** your ass had better run

Cause you're in

[Hook]

Dimples D the girl, she was great

Her and Marley Marl went and cut a plate

They used to rock it out in the place

And the title of it was Sucker DJ's

And then he strolled along one day

And then he walked into a girl named Shante

Third in line you know its me

MC Shan ha ha in the place to be

MC Man he made them beg

He is the man who is known as Craig

The newest member out to get loose

Now he is down with us and he got the juice

This is the place where stars are born

And we are the only ones that can't be worn out

By any place any part of the world

And while I'm out on tour keep your hand off my girl

While she's in

[Hook]

Dead dreams, bought and sold

You gotta try and receive your goal

However you do it however you may

Don't ever listen to what nobody say

Cause I will tell you the deal

You gotta go by what your heart feel

Cause if you don't you'll be misled

By stupid little things put inside your head

Or someone else that you will see

They're trying to lead your destiny

By the time you think about it you're grown

Then you say goddamn I gotta leave my home

Grab hold of your heavy chain

Which people always pulling always trying to restrain

You heard just what I said

They're always pulling you back when you want to get ahead

They pull you back cause they're not with it

You're talking about school

They're talking about quit it

Soon you'll see that time will fly

But you spent most of it out gettin high

Thought about it much, much later

Could've went to school and been much greater

But you chose to lead that fate

Now you're sucking on a bone when it should've been steak

The whole purpose of the story I told

Was mainly to inspire you to reach your goals

Stop walking through life as if you are blind

You should reach for your goal cause I'm reaching for mine

And I'm from