Bridging the Gap
The light is there.
See I come from Mississippi
I was young and runnin' wild
Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child
I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas
I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive
Let's go!... Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey --
Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered
Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it
But I'm still number one, everyday real
Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel
Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss
Keep integrity at every cost, and his home was Natchez Mississippi
Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy
Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap
The history of music on this track
Born in the game, discovered my father's music
Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain
But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids
Some are well-known, some doin' bids
I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks
If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo
Greatest man alive （Nas Yeah, turn it up!）
Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive!
The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues
Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's
Old school, new school, know school rules
All these years I been voicin' my blues
I'm a artist from the start, Hip-Hop guided my heart
Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent
But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with
Books to read, like X and stuff
Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia
In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of
Teachers in my homeroom, I drew pix to mess them up
Cause none'a them would like my style
Read more books than the curriculum profile
Said, Mr. Jones please come get your child
Cause he's writin' mad poems and his s are wild
Greatest man ? The great-greatest man alive
Hey-Hey-Hey -- My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone
He been around the world blowin' his horn, still he came home
Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu
Come on, tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to
I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique
Madagascar, Paris, Greece
The Middle Africa is where we lived
Better known as Queenbridge
Nas, Nas you don't stop
Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop
Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don't stop
From the Blues to Street Hop you don't stop
Tell 'em Pop
See I come from Mississippi （Let 'em know）
I was young and runnin' wild （Runnin' wild）
Ended up in New York City （Yeah!）
Where I had my first child （That's me）
I named the boy Nasir （Yeah, Daddy!）
All the boys call him Nas （Luh ya, boy）
I told him as a youngster
He'll be the greatest man alive （You the greatest, Pop）
Greatest man alive （You the greatest, Pop）
Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive!
Rest In Peace Ray Charles
Bridging the GapLRC歌词
[00:02.670]The light is there.
[00:09.540]See I come from Mississippi
[00:12.170]I was young and runnin' wild
[00:15.420]Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child
[00:21.860]I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas
[00:28.240]I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive
[00:33.240]Let's go!... Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey --
[00:44.730]Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered
[00:46.990]Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it
[00:49.550]But I'm still number one, everyday real
[00:51.300]Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel
[00:54.550]Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss
[00:57.990]Keep integrity at every cost, and his home was Natchez Mississippi
[01:02.300]Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy
[01:05.170]Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap
[01:07.920]The history of music on this track
[01:10.300]Born in the game, discovered my father's music
[01:12.300]Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain
[01:15.110]But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids
[01:18.420]Some are well-known, some doin' bids
[01:20.110]I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks
[01:22.610]If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo
[01:25.300]Greatest man alive （Nas Yeah, turn it up!）
[01:50.460]Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive!
[01:51.520]The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues
[01:53.140]Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's
[01:55.890]Old school, new school, know school rules
[01:58.020]All these years I been voicin' my blues
[02:01.200]I'm a artist from the start, Hip-Hop guided my heart
[02:03.700]Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent
[02:07.830]But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with
[02:11.150]Books to read, like X and stuff
[02:13.900]Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia
[02:16.460]In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of
[02:19.150]Teachers in my homeroom, I drew pix to mess them up
[02:22.210]Cause none'a them would like my style
[02:24.210]Read more books than the curriculum profile
[02:26.710]Said, Mr. Jones please come get your child
[02:29.330]Cause he's writin' mad poems and his s are wild
[02:32.190]
[02:53.190]Greatest man ? The great-greatest man alive
[02:56.000]Hey-Hey-Hey -- My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone
[02:59.440]He been around the world blowin' his horn, still he came home
[03:02.820]Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu
[03:05.250]Come on, tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to
[03:07.760]I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique
[03:10.500]Madagascar, Paris, Greece
[03:12.940]The Middle Africa is where we lived
[03:15.750]Better known as Queenbridge
[03:18.690]Nas, Nas you don't stop
[03:20.570]Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop
[03:23.130]Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don't stop
[03:25.750]From the Blues to Street Hop you don't stop
[03:28.320]Tell 'em Pop
[03:29.130]See I come from Mississippi （Let 'em know）
[03:32.190]I was young and runnin' wild （Runnin' wild）
[03:34.500]Ended up in New York City （Yeah!）
[03:37.000]Where I had my first child （That's me）
[03:39.880]I named the boy Nasir （Yeah, Daddy!）
[03:42.440]All the boys call him Nas （Luh ya, boy）
[03:45.250]I told him as a youngster
[03:46.570]He'll be the greatest man alive （You the greatest, Pop）
[03:50.320]Greatest man alive （You the greatest, Pop）
[03:52.110]Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive!
[03:54.740]Rest In Peace Ray Charles
