I was born in the Bronx on a day I you can say The beat in the street, the streetcorner The singin' in the moonlight, the pure The harmony's Informed we can We got And always
Yo, when I'm a song I'm strong, I go wrong, It's where I belong
along, it's good, it's bad Who said it was God is perfect Only God is
Man he blessed me beyond my dreams I can sing from the mountain I can from the highest rooftop I'm talkin' life, I'm beauty Truth, love, hate, scammin', lyin', Yo, life is
But is the art It's better to be clean than to be Clean and sober, is
My God is the Creator, not a dictator, He's the lover, My father, no other, my brother, my best Never lied to me, even for me
Life is talkin' you We're talkin' Sue We're talkin' We're faith, hope, love, wisdom, Courage, honesty,
Then there's skies, miracles There's families and babies and you won't believe I got aces up my
And God blessin' me In of me He's the If I didn't me I'd be impressed.
I don't underestimate what He can do in my life He gave me you in my He brought me through all strife Everybody here, we've through it all joy, closeness, distance, journey, the ups, the downs The issues, the tissues, the drugs, the thugs, the drinkin', the thinkin', up, grow up
Tears, fears, torn, mourn, Yo! Hallelujah!
I've never been the same, took my shame I used to play the blame How Man I got a wife who me sane
I am authentic, genuine, a truth-teller, no bullshit Don't a fit, God's on his in control
Heroes, villains, king, queens, saints, sinners, James Dean, Norma Jean, mmm ice cream Elvis, Buddy, Honky-tonk blues guitars, cars,
Yo! Stand proud, rock loud, do-wop, be-bop, rock-and-roll, good for the The Yankees, JFK, I did it my way, rock and roll is to stay Ain't that the
Martin Luther King, say what you mean, mean you say, but don't be mean I have a dream, he his dues, king of the delta blues Elvis Aaron played that thing, rock and roll king,
I ride the King of kings He brought me through, to you, and you and you. Man I'm glad we've got each other, no doubt about that, that's where at,
With love and affection The kid the Bronx on.