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