The sun shines brightly on a Jersey afternoon He walked in his parents footsteps on his way home from school Those ties that were so sweet, also burned under his feet Now he′s ready to walk a path that is new and he can′t turn back
He can′t turn back He can′t turn back
Burning through the crowds, he made it out alive Betting everything on himself tonight
Tonight
She′s driving down the shore on a Jersey afternoon She′s driving down the same old roads her parents took her through Hypnotized by those broken lines, broken records lost in time She′s turning down a road that is new and she can′t turn back
No, she can′t turn back She can′t turn back
Stepping through the darkness, into the light Betting everything on herself tonight
Tonight
Stepping out of a Asbury Lanes in a midnight snow The skeleton of this old town feels like it′s coming alive Riots and corruption, beaches and Bruce These songs were the keys to the engines of our growing up
And we wanna say thanks to the music in our lives Forgive ourselves for all those lies Send some love to all the lonely Don′t forget we′re all one family Thanks to the music in our lives for helping us to survive Lost in one lonely dream, born to run and live free
The sun shines brightly on us this afternoon Walking in our own footsteps, we search for something more
And we can′t turn back No, we can′t turn back We can′t turn back
Stepping through the darkness, into the light We′re betting everything, we′re betting everything We′re betting everything, on ourselves tonight
(Queen Latifah) Yo what′s up this is Queen Latifah in the house Definetely representin Jersey on the love love Coolin′ in the county; shoot (???) But damn I miss home
[Chorus 4X] I can′t.. forget New Jersey
(Verse 1: Queen Latifah) When I think of home I think of a place where theres no over-flowin And all my family and peeps I knew when I was growin Mommy and daddy made me proud to in Owens So for me to keep goin, I would become Her eminental royal highness The Queen Latifah; no doubt; one of New Jersey′s finest So, said it all Get up on all of my own Cause Jersey′s what I think about when I think of home Don′t let know one get close to you except the chosen Stick with the ones who meant the most to you when you were broke and blue, that′s how fam do That′s how you stay true around these snakes that freakin′ smile when they hate you I′m quick to take the ride down for in-town (Just another day living on a down) My experience legit, my rhymes is on hit It′s mad truth to the room where we the shit; I can′t forget
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(Verse 2: Queen Latifah) I used to work at Burger King but after takin orders I used to take the path to Latin Quarters across the waters Where I learned to do the Who, yo, I couldn′t stop I brought it back around the way to show the peple on my block Teacher, teacher, tell me how you do it It looks so simple like that there′s nothin to it So, we meet at Irvan′s (???) and after school I run To the wall of Brookmore boots, there was Solamon I had a talent for getting up for gear A petty thief, small time crook of the year But I chilled cause I had bigger dreams than to steal And Ramsey came for me and Patchy to put our voices on a reel And I could hear myself on the radio "45 King Special Red Alert Show" Cause that′s what life was all about to me All E-E flavor you did it, represent Jersey
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(Verse 3: Queen Latifah) I think about my mom and my brothers when I′m all swoll Shock, Kim, when I′m all swoll My baby sister. when I′m all swoll Hostan, when I′m all swoll Ill-Town, when I all swoll Jill-Town, J.C, when I′m all swoll (???) to (???) so on, when I′m all swoll Recognize the whole mama soul We got Naughty In another words we got Nicky We got Redman, the Order Facts and Whitney (???) Bruce Springsteen, and a house ah blacks Shaquille O′Neal, oh he′ll catch rack Tisha Campbell, Jerry Lewis, Tony Bennett Back spin, or spin it, Thursday peppermint and I′m in it Shag do′s, I does no fo′s in the spot Cause them peeps is my peeps and my back is got Nuf′ respect to your burough, your block You′re black; I love to see us move as a flock Unscrapped, against each other No body armor Nobody harms a hair on a head, everything calmer We ghetto stars and fools We paid the dues We made the blues So come on with the come on And get down with the get down I′m down with my hometown sound
Hear me now! I was born 13th child, ′neath the 13th moon Spit out all hungry and born anew
Daddy drag me to the river tie me in rocks Throw me in where it′s deep and wide I go down, I don′t die Hole in the river bottom, I crawl through
Come back kill six brothers and sisters, kill papa too Sway down Mama, sway down low They gonna know me wherever I go
Into my bed with her kerosene my mama creep Set my flesh to burning, whilst I sleep
I burn, burn, burn, till my soul burn black Black rains fall, I come back, I come back Get down Mama, get down low They gonna know me wherever I go
16 witches, cast 16 spells Make me a guitar outta skin and human skull Sing you a song like the wind in the sandy loam Bring you baby out your happy home
Ram′s head, forked tail, clove hoof, love′s my trail I sup on your body, sip on your blood like wine Out world theirs, this world mine
So kiss me baby till it hurts God lost in heaven, we lost on earth Sway down Mama, sway down low They gonna know me wherever I go Wherever I go, wherever I go
Well I got a brand new lover I love her yes I do, She′s my one and only and her name is Baby Blue..