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The streets are paved with tourist and the record companies fl... every singer wants to be the king....That's the way it goes on The Nashville Scene....w there's a wino on the corner,...e got burned out by the game....And I'm watching the sun go down this ev...And that's the way it is on the Nashville scene....From the outside its a castl...From the inside its a prison its easy to live way beyond your means....And its a long, long way to the top ...een on both ends of the Nashville scene.

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We go back a long long way ...When the words are spoken ...But the good outweighs the bad ...You take me to the top ...Oh all the way ...You take me to the top ...Something's in the air ...You can make the difference ...You take me to the top ... i'm falling oh all the way ...You take me to the top ...You take me to the top ...Oh all the way ...You take me to the top

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The view from here's br...The humans look like in...There is only one way down ...Gliding through the darkness ...is my craft leading to ...Don't let go on top of the world ...Don't let go on top of the world ...hen your turn comes to leave me ...Don't let go on top of the world ...Don't let go on top of the world ...It's a long way down ...It's a long way down

You had to go fuck with' ya ho...New Benz with the glass top, yeah, we...When I hit 'em with the pressure (pressure!...They leakin' out the play dough! (play d...From way back in the day yo (day yo!) ...got ta sewing up the town! (town!)...Been at it since the 90's ...in the ghetto with them po...Paid the cost to be the boss! ...I can show ya the receipt fo' it ...Trillest in the game, every nigga in the streets know it! (f...Cause the sign on (the dough!...That's what the fuck we got our min...New Benz with the glass top, yeah, we...Just take off the yellow tape! (yeah,...Watch the beat break down, ...long way from break town (ye...On my way to A-Town! ...Long way from H-Town! (haha!...New Benz with the glass top, yeah, we...open and my ears is to the black top!...Came up in the trap spot! ...From the streets to the studio, ...Yeah, I used to call ya "homie"! (h...You broke the G-code nigga, you n...Somebody call the swag police ...to come arrest this ha...And Porsche's with the double doors (doors...New Benz with the glass top, yeah, we

Now I'm the Fresh Prince, and i...Is to rock and shock the spot and give my al...d no, I'm not about to stop because I'm taking it to the top ...If the rap that they're rapping is way off track?...I don't mean to attack you, but I'm...To those people that I...The words that you use ...The point that you're trying to get across is what ...ppers rap, they try to use big words ...But that's the most absurd thing I...That it's not the words that count, it's the message ...They stand up on the stage, huffing and ...They had access to fresh rhymes like t...I came to rock and shock and ...d no, I'm not about to stop because I'm takin it to the top...tor, and it adds up to me ...I know the same goes for the rest of my crew...The ultimate combinatio...My crew holds the key to fun and everything ...To party all night, ye...The time is right, so d...We came to rock and shock and ...no, we're not about to stop because we're takin it to the top...I really hate to brag about him...le doubt him I have to stand up and tell the whole world all abo...Is the moto of our crew an...e pledge allegiance to the work we rehearse ...t enables us always to come out first...We came to rock and shock and ...y don't you take it to the top? ...To rock the house, you've got to dance cause no one ...From the rules set forth by ...Stay out our way or behold the brute force of Me J...And we're taking it to the top before we get done...I'm inclined to rhyme, anytime you'...On the day I descend, that's the day I resign I'm cr...lity extends beyond the realm of mediocre...Just set your mind to it, work hard, and ...hing that you want, the sky is the limit ...Cause I came a long way from the past till today ...I came to rock and shock and ...d no, I'm not about to stop because I'm taking it to the top

They used to call me names ...ut now they all pay to see ...You don't know what to say ...Ain't it funny how the sun can shine ...And its a long way on a they say highw...freeway of uncut my way ...In a 59 drop top blood red cadillac ...Lookin for the payback ...They used to say ritchie boy ...Ain't it funny how the glory and the stories ...And the times can change ...And its a long way on a they say highw...freeway of uncut my way ...In a 59 drop top blood red cadillac ...Lookin for the payback ...I grew up in the back woods ...Hung in the crack hoods ...Learned to pimp ...From all the fruits of life ...Never a clone on the microphone ...I'm the master blaster ...The king of disaster ...And I'll be rippin the fuckin ryhmes ...In a 59 drop top blood red cadillac

time I think about the reasons why ...how you can't erase the things you do. ...en hearts still you to do. ...But I made long long way from over you ...They say the time will heal ...Cause I made long long way from over you. ...Now over you the sound like some los...People tell me how to find it, somehow I ...ause I never wanted to it all, ...ow I see that I had the best in you. ...All right flat-top (Flap top solo)

hanks, walk through the door ...Into the Halls Of Illusions,...But you had to fuck up tha whole d...ts take a walk down the hallway ...It's a long way it, it takes all da...And when you get to tha end, you'll fin...'cause you're about to witness an illusion...It's just to bad it ain't what i...and see two kids on the floor ...s some other man in the hand in hand ...Back to reality and what yo...I'll break the top off it and shove it...The dirty old man from the trailer park ...ts take a walk down the hallway ...It's a long way it, it takes all da...And when you get to the end you'll find a c...You see all the blood, yeah your bo...In the Halls everybody get...To sit and witness you...e here, oh yeah, no way ...illin up in college top grade ...ch little league in the neighborhood ...Back to reality your son's ...And live in the gutter and sell crack to each other ...d even whip em with the cord on the telephone ...Watch your step to Hell...it's a long fall! ...Ah, it's time to pack up and move to the next town

oved into houses in the same ZIP codes ...I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling ...Six strong hands on the steering wheel ...I've been a long time gone now ...'ve always found my way somehow ...By taking the long way ...Taking the long way around ...Taking the long way ...Taking the long way around ...I met the queen of whatever ...Drank with the Irish, and smoked with the hippies ...Moved with the shakers ...Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to ...It's been two long years now ...Since the top of the world came crashing...getting' it back on the road now ...But I'm taking the long way ...Taking the long way around ...I'm taking the long way ...Taking the long way around ...The long... ...The long way around ...Well, I never seem to do it like anybody ...If you ever want to find me, I can stil...Taking the long way ...Taking the long way around ...Taking the long way ...Taking the long way around

Fade to black...The camera's rolling...Crashing the night...Past the highest ledge...And at the top, we scream..."I really like the view from here"...Here's our chance to drive new history...st times yet around the corner...Crashing the night...Past the highest ledge...And at the top, we scream..."I really like the view from here"...'Cause it's a long way down...'Cause it's a long way down...Past the highest ledge...Past the highest ledge...And at the top, we scream...I really like the view from here

s joint's dedicated to all emcees ... Commons want me on the cabinet ... The graduate who got the phattest shit ... Pass the record books and wa... I made the city hot ... Then I built the strategy ...Gradualy, I planned to be ... The greatest from the city ...your backbone slide to this, glide to this ... I made the bomb track ...ats when my rap hit the streets ... I went to church and even signed my autograph for the priest ... The flyer boss, toured ...ung brothers tryin' to floss ... You got a long way to go to keep the hip in the hop ...nety two, it's like the fukin' industry sto...ally I'm a bill, at the top of a hill ... Show my sons how to chill, and make the city stand still ...hen my pops took me to this lady ...y shady people want to slay me ... She said they want to wreck you, they want to wet you ...calm, bible open on the twenty third song ... shorty that I used to hit ...learned cats'll try to hurt you ... Many broads said to me, that my seed they wanted to carry ... But to shine, they wanted to marry ...at's why it's tough to trust a girl ... Never the less I'm maintainin... No way I'm gonna crumble, ... eighty six, turned the party out ...ve, but didn't have to sweat the brothers down south...ally I'm a bill, at the top of a hill ... Show my sons how to chill, and make the city stand still ... That we're bound to make it ... It's the sky of ? ...ou could never make the city smile ... Plus the way I chaperons, make the feds tap a phone ... Peace to Ron Nelson, he put ... I got the stunning tracks ... Spreadin' love to all my peeps and show the younger cats ... Hit 'em with the phattest songs ... Fuck the sprint, it's a mara...ally I'm a bill, at the top of a hill ... Show my sons how to chill, and make the city stand still ...ally I'm a bill, at the top of a hill ... Show my sons how to chill, and make the city stand still

s joint's dedicated to all emcees ... Commons want me on the cabinet ... The graduate who got the phattest shit ... Pass the record books and wa... I made the city hot ... Then I built the strategy ...Gradualy, I planned to be ... The greatest from the city ...your backbone slide to this, glide to this ... I made the bomb track ...ats when my rap hit the streets ... I went to church and even signed my autograph for the priest ... The flyer boss, toured ...ung brothers tryin' to floss ... You got a long way to go to keep the hip in the hop ...nety two, it's like the fukin' industry sto...ally I'm a bill, at the top of a hill ... Show my sons how to chill, and make the city stand still ...hen my pops took me to this lady ...y shady people want to slay me ... She said they want to wreck you, they want to wet you ...calm, bible open on the twenty third song ... shorty that I used to hit ...learned cats'll try to hurt you ... Many broads said to me, that my seed they wanted to carry ... But to shine, they wanted to marry ...at's why it's tough to trust a girl ... Never the less I'm maintainin... No way I'm gonna crumble, ... eighty six, turned the party out ...ve, but didn't have to sweat the brothers down south...ally I'm a bill, at the top of a hill ... Show my sons how to chill, and make the city stand still ... That we're bound to make it ... It's the sky of ?...ou could never make the city smile ... Plus the way I chaperons, make the feds tap a phone ... Peace to Ron Nelson, he put ... I got the stunning tracks ... Spreadin' love to all my peeps and show the younger cats ... Hit 'em with the phattest songs ... Fuck the sprint, it's a mara...ally I'm a bill, at the top of a hill ... Show my sons how to chill, and make the city stand still ...ally I'm a bill, at the top of a hill ... Show my sons how to chill, and make the city stand still