文本歌词

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