מילים לשיר Bridging The Gap – Nas

"The light is there."
See I come from Mississippi
(Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child
I was young and runnin' wild
I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive
I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas (Verse 1: Nas)
Let's go!. HeyMany brothers snatched it up and tried to match it
Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered
Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel
But I'm still number one, everyday real
'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
The history of music on this track
Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap
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 wellI mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks
If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo
(Olu Dara singing)
Greatest man alive (Nas: Yeah, turn it up!)
GreSlaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's (Verse 2: Nas)
The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues
Old school, new school, know school rules
Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent
All these years I been voicin' my blues
I'm a artist from the start, HipBut 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 verses are wild"
(Olu Dara singing)
Greatest man
(Verse 3: Nas)
HeyHe been around the world blowin' his horn, still he came home
Come on, tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to
Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu
(Olu Dara singing)
I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique
Madagascar, Paris, Greece
Better known as Queenbridge
The Middle Africa is where we lived
(Nas)
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
(Outro: Olu Dara singing Nas adlibbing)
See I come from Mississippi (Let 'em know)
I was young and runnin' wild (Runnin' wild)
Ended up in New York City (Yeah!)
I named the boy Nasir (Yeah, Daddy!)
Where I had my first child (That's me)
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)GreRest In Peace Ray Charles.