Once Upon a Time in Canarsie

Lyrics

[Intro]: A full-on FBI involved shootout on the streets of Canarsie, Saturday, video shows ambulances and police everywhere [Chorus: ILL BILL x2]: Once upon a time in Canarsie My name's BILLY, I grew up where the sharks be [Verse 1: ILL BILL]: Over here the Goons will cut your fingers off for a diamond ring With dreams of survivin' the projects to die a king And even more humble than that just to buy a crib I can remember always wanting that when I was a kid Praises grandma always lived in the projects Whеn she died my uncle Howiе inherited her apartment It was cool at first the OG Tony moved in A Hell's Angel, a great guy, who used heroin Used to sell me and my friends butterfly knives and nunchucks Switchblades and fireworks for a quick buck But just as quick as he appeared he was gone, found him dead in Howie's apartment with a syringe in his arm Around the same time crack was the new drug My uncle's new love, within a month he was the new plug Until the night he nodded out, shooting dope, while cooking coke, the stove top exploded choking from the smoke And flames everywhere and he heard the fire trucks Mad confusing situation still high as fuck Six story window seen the firefighter climbin' up Pointing to the trampoline below saying "time to jump!" [Chorus: ILL BILL x2]: Once upon a time in Canarsie My name's BILLY, I grew up where the sharks be [Verse 2: Lord Goat]: Red Spot-Bilts, Testament jeans on the block Like Joey Ryan blew his brains in a caddy over a thot Guarino mass cards holdin' a skateboard and a knot We all vacant ones, they wacked Patty Testa in a shady lot Canarsie Artie with the pipe bombs aimin' at SWAT Decepticons shattered Gabi's knees over some Asian pot Jamaicans with the grenades on lock, sell you a Baby Glock Somebody wet Sha in front of BILLY's building oozin' Popped for his Cuban, King's Plaza goons all boosting Floaters at Broadway Junction before Hippies and UBERs Four pound heroes from Milk Farm, Provolone and Prosciutto Semolina dipped in the oil, Tacchini heavy in suits Booga robbin' bitches for their door knockers I was up in L'amour with Schmier from Destruction sippin' a vodka I ran the deli, on every sandwich I made a dollar! [Interlude]: Just being a Canarsie kid! [Chorus: ILL BILL x2]: Once upon a time in Canarsie My name's BILLY, I grew up where the sharks be