Bowne

Lyrics

[Verse 1] On the block down Main Street Where everything's sweet Students went to learn in the building that changed me From a baby boy to a fine young producer on the rise I remember how they used to organize In the corridors, in the staircases wild cuttin' Some others was serious and some was 'bout nothin' Queens guys, we gluttons for punishment Always in some shit, everybody thought they was running it Flushing, Corona, LeFrak & Jamaica The four territories that would basically make up The student body Chicks meanderin' through the lobby With Polo Jeans and jewelry, my new hobby Was scoopin' 'em, after school I was loopin' 'em beats Sitting in the twelve twelve with Paul, Soup and 'em Pullin' off Superman all night sessions with G Then in the mornin' go back with no sleep to- [Hook] Bowne, Bowne (Out in Queens) Bowne, Bowne (Flushing to be exact) Bowne, Bowne Bowne, Bowne [Verse 2] '88, no '89, was the start of my prime When I hit the auditorium and polished my rhyme Was Professor Paul Juice, wasn't Large at the time Tryin' to think of a line that I could launch at a dime Kept the gear references real slick inside the verses While others was poppin' shit and some sounded nervous Me? I found my purpose, and finally I could write a positive message 'Cause teachers had their eye on me Some tried to spy on me, over my shoulder Remember one teacher asked what I wrote and I showed her Read the shit out loud for the class but I was proud 'Cause it all made sense and since Yeah, I vowed to be Grand High Imperial, Large Professor Know the one that be on the tape, bars of pressure Then combine them little songs and do right, not wrong I owe it all to the institution now back home called- [Hook] [Verse 3] So now the years float by on the calendar And some of my peers, they know the guy from the ground up Often appear, here and there and all around the G-L-O-B, they roll out, they here the sound of the Do Double B? In the halls and on the lunch lines, tryin' to impede On the bars and the punchlines Back in the days when I was basically unsigned At one time, but dreams come true and now I'm At the top of my game when I be layin' it down Walkin' on the same road I've been pavin' since Bowne Everyday when I be makin' my way into town Via Main and was [?] and I think about- [Hook] Bowne, Bowne (Out in Queens) Bowne, Bowne (Flushing to be exact) Bowne, Bowne Bowne, Bowne Bowne, Bowne (Down the block on Main Street) Bowne, Bowne Bowne, Bowne Bowne, Bowne