On The Boulevard (LP Version)-The Manhattan Transfer

[00:00.00]Royce Da 5'9"(ft.Nottz & Adonis) - On The Boulevard [00:01.50] [00:14.81]IIII've - been trying so haaaard [00:18.54]To erase the scaaaars [00:21.48]Of living this liiiife - on the boulevaaaaard! [00:26.34]Oooooo-ooooohhh! - On the boulevaaaaaaaard! [00:33.38]Yeeaahh, yeeaaah, yeeeaaah, yeeeeaaaaaaaah! [00:35.75] [00:37.07]Every morning - Kenny wakes up 'bout 5 A.M. [00:39.99]And jog' 'bout seven miles before class start. [00:42.93]Had dreams of being the next superstar [00:45.71]Like that boy who sang Bo'. (like that boy who sang Bo'!) [00:48.92]Kenny's ambition was crazy, [00:50.73]In his heart he was determined to get it, so he stuck with' it! [00:54.03]Six days out the week {ooohh!} - Kenny hit the track [00:56.42]With his goals set high. (high!) - He ain't turnin' back! {ooohh!} [00:58.80]Lost one too many friends over guns and crack, [01:01.53]Kenny put it in his mind there's something better then that. {ooohh!} [01:04.63]His daddy called him flypaper the way he stuck to the track [01:07.00]His momma said: "It's your time, baby, you can't turn back! " (turn back!) [01:10.10]And through all the blood, sweat, and the tears [01:13.39]Kenny promised the fan - for 40 years; [01:15.80]To come. - Gotta get it; he shall prosper [01:18.16]Jumpin' hurdles in life 'til the next one pop up! {ooohh!} [01:20.88] [01:21.53]IIII've - been trying so haaaard [01:25.31]To erase the scaaaars [01:27.99]Of living this liiiife - on the boulevaaaaard! [01:34.44]Oooooo-ooooohhh! - On the boulevaaaaaaaard! [01:40.18]Yeeaahh, yeeaaah, yeeeaaah, yeeeeaaaaaaaah! [01:43.53] [01:43.80]Every morning - Kenny wakes up at 9 A.M. [01:46.57]Hit the traphouse and stay there til it's 5 A.M. [01:49.31]Uh! - I call that trappin' pages {ooohh!} [01:51.14]He always holdin' his **** - always bustin' off, but I don't call that masterbation. [01:55.29]He all about heart; [01:56.41]And you will never hear: "Oh, my god! They killed Kenny! " *****, this ain't South Park! [02:00.98]This the Dirty Mittons, scurvy conditions [02:03.06]Workers is stealin'. - Stealers is workin', {ooohh!} you only as real as the ***** you murdered. [02:07.08]Bullets fly to your chest leak [02:08.85]Treat you like you a crownless chess piece! {ooohh!} [02:11.16]Middle finger never up. {ooohh!} - That's a substituted waste. [02:13.72]Why would he do that when can just - tell you ******: "**** you! " to your face? [02:17.49]He could fill up y'all with Philly's Boulevard Bully; [02:19.98]To pull your card with no regards for the laws, wearin' a hoodie. {yeeeaaahh!} [02:23.23]Police on his trail, he toss the bird; {yeeaa-yeeaa-yeeeaaaahhh!} [02:25.33]Roll his window down like: "Can I help you office-eeeeeerr? " [02:28.23] [02:28.78]I've been huuuustliiin' - for so looooong! (so looong!) [02:32.66]'Ey, 'ey! - The streeeets just won't - leave me alooooone! (alooooone!) [02:38.74]It's a baaaattle that I've gotta wiiiiin. (ooohh, ooohh!) [02:43.97]I can't give iiiiit uuuup! (ooohh, ooohh!) - I can't give iiiiit uuuuuuuuuuuuup! - Noooo! [02:51.03] [02:51.25]IIII've - been trying so haaaard [02:54.57]To erase the scaaaars [02:57.43]Of living this liiiife - on the boulevaaaaard! [03:03.71]Oooooo-ooooohhh! - On the boulevaaaaaaaard! [03:09.28]Yeeaahh, yeeaaah, yeeeaaah, yeeeeaaaaaaaah! [03:13.29] [03:14.31]Bound for destiny, for greatness. [03:16.73]Yet they both struggled with... the 9-7. [03:19.41]As evidence they were meant to be more... [03:21.81]Yet they can't seem to finally find the score! [03:24.62]Cause the game they played... was rigged from the beginnin'! [03:27.92]And in the end... [03:28.95]I sat on the sidelines and cry! [03:30.97]Both cues... [03:32.20]Stuck in a parallel universe will lose their lives! [03:36.12]