i was born in the bronx on a strong day i guess you can say the beat in the street the streetcar sound the singin in the moonlight the pure light the harmony s tight informed we can fight we got heart and for yo when i m inside a song i m strong i can t go wrong it s where i belong come along it s good it s bad who said it was perfect only god is perfect only god is good man he blessed me beyond my wildest dreams i can sing from the highest mountain i can sing from the highest rooftop i m talkin life i m talkin beauty truth love hate scammin lyin dyin yo life is hard but life is the art it s better to be clean than to be cluttered clean of soul that is my god is the creator not a dictator he s the life giving lover my father no other my brother my best friend never lied to me even died for me life is good we re talkin you we re talkin sweet sue we re talkin virtue we re talkin faith hope love wisdom courage honesty patience then there s blue skies there s miracles there s families and babies and crazies changes you won t believe i got aces up my sleeve and god keeps blessin me in spite of me he s the best if i didn t know me i d be impressed i don t wanna underestimate what he can do in my life he brought me you in my life he brought me through all this strife everybody here we ve been through it all real joy closeness distance journey the ups the downs the issues the tissues the drugs the thugs the drinkin the stinkin thinkin throw up grow up tears fears torn mourn reborn yo hallelujah i ve never been the same took away my shame i used to play the blame game how lame man i got a wife who drives me sane here i am authentic genuine a truth teller no bullshit don t have a fit god s on his throne he s in control heroes villains king queens saints sinners james dean norma jean mmm vanilla ice cream elvis buddy hank honky tonk blues guitars cars bars yo stand proud rock around do wop be bop rock and roll good for the soul the yankees jfk i did it my way rock and roll is here to stay ain t that the truth martin luther king say what you mean mean what you say but don t be mean i have a dream he paid his dues king of the delta blues elvis aaron presley played that thing rock and roll king i ride with the king of kings he brought me through thanks to you and you and you man i m glad we ve got each other no doubt about that that s where it s at with great love and affection the kid from the bronx rave on