Biz Markie

Once about a time there was a kid
who didnt have a bicycle or a car that skid
Only thing he had was Pat and Turner
He didnt know the future but the lesson to learn-ah
way to get started in the music biz
Just listen to the story as I tell it like it is
I was a youngster from East Junior High School
who thought somebody with Adidas sweat-shirt was cool
It symbolized somethin, but I dont know
I wanted to be down really really bad so
I asked one of my best friends Derek Mangareu
"Cmon man can I be down can I be down witcha crew?"
He had one by the name of Masters of Control
I wanted to be down, so I could play the role
He said, "No youre not good enough we have ours Mark"
I went home and sat in the room with no lights in the dark
And this is gonna be a rough rendezvous
and thats why I sing this song to you
Im a lonely soldier.. yeah..
many miles from home..
with a heart thats heavy..
and with.. a will thats strong
I got a little older, three years to be exact
when a crew named Midnight Express gave me a crack
It consist of one MC and two DJs
And the way Kevin D cut had me amazed
It was like I just joined the Lakers
or even Rock Steady or the New York City Breakers
I was in 11th grade, at ?? High
They was sayin they was sayin hey whats wrong with this guy
because all he do, is bang on tables and mumble
and doin music with his mouth like a band ensemble
or the human beatbox wasnt thought about
and the teachers they thought I was crazy without a doubt
I guess they didnt understand what I was comin from
Since I was into MCn, they thought I was dumb
Then there was a teacher by the name of Ms. K Parke
Since I was good at rememberin numbers she said I was smart
But that dont got nothin to do with this rendezvous
and THATS why I sing this song to you!
Im a lonely soldier.. yeah..
many miles from home..
with a heart thats heavy..
and with.. a will thats strong
I was a walkin son of a gun before the day I begun
Ima tell you how it started, from day one
Well me, I lived in >??