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	Current version of Nas Lyrics Bridging the Gap (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/n/nas/bridging/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Nas Lyrics Bridging the Gap (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/n/nas/bridging/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	The light is there						[Nas talking]	1
1							"The light is there."	1
2	See I come from Mississippi, I was young and runnin' wild						[Intro: Olu Dara singing]	2
2							See I come from Mississippi	2
3							I was young and runnin' wild	3
	Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child						Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child
	I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas						I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas
	I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive						I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive
1	Let's go!							1
3	Hey, hey, hey, hey, tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered						[Verse 1: Nas]	3
4							Let's go!... Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey --	4
5							Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered	5
	Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it						Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it
	But I'm still number one, everyday real						But I'm still number one, everyday real
	Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel						Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel
	'Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss						'Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss
4	Keep integrity at every cost, and his home was Natchez Mississippi						Keep integrity at every cost, and his	4
6							home was Natchez Mississippi	6
	Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy						Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy
2								2
	Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap						Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap
	The history of music on this track						The history of music on this track
	Born in the game, discovered my father's music						Born in the game, discovered my father's music
	Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain						Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain
	But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids						But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids
	Some are well-known, some doin' bids						Some are well-known, some doin' bids
	I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks						I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks
5	If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo, yo						If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said      yo	5
6							[Olu Dara singing]	6
7	See I come from Mississippi, I was young and runnin' wild						Greatest man alive (Nas: Yeah, turn it up!)	7
8	Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child						Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive!	8
3	I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas							3
4	I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive							4
5	Greatest man alive, gre-greatest man alive							5
7							[Verse 2: Nas]	7
	The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues						The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues
	Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's						Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's
	Old school, new school, know school rules						Old school, new school, know school rules
9	All these years I've been voicin' my blues						All these years I been voicin' my blues	9
10	I'm a artist from the start, hip-hop guided my heart						I'm a artist from the start, Hip-Hop guided my heart	10
11	Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent						Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in	11
8							Spoffard, juvenile delinquent	8
	But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with						But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with
6								6
	Books to read, like X and stuff						Books to read, like X and stuff
	'Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia						'Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia
	In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of						In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of
	Teachers in my homeroom, I drew pix to mess them up						Teachers in my homeroom, I drew pix to mess them up
	'Cause none'a them would like my style						'Cause none'a them would like my style
	Read more books than the curriculum profile						Read more books than the curriculum profile
	Said, "Mr. Jones please come get your child						Said, "Mr. Jones please come get your child
12	'Cause he's writin' mad poems and his verses are wild"						'Cause he's writin' mad poems and	12
13							his verses are wild"	13
14	See I come from Mississippi, I was young and runnin' wild						[Olu Dara singing]	14
15	Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child						Greatest man ? The great-greatest man alive	15
7	I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas							7
16	I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive						[Verse 3: Nas]	16
17	The greatest man, the great-greatest man alive						Hey-Hey-Hey -- My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone	17
18							He been around the world blowin' his	18
19	Hey, hey, hey, my Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone						horn, still he came home	19
8	He been around the world blowin' his horn, still he came home							8
	Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu						Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu
	Come on, tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to						Come on, tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to
20	"I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique						[Olu Dara singing]	20
9							I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique	9
	Madagascar, Paris, Greece						Madagascar, Paris, Greece
	The Middle Africa is where we lived						The Middle Africa is where we lived
21	Better known as Queenbridge"						Better known as Queenbridge	21
22							[Nas]	22
	Nas, Nas you don't stop						Nas, Nas you don't stop
	Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop						Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop
23	Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf, you don't stop						Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don't stop	23
24	From the Blues to Street Hop you don't stop, tell 'em pop						From the Blues to Street Hop you don't stop	24
25							Tell 'em Pop	25
9	See I come from Mississippi, I was young and runnin' wild							9
26	Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child						[Outro: Olu Dara singing Nas adlibbing]	26
27	I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas						See I come from Mississippi (Let 'em know)	27
28	I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive						I was young and runnin' wild (Runnin' wild)	28
29	Greatest man alive, the gre-greatest man alive						Ended up in New York City (Yeah!)	29
30							Where I had my first child (That's me)	30
	Rest In Peace, Ray Charles						I named the boy Nasir (Yeah, Daddy!)
10							All the boys call him Nas (Luh ya, boy)	10
11							I told him as a youngster	11
12							He'll be the greatest man alive (You the greatest, Pop)	12
13							Greatest man alive (You the greatest, Pop)	13
14							Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive!	14
15							Rest In Peace Ray Charles	15

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