This is the place where stars are born
The Bridge, Queensbridge

Y'all *****s love to hear the stories again and again
Of how it all got started way back then
See it was Marly, MC Shan, the Juice Crew
Queensbridge, hip-hop land, those *****s blew up

Nobody said it started there
But some playa hater tried to end a party there
*****s didn't care they burned it, put it in the air
I took it personal readied up for warfare

****, yeah, what? But time p***ed by, **** died out
But *****s got paid off my hood no doubt
Now everybody's rhymin', other hoods start shinin'
That's aight 'cuz the Bridge'll keep risin'

You love to hear the stories again and again
Of how it all got started way back when
The Bridge, Queensbridge
Screwball drops the illest ****

And just when you thought things couldn't get betta
Nas dropped Illmatic and let y'all ***ots have it
He brought the shine back, made the right contact
Had the whole world sayin,' 'Hey dun, rewind that'
(Rewind that)

*****s from every hood felt the new vibe
The word spread quick, the Bridge is still live
My dun went gold, then he went platinum
My *****s Mobb Deep had the streets right after him

Oh, my God, ****s off the hook now
Killing kids in the Bridge carry rap books now
Another chapter about to dominate, I guess
It's just in our nature, Queensbridge gotta set it straight

We on some kamikaze ****, moving at a Cormega pace
Infamous Mobb up in this rap race
This is the place where stars are born
I'ma stay repin' my hood until I'ma dead and gone

You still walkin' through life like you was blind
Need you a Lucy but you short one dime
Damn, thought about it, ten minutes later
Bumbed a cigarette going up in the elevator

Dead dreams, more than sold
You gotta to try and receive ya goal
However you do it, however you may
Don't never listen to what nobody say

But you chose to lead that fate
Now you're sucking on a bone
When it shoulda been steak
(Steak)

The whole purpose of the story I told
Was mainly to inspire you to reach your goal
Stop walking through as you were blind
You should reach for your goal 'cuz I'm reaching for mine
You love to, you love to