going back to brooklyn

, some of my favorite people of all time, are from brooklyn, jay-z, spike lee, my uncle joel, mel brooks, the beastie boys, lou reed, odb, now - i'm not from brooklyn but, this is my story, once upon a time in the bay, there was nothing left to say, so i had to get away, i'd been sittin all up in duboce park with lamar on my mind, like alistair grey, feeling strangely fine, twenty-six years old, at a crossroads, was it time for grad school, or time for more shows?, time to rock my thesis, or write more songs?, time to call it quits when i'd been doin this so long?, i couldn't decide, so i made an ep, with a rapper named k. flay that opened for me, i helped her get discovered and on tour with #oh!3, i heard she got a deal, i read it in ap, i bought the jay-z book "decoded" and i noticed something funny, you've got to grind and hustle if you want to make that money, i met a girl with purple hair, a puget sound grad, fell head over heels, life wasn't that bad!, i'm going back to brooklyn - dj premier!, i'm going back to brooklyn - the rza, the gza!, i'm going back to brooklyn - woody allen whattup?, i'm going back to brooklyn - jimmy fallon yo you're killin it!, i went to europe, with zebrahead, ed played rums on my set and it sounded so sick, knew i had to get back in the game, stop sleepin on my craft, and bring that fire back quick, i made some comments in the press, that got some kids upset, on white rappers that were taken out of context, but sage francis had my back and i don't regret a thing i said, i was just bein honest, so i got lost and rode my bike around lake merritt, i found a safe routine, but yo i couldn't bare it, every day was exactly the same like nin, my upper playground hoodie, was starting to wear thin, that's a metaphor - the bay was played out, my inspiration was gone like a cerebral drought, so i, got running, and moved back east, built a studio in greenpoint, and made a bunch of beats, now i could be enlightened, or i could be in love, or i could be confused, or i could be on drugs, or this buddha in my pocket, might just have been a sign, that everything was back on track and everything was fine, i'm going back to brooklyn - jerry seinfeld you're paid, i'm going back to brooklyn - mike tyson c'mon!, i'm going back to brooklyn - eddie murphy, charlie murphy i see you, i'm going back to brooklyn - biggie, respect.