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* featured artists on this album were jazz musicians
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"Watch the closing doors!" (cut and scratched 4X)
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[Guru]
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Right now I'm gonna take you for a ride
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Hold on tight, so you don't slip or slide
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This train is packed, you don't get no seat, yup
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You gotta stand on your tired feet
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Where we goin don't worry, you'll be there in a hurry
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But you better watch you pockets cause the thieves work quickly
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This is a New York transit thing
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Don't wear too much gold and hide your diamond rings
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And don't smile at anyone
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Cause people out here, they like to travel with handguns
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You say you like this trip, well are you sure?
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You better step lively, and watch the
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watch the closing doors
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"Watch the closing doors!" (cut and scratched 3X)
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[Guru]
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Here we go, as we ride, through the underground
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Coming from Uptown, taking you downtown
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Headed for Brooklyn, Brooklyn the planet
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Somebody stinks in here - I hope you can stand it!
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Homeless people everywhere holdin cups for change
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And if you don't have none, they may look at you strange
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But this is all part of the scene
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And yo check those kids cause they're startin to scheme
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See them lookin at you up and down?
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Oh yeah they can tell, that you're somebody from out of town
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Think they won't harm you? Well they might
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And that ain't right, but everyday is like a fight
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"Watch the closing doors!" (cut and scratched 6X)
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[Guru]
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Ah ahh, ahh ahh ahh
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I can't quit, I gotta do what I must
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Cause I can take you on a ride with the lyrics I bust
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Cause I'm a master, try to diss and I'll blast ya
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Any wack MC that steps up, is gettin plastered
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Straight against the wall, cause I don't stall
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I give em drama and trauma, til they all fall
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And for those who don't know, about the city life
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It's where we take no pity, and the kiddies are trife
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Takin the train is just part of it
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The next stop is Brooklyn, you're comin to the heart of it
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You never know what will occur
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So just keep to yourself and watch the closing doors
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"Step lively" (cut and scratched 3x) "and uhh"
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"Watch the closing doors!" (cut and scratched 2X)
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[Guru]
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Yeah
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B-R-double-O-K-L-Y-N
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New York City
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Takin you on a transit ride with my man Branford
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And I'm out
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Transit Ride
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| Guru f/ Branford Marsalis * |
