Intro)
Peace...Peace, Peace
It's the bay
Thank you very kindly, ashallah(??)
You coulda been anywhere in the world, but you're here with us
We [bad word] appreciate that.

(Mos Def)
Bay...
This is the way it is, this how we gotta live
It's peace, power, understanding no cowardice
I got the sharps on, they keep the smarts on (??)
Custom [bad word]  surgeon throwin the dark song (??)
Good lordy, sweet jesus and hot sauce
Hot butter, the big angles and pop corn
The over-range, the top on the top gone
The underground, the top doggin at ballin

The crescent and the star
The seven inner R's
Sciences and all
Vibrant in the dark
At the speed of thought, wow
The mind's so powerful
It ain't long for your dreams it's surrounding you
Caution Caution, Careful Careful
whole lotta fun but it ain't that simple...
The mathmatic, Asiatic, black magic, rap captains stay active free captives [bad word] what's happenin?
Listen, life is fantastic
Beautiful and tragic
Plain, classic
Long as I'm alive imma never stop rappin
It's honest work for honest [bad word] Made in manhattan, raised outta brooklyn
It ain't [bad word] that you can do but keep looking
Shook, cause they all crooks
My hands keep clean even off the books, see yo

This is the way it is, this how we gotta live
It's peace power over standing no cowardice
I got the sharks on, they keep the sharks off
Custom [bad word]  surgeon throwin the smart song
It's Good lordy, sweet jesus and hot sauce
The hot butter, the big screens and pop corn
The over-ranged, the top gone, the top jawwin
The underground the top doggin at ball

The crescent and the star
The seven inner R's
Sciences and all
Vibrant in the dark
At the speed of thought, wow
It's so powerful
It was all a dream, now it's a surrounding view
Caution Caution, Careful Careful
So much fun can it be so siiimple?

Mathmatic, Asiatic, black magic, rap active, Free and keep captive [bad word] what's happenin?
Listen, life is fantastic
Beautiful and tragic
Plain, Classic
Long as I'm alive imma NEVER stay rappin
PSYCH, SUPA NICE!
Made in manhattan, born in brooklyn
It ain't nothin you can do but keep lookin
They shook, cause they all crooks
His number unlisted and off the hook

So, yo
This is the way it is, this how we gotta live
It's peace power over standing no cowardice
get the smarts on, keep the smarts on
Custom [bad word] surgeon puttin the dark song
Good lordy sweet jesus and pop-corn
Fresh water, clean lines and new borns
The open-range, the top on, the top jawwed
The underground, the top dog the air ball

The crescent and the star
The seven inner R's
Sciences and all
Vibrant in the dark
At the speed of thought 
wow
So powerful, ski, YES
It's so fresh
WE HERE, Ooh!

Ah-ha, get up people say
this is the way it is, this how we gotta live
It's peace power understanding no cowardice
They get the smarts on, they keep the smarts on
Custom fit, surgeon throwin the smart song
Good lordy, sweet jesus and hot sauce...