Story Of Me Lyrics - Masta Ace

[Intro - Masta Ace] 

Still here 

Somehow 

[Verse 1 - Masta Ace] 

Man, took me 15 years to understand my worth 

It was 1988 when Marley planned my birth 

Had to get my feet up out of the sand and surf 

Never thought that my rap lines would span the earth 

But they did, went to every corner of the globe 

It's time to reveal since yall really wanna probe 

I went from a Brownsville kid born in Kings County, 

To Queenstown sittin in a sauna in a robe 

And since then never took a day off from the pen 

Understood hard work would pay off in the end, yeah 

For as along as my body is strong 

I'ma give it all I got, try to body a song 

I'ma give it all I got, try to rip that show 

And yo, understand I gotta get that dough 

And so, 'cause I know how to spit that flow 

Sold out three nights in a row like tic-tac-toe 

In the fast line kick back slow, no need to rush 

We royalty, bow down at the feet of us 

The anticipation is like standing on the corner in the cold and you can see the bus 

It's finally here, our arrival 

Raised in the ghetto singin songs for survival 

We stand united by the beat man 

Tight plan right hand on the Bible (yeah) 

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[Bridge - Masta Ace] 

Tryin to let you know 

Just wanna let you see 

Real is all I know 

Real is what I be 

Time is not for yall 

Now is not for me 

Life is beautiful 

This the story of me 

[Chorus - Pearl Gates] 

Just trying to make history, gotta make history 

Ain't no mystery, gotta make history 

Know my history, gotta make history 

Can't shake destiny, just gotta make history 

Yeah yeah yeah 

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[Verse 2 - Masta Ace] 

Almost had the 90s by the throat (yup) 

I was just that close to gettin money by the boat load 

Instead of hoping what I wrote flowed 

Could of said "Whoomp, there it is!" 

But it would've felt so wrong to do that song 

Trying to prove I belong in a crew that strong 

Listen, understand this is preordained 

This is written by God then we all came 

Could of signed with Def Jam but Lyor changed 

Changed his mind at the strangest time 

He was still destined to sign a dangerous mind 

Another cat, with the grind the same as mine 

Another son born on the fourth would come 

He was of course the one with that course to run 

And like a ham sandwich on the softest bun 

I refused to eat it, I would not be defeated 

Here to stay and get a lot completed 

This is what I got to offer, what I got is needed 

Confident but I'm not conceited 

And I swear, the same mistakes I made will not be repeated 

I choose to keep paying up dues 

Life tried to beat me up like scuffed shoes 

It was hard, doctor caught me off guard 

Same places I was born got the rough news 

[Chorus - Pearl Gates] 

We rise we fall and pray for better days 

While shooting for the stars and pray for better aim 

Through all the pain we mend, the method changed 

Long as the sun is shone the goal is still the same 

Just trying to make history, gotta make history 

Ain't no mystery, gotta make history 

Know my history, gotta make history 

Can't shake destiny, just gotta make history 

Yeah yeah yeah 

We rise we fall and pray for better days 

While shooting for the stars and pray for better aim 

Through all the pain we mend, the method changed 

Long as the sun is shone the goal is still the same 

Just trying to make history, gotta make history 

Ain't no mystery, gotta make history 

Know my history, gotta make history 

Can't shake destiny, just gotta make history 

Yeah yeah yeah 

[Verse 3 - Masta Ace] 

Story of me, never would of knew me without it 

And they won't make a movie about it 

I mean I guess they could, but truly I doubt it 

Mad friends watching Ralph McDaniels knew me and shouted 

"Oh snap that's the vow, he live in my building" 

Life in the PJs living and building 

Whether you in Seflow or living in Tildin 

Trying to escape: men, women, and children 

A product of the same and when I got in the game 

Initially my moms was really shocked and ashamed 

She was like, "Boy you got a bachlors." 

And I was like, "Why they call it a BS?" 

Bullshit walks as far as what I was taught 

Yet I ain't had one job interview and she stressed 

The story of me, born from the story of us 

Studio bound the story a bust 

My hyundai is in the shop, no warranty 

I need a new regulator, no Warren G 

But I'ma get by, do or die 

And then I left URI, yeah 

I looked around and then came the yellow tape 

I decided to sit on chrome and accelerate 

And after that I knew they wanted me gone 

And singing the swan song but I decided to let them wait