[Intro Morris Casuto, Spiro Agnew, Randy Blazak Eminem] What we have to do is deal with it when these individuals are young enough, if you will, to be saved, not in a religious sense, but not to constitute what this country at times calls Yeah their throwaway children We seem to be approaching Cmon! an age of the gross Burp We all have this idea that we should move up a little bit from our parents station and eachand each generation should do a little bit better [Verse 1 Eminem] All right, come on, lets cut the bullshit, enough Lets get it started, lets start addressin this issue, and open it up Lets take this shit back to the basement and we can discuss Statements thats made on this tape and its whole origin of The music that we all know and love, the music we all enjoy The music you accuse me of tryin to destroy Lets rewind it to 89 when I was a boy On the East Side of Detroit, crossin 8 Mile into Warren Into hick territory Id like to share a story This is my story, and cant nobody tell it for me You have well informed me, I am wellaware That I dont belong here youve made that perfectly clear I get my ass kicked damn near everywhere From BelAire shopping center just for stoppin in there From the black side all the way to the white side Okay, theres a bright side, a day that I might slide You may call it a pass, I call it haulin my ass Through that patch of grass over them railroad tracks Oh, them railroad tracks, them old railroad tracks Them good old notorious so well known tracks [Chorus Eminem] So, lets go back, follow the yellow brick road As we go on another episode Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place That I once used to call home sweet home Come on, lets go back, follow the yellow brick road As we go on another episode Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place That I once used to call home sweet home [Bridge Eminem] Id roam the streets so much they called me a drifter Sometimes Id stick up a thumb just to hitchhike Just to get picked up to get me a lift to 8 Mile and Van Dyke or steal a goddamn bike From somebodys backyard, and drop it off at the park That was the halfway mark, to meet Kim had to walk Back to her mamas on Chalmers after dark To sneak me in the house when Im kicked out my moms Thats about the time I first met Proof With Goofy Gary on the steps at Osborn, handin out some flyers We was doin some talent shows at Center Line High I told him to stop by and check us out sometime He looked at me like Im out my mind Shook his head like, White boys dont know how to rhyme. I spit out a line and rhymed birthday with first place And we both had the same rhymes that sound alike We was on the same shit, that Big Daddy Kane shit Where compound syllables sound combined From that day we was down to ride Somehow we knew wed meet again somewhere down the line [Chorus Eminem] So, lets go back, follow the yellow brick road As we go on another episode Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place That I once used to call home sweet home Come on, lets go back, follow the yellow brick road As we go on another episode Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place That I once used to call home sweet home [Verse 2 Eminem] My first year in 9th grade, cant forget that day at school It was cool til your man MC Shan came through He said that Pumas the brand cause the Klan makes Troops It was rumors, but man, goddamn, they flew Musta been true, because man, we done banned they shoes I had the new ones, the Cool J Ice Lamb, suede too But we just threw em in the trash like they yesterdays news Guess who came through next? X Clan debuted Professor X Vanglorious! Exist in a state of red, black and green, with a key, sissies! Now with this bein the new trend, we dont fit in Crackas is out with Cactus Albums, blackness is in African symbols and medallions represent Black Power And we aint know what it meant, me and my man Howard And Butter would go to the mall With em all over our necks like were showin em off Not knowin at all we was bein laughed at You aint even half black! You aint posed to have that, homie, let me grab that! And that Flavor Flav clock, we gon have to snatch that! All I remember is meetin back at Manixs basement, sayin how we hate this How racist but dope the X Clans tape is Which reminds me, back in 89, me And Kim broke up for the first time she was tryin to twotime me And there was this black girl at our school, who thought I was cool Cause I rapped, so she was kinda eyein me And oh the irony, guess what her name was? Aint even gonna say it, plus The same color hair as hers was and blue contacts And a pair of jugs, the bombest goddamn girl in our whole school If I could pull her, not only would I become more popular But I would be able to piss Kim off at the same time But it backfired I was supposed to dump her but she dumped me for this black guy And thats the last I ever seen or heard Or spoke to the Ole Foolish Pride girl, but Ive heard People say they heard the tape and it aint that bad But it was I singled out a whole race And for that I apologize, I was wrong Cause no matter what color a girl is, shes still a [Chorus Eminem] So, lets go back, follow the yellow brick road As we go on another episode Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place That I once used to call home sweet home Come on, lets go back, follow the yellow brick road As we go on another episode Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place That I once used to call home sweet home [Outro Debbie Mathers] Fuck out of my house, you fuckin pieces of shit! Get the fuck out of my house, you stupid fucker! You son of a bitch!
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