(Conversation between Robert De Niro and kid Calogero in A Bronx Tale)
“Because he had more talent than anybody
-Talent?
That's right
-Do I have talent, Dad?
Of course you have talent! you got all the talent in the world
-Can I be a baseball player?
You can be anything you want to be. Remember, The saddest thing in life is wasted talent. You could have all the talent in the world but if you don't do the right thing, then nothing happens. But when you do right, guess what? Good things happen
(Godfather Theme Song)
(yeah)
No happy ending to this Bronx Tale, I'm Calogero
A combination of this Goodfellas/Godfather flow
They be "La Familia", They the ones I'm family with
Just in case you didn't get it, help you understand it
There's people who, hate you, fear you, love you;
The ones that you can trust are also the ones you can run to
But don't be surprised if one day they pull a gun too!
Leave the flow messy, like Joe Pesci, when he's Tommy Da Vito
Dying when he's made, and even rocking that tuxedo
My flow flyer than the feather underneath the wing of an eagle
I did it for my people, my compadre, my amigos
Said I k**ed it on the first verse and they begging for a sequel like it's Godfather 2
Hip Hop needs a saving I don't mean to bother you
But I liked the way you flow I even overheard the tune and thought if Hip Hop needs a saving I was thinking it was you
And I was hoping it was true!
I, choke hold them, like Hulk Hogan when provoken
My, flow spoken I pole vault them and go golden
I'm, back at it, like crack addicts with bad habits
I'm, ecstatic, I wreck at it, I'm best at it!
I had to change the flow, to show you in the danger zone
You bout to witness greatness like I'm born under the manger though
They asking me, That's blasphemy! You claiming you're the savior though?!
So if I ain't talking about Jesus then I'm with Satan though?
(Sarcastically) Thanks! That's great to know!
Cuz these rappers they claim to know, the real meaning of life isn't found behind this paper though
I thought I'd save a flow, and inadvertently save a soul
Cuz I'm in debt to Hip Hop, and I thought I'd do the favor though
(hahaha yeah, I ain't even from the Bronx and I act like I came out of it! The whole clique mobbing like we the mafia, everyone of us got a tuxedo and we just flossin on em like...)