Rev Run - I Used To Think I Was Run lyrics

Yo, a red alert y'all, a red alert y'all A now we toot on the horns and ring on the bells 'Cause I am the man with the clientèle Rock a rhyme for me and then a rhyme for you And everybody catch, the boogaloo flu And like the apple to the peach, the cherry to the plum I used to think I was Run, I really thought I was king Yo, in my, in my imagination's, creation I had to get paid I had a better way to dead 'em, so the s**ers were slayed I gad to get up and smash 'em, beat 'em down and bash 'em Stompin' through the Garden, fully hardened to the maxim Rhymin' like an animal, the cannibal king Eat a s**er, break a nucca but I never could sing Had a beef with every rapper, I could see 'em for miles And when I saw 'em, had to floor 'em, leave 'em layin' in piles Made a dollar while I holla, had to follow me 'round Rappers fearin' when they hearin' Run was breakin' 'em down Now' every time I had to rhyme, my job was thoroughly done And I never lost a battle I used to think I was Run, I really thought I was king Yo, yo, now I was sittin' up in Cali from the alley in Queens Breakin' records, never know exactly just what it means Sellin' records, makin' money just to throw in the air Rockin' sneakers, bustin' speakers, every day a new pair Nothin' borin', steady tourin', livin' life without care And if I wasn't on the cover of your paper was rare Even mami would remind me and rewind me the truth s**er fellas out there jealous, I was rough in my youth 'Raising Hell' and steady yellin', freezin', rockin' the Goose And in the summer, on the come up, I was clockin' the loot Now, come with me and let's remember how we rock it for fun It's your mommas favorite rapper I used to think I was Run, I really thought I was king Yo, now back in Hollis makin' dollars was a serious day So me and D we had to get it then we split it with Jay Choppin' it up and flip a buck and drive a s**er away Never smilin' steady, whylin' never needin' to play Me and bu*ter, Hollis Crew and how we do it with Ray Comin' down and throw it down and then we be on our way Now, reminisce 'cause it was this And that's just how it was done I used to think I was Run, I really thought I was king I really thought I was king