Sebastian Telfair:

"they come to watch us
they come to watch us, yeah
fourteen thousand come to watch us
oooh! The lights is on and we here!"

I stay in B-R double O-K-L-Y-N
I intend to let the whole world know
next to blow, go 'head test the pro
got every head noddin' 'til the last one left the show

and yo, it's been a long time comin'
been at it too many years to wind up with nothin'
shed too many tears and still I hear
that the future ain't crystal clear but that don't stop me

the streets got me, all my people got me
never by myself, I ever fell my family caught me
faith in them and their faith in me be
taking me places that I couldn't wait to see

makin' me push beyond my limits
beyond the gimmicks I've got hard work in it
Coney Island, Flatbush all the way to Fort Greene
Brooklyn got me through the fire naw mean?

BROOKLYN TURNED IT OUT / WITHOUT A DOUBT
LOOK, WHO'S THE PLAYER THEY BE TALKING ABOUT?
BROOKLYN TURNED IT OUT / WITHOUT A DOUBT
YO, I'M THE PLAYER THEY BE TALKING ABOUT

BROOKLYN TURNED IT OUT / WITHOUT A DOUBT
LOOK, WHO'S THE PLAYER THEY BE TALKING ABOUT?
BROOKLYN TURNED IT OUT / WITHOUT A DOUBT
"OOOH, THE LIGHTS IS ON AND WE HERE!"

Through the fire

I've seen too many dark days that almost got me
too many naysayers trying to knock me
too many haters who straight forgot me
but I've got too much heart for all of them to stop me

Too many hours in this power struggle trying to
bubble and come up doubled my efforts run from sun up
to sun down, grinding, shining when I come 'round
blinding 'cause I've got dreams a fella's trying to run down

and this ain't easy, man believe me I just make it look that way
twist and left them shook that way
stay at it 'til I'm tappin' on the door of success
more or less I'll never rest until I'm gaspin' for breath

and I won't stop 'til I drop
knowing most times in life you only get one shot
going all out for me, my family and my team
their love got me through the fire 'naw mean?

BROOKLYN TURNED IT OUT / WITHOUT A DOUBT
LOOK, WHO'S THE PLAYER THEY BE TALKING ABOUT?
BROOKLYN TURNED IT OUT / WITHOUT A DOUBT
YO, I'M THE PLAYER THEY BE TALKING ABOUT

BROOKLYN TURNED IT OUT / WITHOUT A DOUBT
LOOK, WHO'S THE PLAYER THEY BE TALKING ABOUT?
BROOKLYN TURNED IT OUT / WITHOUT A DOUBT
"OOOH, THE LIGHTS IS ON AND WE HERE!"

Through the fire

"ooh the lights..."