Coney Island High

<br>I raise the roof like Luke and smack u wit my tactics<br>Impact u like the tooth u call the wisdom<br>Shirley Chisolm from the boogie down to b.k. in my pumas and kappas<br>Tarsha Vega`s a dapper rapper I expand with Frank Zappa<br>Beta kappa on the mic like MC Lyte drink cappuccino<br>We flow at casinos from Las Vegas to Reno<br>Cause life`s a slot machine of dreams and<br>I`m a verbal fiend been rockin`<br>Scores of metaphors since I was only a teen<br><br>I think I`m winning but I`m losing again<br>I find religion in a pad and a pen<br>I plant a flower in the desert <br>Then I`m back to Coney Island in the middle of the summer<br><br>I`m so high Coney Island high<br>Walkin` on the boardwalk w/ my baby tonite<br>I`m so high Coney Island high<br>Beats and cotton candy in the summertime<br><br>Tarsha Vega like Suzanne who sang the Luca<br>Divine like Pink Flamingos<br>Got`cha searchin` for my lingo <br>Ridin` on the wheel they call the Ferris like the Buhler<br>Circle is the motion like the hoop they call the Hula<br>In the cycle of a lifeless tomb a crackhead`s womb<br>Build a bridge across the River Phoenix <br>Impend the doom while I`ll eclipse ya like the lunar<br>Use your wisdom it`s ya essence<br>Got the lessons like a professor at the college flipping knowledge<br><br>I dig the silence as u holdin` my hold<br>I dig the rhythm of the waves on the sand<br>I see the hard knocks on the boardwalks pushin` rocks<br>And that`s why families don`t come to Coney Island<br>I flip the script like David Kelly on the tele<br>Then take ya round the corner score some ginseng at the deli<br>Melle Mel was like the message but it`s all been convoluted<br>Love the pictures of the boardwalk when the shit was not polluted<br><br>I`m so high Coney Island high<br>Walkin` on the boardwalk w/ my baby tonite<br>I`m so high Coney Island high<br>Beats and cotton candy in the summertime