Bronx Poem
Dion

I was born in the Bronx on a strong day

I guess you can say

The beat in the street, the streetcar sound

The singin' in the moonlight, the pure light

The harmony's tight

Informed we can fight

We got heart

And for [unintelligible]


Yo, when I'm inside a song

I'm strong, I can't go wrong, It's where I belong


Come along, it's good, it's bad

Who said it was perfect

Only God is perfect

Only God is good


Man He blessed me beyond my wildest dreams

I can sing from the highest mountain

I can sing from the highest rooftop

I'm talkin' life, I'm talkin' beauty

Truth, love, hate, scammin', lyin', dyin'

Yo, life is hard


But life is the art

It's better to be clean than to be cluttered

Clean of soul, that is


My God is the Creator, not a dictator,

He's the life-giving lover,

My Father, no other, my brother, my best friend

Never lied to me, even died for me


Life is good

We're talkin' you

We're talkin' sweet Sue

We're talkin' virtue

We're talkin' faith, hope, love, wisdom,

Courage, honesty, patience


Then there's blue skies,

There's miracles

There's families and babies and crazies

Changes you won't believe

I got aces up my sleeve


And God keeps blessin' me

In spite of me

He's the best

If I didn't know me I'd be impressed.


I don't wanna underestimate what He can do in my life

He brought me you in my life

He brought me through all this strife

Everybody here, we've been through it all

Real joy, closeness, distance, journey, the ups, the downs

The issues, the tissues, the drugs, the thugs, the drinkin', the stinkin' thinkin',

Throw up, grow up


Tears, fears, torn, mourn, reborn

Yo! Hallelujah!


I've never been the same, took away my shame

I used to play the blame game

How lame

Man I got a wife who drives me sane


Here I am authentic, genuine, a truth-teller, no bullshit

Don't have a fit,

God's on His throne

He's in control


Heroes, villains, king, queens, saints, sinners,

James Dean, Norma Jean, mmm vanilla ice cream

Elvis, Buddy, Hank

Honky-tonk blues guitars, cars, bars


Yo! Stand proud, rock around

Do-wop, be-bop, rock-and-roll, good for the soul

The Yankees, jfk,

I did it my way, rock and roll is here to stay

Ain't that the truth


Martin Luther King

Say what you mean, mean what you say, but don't be mean

I have a dream, he paid his dues, king of the delta blues

Elvis Aaron Presley played that thing,

Rock and roll king,


I ride with the King of kings

He brought me through, thanks to you, and you and you.

Man I'm glad we've got each other,

No doubt about that, that's where it's at


With great love and affection

The kid from the Bronx

Rave on.


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  After the Dance   Close Your Eyes   Come Go With Me   My One and Only Love   North East End of the Corner   One for My Baby   Stagger Lee   Then Iu2019ll Be Tired of You   (I Was) Born To Cry   900 Miles   A Lover's Prayer   A Sunday Kind of Love   A Teenager in Love   Abraham Martin And John   Abraham, Martin & John   Abraham, Martin and John   Aces up Your Sleeve   All the Things You Are   Always in the Rain   And the Night Stood Still   Baby What You Want Me to Do   Baby, I'm In The Mood For You   Baby, I'm In The Mood For You   Baby, What You Want Me to Do   Be Careful of Stones That You Throw   Be-Bop-A-Lula   Because You Loved Me   Believe What You Say   Blackbird   Blue Monday   Blue Monday [DVD]   Blue Suede Shoes   Bye Bye Love   Bye Bye Love   Can't We Be Sweethearts   Can't We Be Sweethearts   Chicago Blues   Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)   Come Go With Me   Come On Little Angel   Come On, Let's Go   Come On, Let's Go   Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight   Crossroads   Do You Love Me Baby   Don't Pity Me   Don't Pity Me   Donna the Prima Donna   Dream Baby   Dream Baby   Dream Lover   Drip Drop   Drip Drop [*]   Drive All Night   Every Little Thing I Do   Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down   Eye Contact   Faith   Fever   Flim Flam   Fly Me to the Moon   Fools Rush In   Fools Rush In [Mono Version]   From Both Sides Now   Gonna Make It Alone   Guitar Queen   Havin' Fun   Havin' Fun   Heaven Help Me   Holly Brown   Honky Tonk Blues   Hoochie Coochie Man   I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound ...   I Jump Judy   I Read It   I Read It (in the Rolling Stone)   I Walk The Line   I Wonder Why   I'm Your Gangster Of Love   I'm Alive   In the Still of the Night   In the Still of the Night   It's All Over Now, Baby Blue   It's All Over Now, Baby Blue   Jailhouse Rock   Johnny B. Goode   Josie   Katie Mae   Katie Mae [#]   Kickin' Child   Kissin Game   Last Kiss   Life Is But a Dream   Little Diane   Little Miss Blue   Little Star   Lonely Teenager   Lonely Teenager [Stereo]   Lonely World   Love Came to Me   Lovers Who Wander   Majestic   Moon River   More or Less   More or Less   My Babe   My Baby's Cryin'   My Dougie My Jigg   My Heart Will Go On   My Michelle   My One and Only Love   My One and Only Love   Nadine   No One Knows   O Holy Night   Oh Happy Day   One Heart   P.S. I Love You (Remastered)   Please Come Home for Christmas   Purple Haze   Rave On   Ruby Baby   Ruby Baby [Alternate] [Alternate Take]   Runaround Sue   Runaround Sue [Stereo]   Runaway   Sandy   Santa Claus Is Coming to Town   Save the Last Dance for Me   Sea Cruise   Seduces Me   Shake, Rattle & Roll   Shake, Rattle and Roll   Shout   Shout [Mono Version]   Shu Bop   Somebody Nobody Wants   Spoonful   Statesboro Blues   Summertime Blues   Sunday Kind of Love   Sweet Little Rock & Roller   Sweet Little Rock And Roller   Sweet, Sweet Baby   Take Good Care of My Baby   Tank Full of Blues   Teenager in Love   Tell Him   Tell Me Why   That's My Desire   That's The Way It Is   The Dolphins   The Majestic   The Power Of Love   The Prayer   The Wanderer   The Wanderer [Stereo]   The Wanderer [Take 1]   Then Iu2019ll Be Tired of You   This Little Girl   This Little Girl of Mine   Time In My Heart For You   To Love You More(Celine Dion)   Tonight Tonight   Tower of Love   Troubled Mind   Unloved, Unwanted Me   Visionary Heart   When You Wish upon a Star   Where or When   Where or When [Stereo]   White Christmas   Who Do You Love   Who Do You Love?   Will Love Ever Come My Way   Wonderful Girl   Work Song   Work Song [#]   Written on the Subway Wall/Little Star   You Better Watch Yourself   You Keep Me Cryin'   You're Mine   Your Own Back Yard   Your Own Backyard

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