Now this is the story all about how my life got flipped-turned upside down. And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there. I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air.
I guess you could say that I was born into an ordinary world. Not a very important place, so they tell me. But the family I came from, they had so much love to give, it felt like there was nothing they wouldn't do for me. But this is how it went: one minute I'm riding along, the next, my world was all flipped-turned upside down.
I went from white bread and my sister's apple pie, to champagne and filet mignon. But still I kept missing my old hometown like a hole in the dough. The place that made me, became the last thing on my mind. I was searching for the American dream, that big white house on a corner of a street named California. But it didn't look like no ordinary street back then, like Bel Air. There was nothing but stars in Bel Air, and they looked like my friends and neighbors. Well, they seemed so close, but that didn't matter 'cause they were further away than yesterday, and today. I could never find them. And it was sad, because I knew them just like the back of my hand. The only thing that I really missed, was the sweet old place I used to know. The place where they had the dirt so sweet, I used to plow the earth there with my dad. I said, "It's just like the song says: 'This is the story of how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air."
And this one is definitely supposed to be a song:
Now this is the story all about how my life got flipped-turned upside down. And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there. I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air. Now, I'm Bel Air's new king, you know what I'm sayin'? And my wife is my number one, she knows what I'm talkin' about. I mean, a girl named Alonzie. Now, we got a couple of cars in the garage and a couple of nice things I still want. But as of today, I'm a changed man. I'm through with just being a good husband and a good father. From here on in, I'm gonna be the baddest cat in Bel Air. Yeah! I'm through with all the other nonsense too, that mother[bleep] up! It's showtime!
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Now, I'm gonna tell you about a boy, named William. And his dad was a famous football player. And his moms was a famous actress. And the whole world wanted to be like Bill, but he was shy. And the neighbors would knock on the door, and say, Willy, come on out. You got a crowd out there wanna see you. But Willy had his head down. He'd stay in the bedroom and hide. But then he'd hear the roar of the crowd. So Willy would rush from the bedroom door and throw on a robe. And just yell from the top of his lungs, Look at me! It's showtime!
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And now, the night time called, so this boy, Bill, he had to leave. His wife, she knew the way. His son, he said, Dad, he said, I'm tired. But there's just one more thing, son. What's that, Dad? Before you go, I need you to know, you've been the best. It's showtime!
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I'm gonna tell you about a boy, named William. And his dad was a famous football player. And his moms was a famous actress. And the whole world wanted to be like Bill, but he was shy. And the neighbors would knock on the door, and say, Willy, come on out. You got a crowd out there wanna see you. But Willy had his head down. He'd stay in the bedroom and hide. But then he'd hear the roar of the crowd. So Willy would rush from the bedroom door and throw on a robe. And just yell from the top of his lungs, Look at me! It's showtime!
And now, the night time called, so this boy, Bill, he had to leave. His wife, she knew the way. His son, he said, Dad, he said, I'm tired. But there's just one more thing, son. What's that, Dad? Before you go, I need you to know, you've been the best. It's showtime! It's showtime!