Derrick Lebrun aka D-ROCK3 A Waterways Project Publication Richard Spiegel Barbara Fisher codirectors Thomas Perry administrative assistant James Patton teacher Bedford Stuyvesant Outreach Coran James, director Frank Murray, principal i.a. Stephen E. Phillips, Superintendent, Alternative High Schools & Programs ©1996 Ten Penny Players with funding support from the NY State Council on the ArtsI have a very nice teacher For my 4th period class His name is Mr. Patton And he stays on my grass He can be smart, intelligent And all of the above And when push comes to shove Mr. Patton always spreads love He changes my poems But it's okay I'll stick at it faithfully ‘Till my dying dayGIRLS Why do girls treat us the way they do? They treat you good one minute And the next one they treat you like crap I think it's very unfair And it's not even right I learned the hard way Girlies ain't nothing but tricks and scandalous That's why I trust none of them Now I'm a player for lifeFACES There are many ways a face can come Tt can come as a frown It can come as a smile It can look desperate Or maybe it can be wild In every place There's a different kind of face I doesn't even matter what kind of raceWILL IT HAPPEN? I've got dreams I wanna make it all happen Blow up Leave the Stuy Do it all by my rappin' I wanna be a superstar See my name up in lights I bet your bottom dollar Your bark ain't harder than my bite I wanna be famous I wanna be known on radio and TV If I keep thinkin’ It'll come Will it ever happen to me? 5MY DESTINY What will ever become of me? Will I make it and succeed Or will I die trying? Sometimes I sit and think about it But there's only one thing to do Sit back, and let time tell the storyA GLOOMY RAINY DAY I hate gloomy days When the sun doesn't shine T also hate days with lots of rain It drives me wild 'till I think I'm insane These types of days are always boring With no time for fun And it is on these days I wish for the sunA HAPPY DAY I like a day when the sun shines It makes me feel warm and radiant When the beams from the sun shine down They make me so happy I jump around Sunshine, so light and so bright, Can make you feel like a bird in flight Flying high above the land To distant places with clean brown sand All these thoughts I keep in my mind T hope the sun still shinesLIFE Why, oh, why is life so hard These thoughts come to me all the time Some people live well Some live a life of crime People of all types Get caught up in the game Some people wish for luxury Some people live for fame There's barriers to overcome And plenty of decisions to make Some people want a slice Others want the whole cake But all in all we have a lot to learn Take your time in life "Cause if you don't you might get burnedTHE WINTER I hate it when it's cold outside It makes me hate walking And makes me want a ride I cruise through the streets With my A/C pumping out heat By God, oh, my, it'd be neat! I'd stop at lights and flirt With all the pretty women It wouldn't be called sinning Then I would just chill And wait for the summer ‘Cause when winter's here My days are filled with slumber 10In Search of a Song Volume 238 RE ETT EE METS, a waterways project publication