Band of the 15th Mile

It starts on Staten Island, up through Brooklyn and into Queens For the physical test and the trial and the quest For the band at Mile Fifteen You take a hard left onto Twenty-Fifth Feel the pounding of the rebel beat Feel the rush and the high as you dance on by The power on Crescent Street 'Cause we're the Band of the 15th Mile, boys The Band of the 15th Mile Kick 'em to the plaza with a rebel song And leave 'em in a joy-strewn pile Well they come into the city and they never knew what hit 'em But they'll feel it for a long, long while Shouting to the people fifty thousand strong The Band of the 15th Mile, boys They say if you can make the Big Apple you can make it anywhere So we grab it by the throat, make it howl with every note In all honesty it just ain't fair Bringing muscle from the Glass City to the heart of the NYC And they never had a chance when they start to shake and dance To the power of KRC We're the Band of the 15th Mile, boys The Band of the 15th Mile Kick 'em to the plaza with a rebel song And leave 'em in a joy-strewn pile Well they come into the city and they never knew what hit 'em But they'll feel it for a long, long while Shouting to the people fifty thousand strong We're the Band of the 15th Mile, boys