It's dedicated to
Bed -Stuy.
It's representing of
Brownsville.
It's representing of
Bushwick.
It's dedicated to
Fort
Greene.
A matter of fact the whole
Brooklyn.
A better yet the whole
New
York.
A better yet the whole
America.
It's going out to all worldwide.
Yeah, yeah, y welcome to
Brooklyn
Public
One of the hardest places to work,
so please don't apply
Unless you're really talking real
It's 9 -to -5 or rather 8 -to -3,
it's really 5 -to -9
Ain't a
P if it's your job, place nothing above it
You make more in other places
while higher property tax on less faces
But if that's what you're coming for,
you oughta ask yourself
If this is where you really wanna be
To help you ride or try to paint a picture
Y 'all, one class, 31 students,
32 chairs, 25 desks
I guess they gotta share
Nineteen textbooks and
most of it's in pages
Junior high,
three grades for six different ages
Teachers and janitors double as deans
Deans double as security guards
Crime scene investigators
Older teachers need respir
ators at elevators
The bad odors from the back
stairs are made up
Go to
Gosha
Vegas
Use condoms in puddles of piss
Try not to slip during the fire drill
Every now and then a scandal
might reach the paper
For every story,
there's thirty in the category
Hard work and progress on
display in the hallways
de moralized and vandalized
every day
Lessons cut short to prep
for tests that only
test how well you prep,
man I wonder why the score's a mess
Knuckleheads beggin' for
detention on suspension
Truth be told,
they really only crave attention
Some kids showin' up
unprepared and dirty
Cause they parents gotta
punch in by 7 .30
Shit, some of the parents 7 .30
They put the wrong kids
on pills to be still
fiendin' for refills
Principles with no principles
Priorities political, pedagogical,
plannin' is pitiful
Low on tolerance, high on ridicule
Even the infirmary's inhospitable
Assembly required,
metal detectors
Seeming unjust,
but inspired by shots fired
Terms lack zero tolerance in lockdown
Aging out, if you ask me,
does not sound like education
But I suppose that's a cause and effect
When the city spends more
on in carceration
Welcome to
Brooklyn
Public
One of the hardest places to work
So please don't ap ply unless
you really are real
It's not a 5 or rather 8 to 3,
it's really 5 to 9, 8 to
P if it's your job, place nothing above
Just make more in other places,
while higher property tax and less faces
But if that's what you're going for,
you ought to ask yourself if this is where you really want to be
Set up your body,
try to paint a picture, you know
Roll the walls with me, so many characters,
some sweet, some shippy
Some laugh, some quiet,
some trust and some don't buy it, don't try it
Some will try to squash people,
some start riots
Some are motivated, some are lazy,
some are genius and some are crazy
The line between is hazy,
some will love you, some will hate you, some will need you, some will spite you
Some are thankful, some are ungrateful
Some are there and really care about
what's being learned and taught
They fought through it when
they got stuck
Some are there till the bell rings,
run through the day without thinking
Cause they really don't give a fuck
Some will run, some will fight,
some will tell
Some might change the world,
some are early to the grave or jail
Some are so complicated,
some are so simple
Some a student, some a teacher,
some a principal
Welcome to
Brooklyn
Public, one of the hardest places to work
So please don't apply unless
you're giving up your earn
It's not a 5 or rather 8 to 3,
it's really 5 to 9
A to
P if it's your job,
place nothing above for real
You make more in other places while
higher property tax and less faces
But if that's what you're pumping,
you oughta ask yourself
If this is where you really wanna be,
to help you ride or try to paint a picture of it
Come upstairs,
keep roaming the halls with me
So many characters,
some sweet, some shifty
Like I said, are complicated,
some are simple
Some are students, some are teachers,
some are principals
The littlest thugs walk
like they are invincible
Uh, comical, just look at little
Dexter
Yo, he got the type of
Napoleon complex to
Skip in front of
Devin twice his size just to get him vexed
But
Devin's a gentle giant
Thirteen, five foot eleven
His mom's a nurse and
his dad's a reverend
Every now and then he gets a reverend
