Answer Lies Within

Now I have a story that I'd like to tell

About this guy you all know - he had me scared as hell

He comes to me at night after I crawl into bed

He's burnt up like a weenie and his name is Fred

He wears the same hat and sweater every single day

And even if it's hot outside - he wears it anyway

He's home when I'm awake but he shows up when I'm 'sleep

I can't believe that there's a nightmare on my street

It was a Saturday evening if I remember it right

And we had just gotten back off tour last night

So the gang and I thought that it would be groovy

If we summoned up the posse and bum-rushed the movie

I got Angie Jeff got Tina

Ready Rock got some girl I'd never seen in my life

That was all right though 'cause the lady was chill

Then we dipped to the theater set to ill

We saw Elm Street and man it was def!

And everything seemed all right when we left

But when I got home and laid down to sleep

That began the nightmare out on my street!

It was burning in my room like a oven

My bed soaked with sweat

And man I was bugging

I checked the clock and it stopped at twelve-thirty

It had melted it was so darn hot

And I was thirsty

I went downstairs to grab some juice in my coat

Flipped the TV off and then I almost choked

When I heard this awful voice coming from behind

It said "You are my favorite rapper but now you must die!"

Man I ain't even wait to see who it was

Broke inside my drawers and screamed "So long cous'!"

Got halfway up the block

I calmed down and stopped screaming

Then thought "Oh I git it I must be dreaming"

I strolled back home with a grin on my grill

I think that since this is a dream I might as well get ill

I walked in the house the Big Bad Fresh Prince

But Freddy killed all that noise real quick!

he grabbed me by my neck and said

"Here's what we'll do

We gotta lotta work here me and you

The souls of your friends you and I will claim

You've got the body and I've got the brain"

I said "Yo Fred I think you got me all wrong

I ain't' partners with nobody with nails that long

Look I'll be honestman this team won't work

The girls won't be on you Fred your face is all burnt!"

I patted him on the shoulder and said "Thanks for stoppin' by"

Then I opened up the door

And said "Take care guy!"

He got mad threw back his arm and slashed my shirt

I laughed at first then thought "Hold up that hurt"

It wasn't a dream man this guy was for real

I said "Freddy uh pal there's been an awful mistake here"

No further words and then I darted upstairs

Crashed through my door then jumped on my bed

Pulled the covers up over my head

And said "Oh please do something with Fred"

He jumped on my bed went through the covers with his claws

Tried to get me but my alarm went off

And then silence

It was a whole new day

I thought "Huh I wasn't scared of him anyway"

Until I noticed those rips in my sheets

And that was proof that there had been

A nightmare on my street

O man I gotta call Jeff I gotta call Jeff

Come on come on

Come on Jeff answer! Come on man

Hello

Jeff this is Prince man

Jeff wake up Jeff wake up

What do you want?

Jeff wake up man listen to me Jeff

It's three o'clock in the morning

Jeff Jeff would you listen to me?

Listen whatever you do don't fall asleep

Maaan

Jeff listen to me don't go to sleep Jeff

No NO I talk to you tomorrow I'm gong to bed

Jeff!

Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! (Ha ha ha ha ha haaaa)

Jeff! Jeff! Jeff! Jeff! Answer me Jeff!

I'm your DJ now Princy! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa!