Now, This Is A Story All About How
My Life Got Flipped-turned Upside Down
And I′d Like To Take A MinuteJust Sit Right There
I'll Tell You How I Became The Prince Of A Town Called Bel-Air

In West Philadelphia Born And Raised
On The Playground Was Where I Spent Most Of My Days
Chillin′ Out, Maxin', Relaxin', All Cool
And All Shootin′ Some B-ball Outside Of The School
When A Couple Of Guys Who Were Up To No Good
Started Making Trouble In My Neighborhood
I Got In One Little Fight And My Mom Got Scared
She Said, "You′re Movin' With Your Auntie And Uncle In Bel-Air"

I Begged And Pleaded With Her Day After Day
But She Packed My Suitcase And Sent Me On My Way
She Gave Me A Kiss And Then She Gave Me My Ticket
I Put My Walkman On And Said, "I Might As Well Kick It"

First Class, Yo This Is Bad
Drinking Orange Juice Out Of A Champagne Glass
Is This What The People Of Bel-Air Living Like?
Hmm, This Might Be Alright

But Wait, I Hear They′re Prissy, Bourgeois, All That
Is This The Type Of Place That They Just Send This Cool Cat?
I Don't Think So
I′ll See When I Get There
I Hope They're Prepared For The Prince Of Bel-Air

Well, The Plane Landed And When I Came Out
There Was A Dude Who Looked Like A Cop Standing There With My Name Out
I Ain′t Trying To Get Arrested Yet, I Just Got Here
I Sprang With The Quickness Like Lightning, Disappeared

I Whistled For A Cab And When It Came Near
The License Plate Said, "Fresh" And It Had Dice In The Mirror
If Anything I Could Say That This Cab Was Rare
But I Thought "Nah, Forget It, Yo, Holmes To Bel Air"

I Pulled Up To The House About Seven Or Eight
And I Yelled To The Cabbie, "Yo Holmes, Smell Ya Later"
I Looked At My Kingdom
I Was Finally There
To Sit On My Throne As The Prince Of Bel-Air