Testo Iltrcb - MC Chris

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Stamp and Coin was the joint, Hawthorn Mall, bottom floor
Head towards Sears, take a right, then you'll see my favorite store
Rare coins, baseball cards, Rick Sutcliffe, Mickey Mantle
Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, on a train is where they battle
First comic I ever saw, twenty-seven G.I. Joe
Whatever's missin' was the mission, always itchin', wanna go
Addicted to annuals, answer ads in the back
Back ish' in packages, then we'd pack 'em in plastic bags
All over crossovers, craving Kraven's Last Hunt
Call me Mad Dog Ward, bags and boards, that's want I want
Gave me my first boners, Madelyne Pryor in Inferno
Boob bottoms got me throbbin,' wish I wasn't a virgo
One brother got X-Men and kept 'em in his dresser
Other brother kept Batman but those you didn't mess with
Store moved to Vernon Hills, still pulled anything with Clint
Sold my comics when we sold the house, McFarlane's first print

I like to read comic books
They make me feel less alone
When I'm at home by myself
I like to read comic books
I like to read comic books
They make me feel less alone
When I'm at home by myself
I like to read comic books

I hoarded Hawkeye, Moon Knight, West Coast was my jam
I'd savor books like Quasar, he's a guy with quantum bands
But I never read Groo and I never read Rom
Never read ElfQuest but I bested your mom
Yo, I'm just kidding, please, do not take offense
When I moved to Atlanta, Criminal Records is where I went
When it was next to Junkman's Daughter in the heart of Little Five
Savage Pizza, Marvel murals, buy a book and grab a slice
No longer a brat in the bosom of the 'burbs
No longer a waiter, now I'm just waitin' for herb
On my lunch break, go to Criminal and I'd look over the covers
Comics in a line I'll never buy, "what's inside?" I wonder
But I'd catch up with the Joneses, my heroes in their poses
Old friends who stayed the same though they came in small doses
Every week I'd go because I'd Jones like Osmosis
But my money disappeared because of beer, that's why I ghosted

I like to read comic books
They make me feel less alone
When I'm at home by myself
I like to read comic books
I like to read comic books
They make me feel less alone
When I'm at home by myself
I like to read comic books

I went back to Brooklyn, took the train to Union Square
Where protestors like to gesture but, for that, I wasn't there
A Planet that's Forbidden, corner entrance, the old building
Check my bag, check the swag, not to brag, I'm the real thing
First I'd check the toys, check the graphic novels
Staff knew my name, sometimes I even came with models
Other rappers bought gold, this is where I'd throw my bread
Even had my picture taken for the back of chris is dead
New Avengers, Secret Invasion when the Skrull were the opponents
When the queen was revealed, it was one of my favorite moments
Stole the kill shot from Clint, gave that shit to Green Goblin
Part of me died inside, knew I'd stop buying books so often
Now I live in LA, haven't connected with a store
Turned the page, middle age has me facing life a little more
But when I'm back in Burbank, sneak into House of Secrets
Never spend my money, got a kid, that's why I keep it

I like to read comic books
They make me feel less alone
When I'm at home by myself
I like to read comic books
I like to read comic books
They make me feel less alone
When I'm at home by myself
I like to read comic books