[00:00:01] 1 - Rehab [00:00:11] All I ever wanted [00:00:13] Was to be excited [00:00:16] About right now [00:00:18] We all wanna be number 1 [00:00:21] All I ever wanted [00:00:24] Was to be excited [00:00:27] About right now [00:00:29] We all wanna be number 1 [00:00:34] We all wanna be number 1 [00:00:38] When I said goodbye [00:00:38] She has a tear in her eye [00:00:40] I'm like momma don't cry [00:00:41] Your little boy got to fly [00:00:42] They say up in N Y [00:00:43] I swear it's going down [00:00:45] And I'm gonna have a million dollars [00:00:46] When I get back in town [00:00:48] She said "You're just going through a phase [00:00:50] Can't this be a hobby " [00:00:51] I said "My friends say I'm dope [00:00:52] Even Charlie & Robbie" [00:00:53] We said our goodbyes [00:00:55] And I boarded the plane [00:00:56] I was looking out the window [00:00:57] At the wings as it rained [00:00:59] We taxied to the runway [00:01:00] I could hear the engine howling [00:01:01] Thew a prayer up in the air [00:01:03] And felt the world escape the ground [00:01:04] The buildings the cars [00:01:05] And the towns were small as ants [00:01:06] I was destined for the unknown [00:01:08] Just lookin for a chance [00:01:09] All I ever wanted [00:01:12] Was to be excited [00:01:15] About right now [00:01:17] We all wanna be number 1 [00:01:20] All I ever wanted [00:01:23] Was to be excited [00:01:25] About right now [00:01:28] We all wanna be number 1 [00:01:33] We all wanna be number 1 [00:01:36] We landed at LaGuardia [00:01:37] I grabbed my bags and stepped [00:01:39] Into the cold the snow was falling [00:01:40] I lit a cigarette [00:01:41] There was a million yellow taxis [00:01:42] Everybody seemed upset [00:01:43] A rugged voice from behind me [00:01:45] Asked me "Where you tryin to get " [00:01:47] I said "The closest motel [00:01:48] But no tellin tomorrow" [00:01:49] He said "You must be from Atlanta" [00:01:50] I said "Georgia how did you know " [00:01:52] "I could tell from your accent [00:01:53] That you were from the south" [00:01:54] Threw my luggage in the trunk [00:01:56] He said "Get it" and we pulled out [00:01:57] Into the sirens and the honking horns [00:01:59] The hustle and the bustle [00:02:00] And the traffic that's when he said [00:02:01] "Welcome to the Jungle" [00:02:02] I looked up at all the buildings [00:02:04] Until we got to the mot- [00:02:05] Before we left he said "I hope you find [00:02:07] What you're lookin for" [00:02:09] All I ever wanted [00:02:11] Was to be excited [00:02:13] About right now [00:02:16] We all wanna be number 1 [00:02:19] All I ever wanted [00:02:21] Was to be excited [00:02:24] About right now [00:02:25] We all wanna be number 1 [00:02:32] We all wanna be number 1 [00:02:35] Then a 19 yr old kid [00:02:36] In a motel room in New York [00:02:37] Dug his cellie out his pocket [00:02:38] Called his parents to report [00:02:39] He was alive and doin well and doin fine [00:02:41] When he got off the phone [00:02:43] He sat down on the corner of the bed [00:02:44] All alone [00:02:45] With the TV on the volume mute [00:02:47] He grabbed his pen and pad [00:02:48] And jotted down ideas about some things [00:02:49] That he wanted so bad [00:02:50] That he would risk it all to get 'em [00:02:52] And it wasn't very long [00:02:53] He was asleep and right beside him [00:02:54] Laid the lyrics to a song called [00:02:56] All I ever wanted [00:02:59] Was to be excited [00:03:01] About right now [00:03:04] We all wanna be number 1 [00:03:07] All I ever wanted [00:03:09] Was to be excited [00:03:12] About right now [00:03:14] We all wanna be number 1 [00:03:18] We all wanna be number 1 [00:03:20] All I ever wanted [00:03:21] Was to be excited [00:03:23] About right now [00:03:25] We all wanna be number 1 [00:03:28] All I ever wanted [00:03:31] Was to be excited [00:03:33] About right now [00:03:36] We all wanna be number 1 [00:03:41] We all wanna be number 1