With apologies to the Fresh Prince...

[Getz]

We have some new blood in our Time of War game who's never played before so she asked me to to make her a character and come up with bit of background.  She wanted to be a mercenary brat so the character largely created itself.  As for the background, well I thought I'd share...

On the West side of Harlech, born and raised
In the Mechbay is where I spent most of my days
Drillin' and trainin' and acting all cool
and fixin' some B-mechs instead of school

Then the Fed'rated Commonwealth fell right apart
Started making trouble in the Chaos March
I got in one civil war and my unit got smeared
So my parents packed me off to the War College of Buena

Still working on the second verse...

[Getz]

Sorry - Double post

[bytedruid]

HAHAHAHA  O0

Okay, since I know practically nothing about popular music, tell us the name of the original song so that I can listen to it and then re-read the lyrics.

Thanks for sharin'

[YingJanshi]

HAHAHAHA  O0

Okay, since I know practically nothing about popular music, tell us the name of the original song so that I can listen to it and then re-read the lyrics.

Thanks for sharin'

It's the theme song to the TV show "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"

[Hellraiser]

Bolded section is what he's mimicking above.

Now, this is a story all about how
 My life got flipped-turned upside down
 And I'd like to take a minute
 Just 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 suit case 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?
 Hmmmmm 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, homes to Bel Air'

 I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
 And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'
 I looked at my kingdom
 I was finally there
 To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air