OSX reinstall problem HELP!!

I have a early 2011 macbook pro that came pre installed with osx lion. I was trying to restore it and everything was going well until i tried to install the osx. It asked me to login with an app store account that has previously downloaded osx lion but since i am the second owner i dont have it an i dont have the original install disks either. Ive tried downloading the osx illegally and putting it on a usb to see if that worked but it still didnt. Now after many different tries everytime i turn it on it goes straight to internet recovery before going to disk utility. Could i use an osx lion disk that came with a imac or are there any other solutions to reinstall osx lion? Any help would be apprecitated. Thanks!