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light a Newport, get a paper from the porch | cant believe the
bars donât let the people smoke indoors | an empty beer can, a
couple old sales receipts | movie ticket stubbs, a pizza box from
last week | watching westerns on his black and white tv set |
digital converter box the government made him get | stain in his
shag carpet, no time to clean it yet | thinking about hittin the
bank and cashing his check
back when it all was simple | before they took it all away | they
sold us all tomorrow | then they stole our yesterday
take a ride, hop inside the delta 88 | roadmap and an atlas is
on his backseat | dice is in the mirror, pine trees keep the air
fresh | reach into the glovebox and pull out his favorite cassette
| damn, thinking music just aint what it used to be | aint been
the same since CDs and MTV | he miss the vinyl LPs and the
milkcrates | so right before he walk in the bank he flip the tape
back when it all was simple | before they took it all away | they
sold us all tomorrow | then they stole our yesterday
teller ask how heâs doing, he says fine | they let him know he can
check his account balance on line | he laughs, and say truthfully
âthatâs out of the questionâ | cause he heard about the internet
but still donât trust it | get on the freeway, its under construction
all the time | glance down at the buildings crowding the skyline |
most of the spots he used to frequent all closed | they call it
âprogressâ, he calls it ânightclubs & condosâ
back when it all was simple | before they took it all away | they
sold us all tomorrow | then they stole our yesterday
- Album:
- Vigilante Genesis
- King No Crown
- Respect The Architect
- Deleted Scenes
- Adventures In Counter-Culture
- Long Term
- Iron & Niacin
- RSE20: 20 Years of Rhymesayers Entertainment
- Adventures In Counter-Culture [Deluxe Edition]
- Adventures In Counter-Culture [Instrumental Version]
- Adventures In Counter-Culture (Clean Version)
- 1988
- So Alive
- Rhymesayers Entertainment Label Sampler