(feat. Caleb tha Bridge and Gerald Albright)
Verse 1
I remember when I used to watch Return of the Jedi
Eatinâ butter cookies drinkinâ on a Grape Nehi
Plain pork rinds smothered in Louisianaâs
Hot sauce hit the spot with the Pop Rocks
We wasnât rich but we wasnât poâ
But that government cheese always had me knockinâ on Heavenâs doâ
Donât get me started on that ice cream man cause when that truck came, then everybody from the block came.
No shirt cutoff jeans witâ âda flip fops
Lips red, pink and blue from the ball pops
And when they didnât come we all hit the candy lady
For one buck gotchu chips and a freeze cup
Friday nights was beginners love and fish night
Flavorade in my cup with a lotta ice
The âDukes of Hazzardâ and âDallasâ was the radar
And still to this day you wonder âWho shot J.R?â
We goinâ (Back in the day) when it was cool just to walk to the park, we had to be home before it got dark
We goinâ (Back in the day) when the neighbors used to keep us in check ; we did what they said and showed them respect
We goinâ(Back in the day)when you could fight and everything would be cool the next day when saw âem at school
We goinâ (Back in the day) when everything was so simple then, its sounds wild but do you remember when?
Verse 2
You called your house da crib da bat cave and
âI Need Love âwould be blazinâ through the airwaves
You know what I mean Iâm talkinâ âbout ya first crush
You swore ya feeelinsâ was love but they was just lust
And then you couldnât find words to get ya point across
You put your phone to da speakers and said âcheck dis out.â
You used to talk for like hours until your ears hurt
And then another 2 hours to see who hung up first
You even scribbled his name inside your notebook
And if your life was a song then he would be the hook
It was significant things that made you both fly
You wore his fur Kangol, he kicked the British Knights
Richard Pryor had us trippinâ watchinâ âWhich Way Is Up.â
You liked the Cabbage Patch dolls, he liked the Tonka truck
I hate dem days is gone and long ovah when Levert had the brothers wantinâ to be Casanova
We goinâ (Back in the day) when it was cool just to walk to the park , we had to be home before it got dark
We goinâ (Back in the day) when the neighbors used to keep us in check ; we did what they said and showed them respect
We goinâ(Back in the day)when you could fight and everything would be cool the next day when saw âem at school
We goinâ (Back in the day) when everything was so simple then its sounds wild but do you remember when?
Verse 3
You runninâ late for school you hear the third degree
Put on your socks, your shoes and that Brut 33
That Old Spice was aâight but then the better deal
Was if your Momâs could go and cop you some Lagerfeld
You was da man if you wearinâ da first pair of Jordans
Da red and black was with the wings on the side of âem
We wanted âThrillerâ jackets but they didnât have phonies
So since they didnât man we had to rock the Members Only
Hawaiian Silk wave oh no when the jheri oops
Was when your curl didnât quite make a full loop
The stonewashed was creased low with Sta-Flo
And if you couldnât wear âfros you kept you fade low
I know the stuff we did then was so senseless
Itâs still a privilege just because we get to reminisce
About the things that used make us laugh, smile and cry
It feels so good to remember and itâs no wonder why
We goinâ (Back in the day) when it was cool just to walk to the park ; we had to be home before it got dark
We goinâ (Back in the day) when the neighbors used to keep us in check ; we did what they said and showed them respect
We goinâ(Back in the day)when you could fight and everything would be cool the next day when saw âem at school
We goinâ (Back in the day) when everything was so simple then, its sounds wild but do you remember when?
When it was cool just to walk to the park ; we had to be home before it got dark
We goinâ (Back in the day) when the neighbors used to keep us in check ; we did what they said and showed them respect
We goinâ(Back in the day)when you could fight and everything would be cool the next day when saw âem at school
We goinâ (Back in the day) when everything was so simple then. Hey thanks for cominâ we gotta do this again.
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- GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAZZ CHAPTER 4
- Roundtrip
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- Everything Is Everything
- The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter 2
- Romance Language
- Caché
- Soul 40: 40 Male Soul/R&B Grooves
- Neo Soul 40
- Neo Soul: 30 Choice Cuts
- The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III
- The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter 1 [Live]
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- For You
- Le coffret idéal - Jazz Cool
- The Gospel According to Jazz: Chapter II
- Unconditional
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