Back Then

[00:24.34] Yeah, back then didnt need the buzz
[00:26.28] Russian Alex had reebok pumps
[00:28.65] Big Gaz had nike T dubs, everybody wanted nice sneakers
[00:32.74] I saved up for a pair of jordans and spent all day dubbin' tapes for walkmans
[00:37.29] Who remembers ice T was king, flat tops were in, swatch's were bling?
[00:41.20] I couldnt comprehend my sisters intrepity Mohawks, cherry docs, dead kennedys
[00:45.46] Pegz memories are bonified, but perceptions change over time
[00:48.74] Yeah, I still love cars and motorbikes, give me coconut sauce and a bowl of rice
[00:52.72] Keep my soul alive, control the mic's, Bruce Lee's VS Poltergeist
[00:57.94] Back then wasnt easy, back then things worked out
[01:01.97] Back then I wish you were now
[01:06.66] Back then wasnt easy, back then things worked out
[01:09.95] Back then I wish you were now
[01:13.80] Duncan, trams and cops and gumbys, menzies ave was a real Jumani
[01:17.86] Winsor flats, St Kilda junkies, steal your money like "which bank?!"
[01:21.91] Grls didn't seem so superficial, Levi jeans and a Blue Light Disco
[01:26.09] Lets go back when baseball caps meant racking cans, police harrasment
[01:30.57] Star Wars street asassin, collectors porn I feed the passion
[01:35.09] Boot legs from central station, KRS One's revelation
[01:38.87] Knowlegde and self preservation, fuck racism and president Reagan
[01:42.63] Remember days when I first rappin' cabs were black white
[01:47.83] Back then wasnt easy, back then things worked out
[01:51.28] Back then I wish you were now
[01:55.97] Back then wasnt easy, back then things worked out
[01:59.74] Back then I wish you were now
[02:03.77] Everyone had humble intentions DJ Koopz had a couple of lessons
[02:07.82] Belcrives double casets decks, Tandy mikes with the budget connections
[02:11.87] Back then I scrubbed floors and packed shelfs and left school to get away and hang out
[02:15.88] Phone boxes, pinball parlours, showin' off like an ignoramus
[02:20.56] Whole crew had a crush on Tiffany, and got played like a mozart symphany
[02:24.35] Bronx Symphomie, compton attitude, flanoulette shirts and adidas parachutes
[02:28.24] Bomber jackets, turtle ray bans, new balance purple stained hands
[02:32.95] Little Ben got burnt by spray cans, and I'm still hearin' verbarations
[02:36.90] Back then didnt need the buzz
[02:38.58] Back then hadn't seen enough
[02:40.84] Back then always dreaming off B-Girls in the class room steaming hot
[02:44.59] Homeboys at the station been hard, beat box on the train, MC in the park
[02:49.13] Gettin' chased by cops, piss in the yards
[02:51.18] Back then I lived the meaning of art
[02:53.21] Back then wasnt easy, back then things worked out
[02:58.06] Back then I wish you were now
[03:01.56] Back then wasnt easy, back then things worked out
[03:05.86] Back then I wish you were now
[03:09.93] Back then wasnt easy, back then things worked out
[03:14.25] Back then I wish you were now
[03:18.33] Back then wasnt easy, back then things worked out
[03:22.42] Back then I wish you were now
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