They Reminisce Over You

[00:15.36] Intro:
[00:16.79] (I reminisce, I reminisce) x3
[00:23.52] I reminisce, I reminisce
[00:25.66] Uh! (I reminisce, I reminisce)
[00:27.64] Yeah (I reminisce, I reminisce)
[00:29.95] (I reminisce, I reminisce)
[00:32.95] (I reminisce, I reminisce)
[00:33.15] Verse one:
[00:33.48] [Cl]
[00:34.37] I reminisce for a spell, or shall I say think back
[00:36.86] 22 years ago to keep it on track
[00:39.23] The birth of a child on the 8th of october
[00:41.64] A toast but my granddaddy came sober
[00:44.23] Countin all the fingers and the toes
[00:45.57] Now I suppose, you hope the little black boy grows, huh
[00:48.84] 18 years younger than my mama
[00:50.97] But I really got beatings cause the girl loved drama
[00:53.55] In single parenthood there I stood
[00:55.64] By the time she was 21, had another one
[00:57.94] This one's a girl, let's name her pam
[01:00.61] Same father as the first but you don't give a damn
[01:02.86] Irresponsible, plain not thinking
[01:05.45] Papa said chill but the brother keep winking
[01:07.76] Still he won't down you or tear out your hide
[01:10.11] On your side while the baby maker slide
[01:12.67] But mama got wise to the game
[01:14.82] The youngest of five kids, hon here it is
[01:17.16] After 10 years without no spouse
[01:19.54] Momma's gettin married in the house
[01:21.54] Listen, positive over negative for the women and master
[01:24.85] Mother queen's risin a chapter
[01:26.77] Deja vu, tell you what I'm gonna do
[01:28.90] When they reminisce over you, my god
[01:30.84] [Pete rock]
[01:31.32] My god
[01:35.02] It's so...
[01:37.73] Yeah, so lovely
[01:42.98] That's how we like to do it in the 90's
[01:45.34] Pete rock & cl smooth comin' atcha...
[01:49.24] Verse two:
[01:49.63] [Cl]
[01:50.04] When I date back I recall a man off the family tree
[01:52.75] My right hand poppa doc I see
[01:54.85] Took me from a boy to a man so I always had a father
[01:57.83] When my biological didn't bother
[01:59.46] Taking care of this so who am I to bicker
[02:02.03] Not a bad ticker but I'm clocking pop's liver
[02:04.43] But you can never say that his life is through
[02:06.63] 5 kids at 21 believe he got a right too
[02:09.07] Here we go while I check the scene
[02:11.56] With the portugese lover at the age of 14
[02:13.84] The same age, front page, no fuss
[02:16.04] But I bet you all your dough, they live longer than us
[02:18.29] Never been senile, that's where you're wrong
[02:20.92] But give the man a taste and he's gone
[02:22.95] Noddin off, sleep to a jazz tune
[02:25.48] I can hear his head banging on the wall in the next room
[02:27.95] I get the pillow and hope I don't wake him
[02:30.68] For this man do cuss, hear it all in verbatim
[02:33.02] Telling me how to raise my boy unless he's taking over
[02:35.47] I said pop maybe when you're older
[02:37.26] We laughed all night about the hookers at the party
[02:39.54] My old man standing yelling good god, almighty
[02:42.05] Use your condom, take sips of the brew
[02:44.47] When they reminisce over you, for real
[02:46.65] [Pete rock]
[02:47.21] For real, baby
[02:48.87] Like that
[02:50.84] We for real
[02:53.07] Comin' atcha...
[02:55.31] In '92
[02:58.13] Pete rock & cl smooth
[03:00.99] Yeah, c'mon, hit me!
[03:05.45] Verse three:
[03:05.86] [Cl]
[03:06.15] I reminisce so you never forget this
[03:07.46] The days of wayback, so many bear witness the fitness
[03:10.23] Take the first letter out of each word in this joint
[03:13.03] Listen close as I prove my point
[03:14.97] T to the r-uh-o-y, how did you and I meet?
[03:17.65] In front of big lou's, fighting in the street
[03:19.73] But only you saw what took many time to see
[03:22.35] I dedicate this to you for believing in me
[03:24.46] Rain or shine, yes in any weather
[03:26.84] My grandmom pam holds the family together
[03:29.35] My uncle doc's the greatest better yet the latest
[03:31.62] If we're talking about a car, uncle sterling got the latest
[03:33.75] I strive to be live 'cause I got no choice
[03:36.15] And run my own business like my aunt joyce
[03:38.55] So pete rock hit me, nuff respect due
[03:41.12] When they reminisce over you, listen
[03:43.41] [Pete rock]
[03:44.16] Listen, just listen
[03:47.32] To the funky song as I rock on
[03:51.26] And that's word is bond
[03:53.98] I'm not playin
[03:56.23] Everybody, just coolin
[03:59.86] This song we dedicate
[04:02.25] To the one and only
[04:04.44] Never be another
[04:07.33] He was my brother
[04:08.75] Trouble t-roy
[04:11.65] It's like that y'all
[04:13.13] And you don't stop
[04:16.46] Pete rock and cl smooth for '92
[04:21.41] And we out, later
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