Pushin' drop-tops, Stacy Lattisaw tapes, the 80's had us all apes Youngest gorillas up to bat at home That was a era, in my pants Yeah, X hair, with dreads at the top of my fade
an' Feds on the blocks where I played, b-ball That's I wondered was I here for the cause, or be-cause 'Cause Ray Charles could see the Was told to stay strong an' I could the devil
'Cause yo, I used to Apollo Balcony seats swing razors in the front row, then out in the streets The car show, 560's, afros Acuras Super Lover Cee an' Casanova
chicks be, bustin' out of they clothes Wearin' lip gloss, big door knockers pealin' earlobes So where years go? Where the old gold beers an' cheers go? But now them here doe, so
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, an' furs Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,
Political in shark suits persuade us to pull In army boots, yellin, "Join the forces" We lost the Vietnam War, poisons Needles in arms of instead of bigger fortunes
still a lot of crawlin' in the carpet offices War in the ghetto, we crabs in a barrel, they us won't be servin' the beast too long The wearin' police uniforms, confederate flags I burn
street breakers were dancin' to the music I chose An' Peachtree Atlantic heads was tootin' they In frozen corners of Chicago, loaded up children an' double
We devil incarnates, for jail Where Shell gas company in South be havin' us killed Your money was the death of Christ An' all shorties comin' up, just resurrect your life It's a cycle
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, still enjoyin' ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, right
Used to wear rags on hair when it was fried up when we were lied to, buyin' hair products Back before my generation, when our started disintegratin' 'Til awareness started
The styles come prison, they used potatoes makin' liquor Just to prove we some Turnin' nothin' somethin', is God work An' you get without struggle an' hard work
War is to my in chains From Greene to Sing-Sing, I'm wantin' y'all to know one The hardest thing is to forgive, but God Even if you murdered or robbed, yeah, it's wrong, but God
Take one toward him, he takes two towards you when all else fail, God support you I it, got God sun on my stomach My heart an' my lungs was from an' gettin'
Do your right an' it loves you back You only get one life, an' yo, because of I'm blazin', goin' out for the cause Still rockin', stockin', not for the waves, obeyin' no An' like that
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride, one mo'
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,