[Verse 1]
My college days had a lot of rage on the page
Anxiety was commonplace, nervous just to rock a stage
Couldn’t even concentrate, wasn’t making honor grades
Bit off more than chewable and put another on my plate
Life full in front of me, but stop and wait, contemplate
Neither felt like options for the way that I would operate
A tireless pursuit ‘cause I want a place among the greats
Started rocking parties giving all it takes I’m on the way
Living room fists pumping, hits bumping out the system
Record spinning, DJ cutting mixing, feel the rhythm
Inspired finding freedom, need delivered from this prison
The vibe was so alive definition of us living
Cook a verse, put in work, with a preface to my ethic
I’m only giving substance you can find in every message
Tireless in effort spitting cadence 'til I’m breathless
Every moment precious, check it, energy infectious
[Chorus]
We take it back, we take it back
We take it back to the good old days
We take it back, we take it back
We take it back to the good old days
We bring it back, we bring it back
We bring it back like the good old days
We bring it back, we bring it back
We bring it back like the good old days
[Verse 2]
You ever had the feeling you won’t make it up the mountain?
Watching stress pile up continuous compounding
Rat racing, back breaking, life is such a killer
Underpaid and overworked, the story so familiar
Forty hour student plus this call center overtime
Had to toe the line, but my growing strides were stepping up to coincide
Open wide, stretching whole divides
For the moment when the flow aligns, roll the dice, I know it’s time
Debt possessor pressing just to meet a monthly quota
Hit the books for credit, steady seeking this diploma
Barely rolling day to day while idling my motor
Inching closer to the precipice without it going over
Journalling my consequence, all indents are common sense
Letters to the editor, I’m saving all the documents
Easing up the burden, current burning through the conduit
Music making balance paying homage to the monument
[Chorus]
We take it back, we take it back
We take it back to the good old days
We take it back, we take it back
We take it back to the good old days
We bring it back, we bring it back
We bring it back like the good old days
We bring it back, we bring it back
We bring it back like the good old days
[Verse 3]
Still enrolled so my syllables are higher learning
Fire burning, pushing got me writing in a fury
Bracing feeling tighter every time the wire turning
Eternally discerning destination or the journey
Treadmill extended had me disobeying loiter signs
Dreams pacing out the clock, pray there’s no destroying mine
Toiled 'til it’s endless so my seeds had probably soiled fine
Expected just to walk off stage to unemployment lines
Feels like it was yesterday, such a clairvoyant time
Annoying and avoiding the entitlement of royal minds
Blood raising to a boil nearly went and spoiled mine
Shooting to the top like these Tesla coil climbs
Bigger stage, still I’m in a rage, ain’t no way to heal it
Emotions are conveyed so now everybody feel it
Finally prevailed after years of fighting strong
Worried I’d forget, so I had to write this song
[Chorus]
We take it back, we take it back
We take it back to the good old days
We take it back, we take it back
We take it back to the good old days
We bring it back, we bring it back
We bring it back like the good old days
We bring it back, we bring it back
We bring it back like the good old days