[Intro: Tom Pepe]
Yo
An' I was just thinkin' back on... ya know when I was growin' up
When I was like 8 or 9 years old an'
The whole mind-state was just like eat, sleep, n' breathe
You know... it.. it's changed
[Verse 1: Tom Pepe]
Well I landed in the summer up on 26th ave
When there was very little stressin' and it wasn't so bad
When I was more concerned with my yo yo and the chess club Than how to get some more dro and the next buzz
Shells from koopas, shrooms for extra lives
Cannons got you high and a nine was just my bedtime
Coke was cola, an' parties meant slumber
Mary Jane was just a name and a 40 was just a number
When I went to parks often and not to get drunk
And if I needed a sack it was just for lunch
When 7 am poppin' flintstone vitamins
Instead of my friends on ecstasy and Vicodin
And life has been... well its just so hectic
With all the precious tryna fit into the tetris
But if I could then I'd change my ways
'Cause it was all so great just back in the days
[Hook: Tom Pepe & Jester]
An' it was all all all so great just back back back in the day
An' it was all all all so great just back back back in the day
An' it was all all all so great just back back back in the day
An' it was all all all so great but I can't go back and I wish it would change
[Verse 2: Jester]
Everyday livin' just another adolescent
Confessin' my ability the second that I stepped in
Fightin' out my mothers womb exercisin' my fists
With dad and brother in the room cryin' an' shit whatever
Skip a couple and jump over the sandbox
Thought to go an' top what I learned just how a man talk
Wasn't for the tight training wheels on my bike
Tryna be like the elders amin' for a new life
I should have told myself slow down you're movin' towards hell
Proof is in the puddin once my brotha seen a jail cell
As my innocence extorted with the sentiment we acted devilish
Feel adrenaline like illegal immigrants
Over borders of obsession from sports to the sess an'
From 2 friends to fake ones I must've missed the message
But that's life and that's right after all that's left
Still a kid as far as I'm concerned holdin' my breath
Word...
[Hook: Tom Pepe & Jester]
An' it was all all all so great just back back back in the day
An' it was all all all so great just back back back in the day
An' it was all all all so great just back back back in the day
An' it was all all all so great but I can't go back and I wish it would change
[Verse 3: Tom Pepe]
What up man yo I know you only 3
And you gotta get back to watchin' sesame street but please
Take a second to listen to my advice
Cause there's gonna be a lot of bull shit in your life
Like when your friends be trippin' tryna jack ya spot
An' all you wanna do is build a city with blocks
Yo you gotta understand and be the bigger man
Sometimes you gotta chill and think about the bigger plan
So don't be yellin' at moms over lunch
Cause she let you stay in her stomach for a couple of months for real
And I'll be there for you if you need
Just know you can change the world with these ABCs so
I'ma leave I got some dreams to follow
Keep your mind on your soul and hold it till tomorrow an'
If nothin' else we still got each other
Whatever through any weather forever your big brother ya know
[Interlude: Tom Pepe]
Hey... Hey!
Can you say hip hop?
Hip hop
What do you wanna be when you grow up?
Uh... I dunno... I wanna be a football player
Can you can you beat box?
I can do
[Hook: Tom Pepe & Jester]
An' it was all all all so great just back back back in the day
An' it was all all all so great just back back back in the day
An' it was all all all so great just back back back in the day
An' it was all all all so great but I can't go back and I wish it would change