[Produced by Will.I.Am] [Verse 1 Nas] There comes a day in your life when you wanna kick back Straw hat on the porch when you old perhaps Wanna gather your thoughts, have a cold one Brag, to your grandkids on how life is golden So Imma light a cigar in the corridor of the crib Pictures on the wall of all the things that I did All the money and fame, 8 by 10s Of the whole Rat Pack inside of a big frame Colliding with big names that couldve made your career stop All that, and your man is still here and Im still hot Wow, I need a moment yall See I almost felt a tear drop [Bridge Nas] When was the last time you heard a real anthem Nas, the millionaire, the mansion When was the last time you heard your boy Nas rhyme Never on schedule, but always on time [Chorus Chrisette Michele] These streets hold my deepest days This hood taught me golden ways Made me, truly this is what made me Break me, not a things gonna break me These streets hold my deepest days This hood taught me golden ways Made me, truly this is what made me Break me, not a things gonna break me Ohh, Im that history Im that block Im that lifestyle Im that spot Im that kid by the number spot Thats my past that made me hot Heres my life long anthem Cant forget about you Cant forget about, Cant forget about you [Verse 2 Nas] Cant forget about the old school, Bam, Caz, Melle Mel, Flash Rocksteady spinnin on they back Cant forget when the first rap Grammy went to Jazzy, Fresh Prince Fat Boys broke up, rap hasnt been the same since So irregular, how it messed you up When Mr. T became a wrestler Cant forget about Jordans retirement The shot Robert Horry hit to win the game in the finals kid Some things are forever, some things are not Its the things we remember that gave the world shock They stay in a place in your mind so snug Like who the person was with whom you first made love [Bridge Nas] When was the last time you heard a real anthem Nas, the millionaire, the mansion When was the last time you heard your boy Nas rhyme Never on schedule, but always on time [Chorus Chrisette Michele] These streets hold my deepest days This hood taught me golden ways Made me, truly this is what made me Break me, not a things gonna break me These streets hold my deepest days This hood taught me golden ways Made me, truly this is what made me Break me, not a things gonna break me Ohh, Im that history Im that block Im that lifestyle Im that spot Im that kid by the number spot Thats my past that made me hot Heres my life long anthem Cant forget about you Cant forget about, Cant forget about you Cant forget about you Cant forget about, Cant forget about you [Verse 3 Nas] Unforgettable, unsubmittable, I go by N now Just one syllable, its the end cause the games tired Its the same vibe, Good Times had right after James died Thats why the gangsta rhymers aint inspired Heinous crimes help record sales more than creative lines And I dont wanna keep bringing up the greater times But Im a dreamer nostalgic with the state of mind The past the past enough of it, aight then But nothing gives me chills like Douglas and Tyson Or Mike when his talk was live Or when he first did the moon walk on Motown 25 [Bridge Nas] When was the last time you heard a real anthem Nas, the millionaire, the mansion When was the last time you heard your boy Nas rhyme Never on schedule, but always on time [Chorus Chrisette Michele] These streets hold my deepest days This hood taught me golden ways Made me, truly this is what made me Break me, not a things gonna break me These streets hold my deepest days This hood taught me golden ways Made me, truly this is what made me Break me, not a things gonna break me [Outro Nat King Cole sample] Thats why, darling, its incredible That someone so unforgettable Thinks that I am unforgettable too
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