[Intro] Hahahaha Writin in, writin, writin in Writin in my book of rhymes How time flies Yeah Writin in, writin, writin in, writin Writin in, writin, writin in my book of rhymes How time flies Check it [Verse 1 Blu] It seems like yesterday we was chasing an ice cream truck Now we hoping that our ice bling plush Its kinda crazy right? One minute you a baby and the next You sexin without protection and now you holdin a baby like Damn, I was just in your shoes Now you the papa thats adjustin they shoes Teach them to walk straight Cause honestly, they got a long way to go And what you tell em now is all that they know See I remember when my folks said Youll know what I mean when you get older I was only a teen, thinking that I was a grownup Please, I had so much to see Thinking the little that I saw was all the world had to offer to me At 18, I headed off in the streets without guidance Just the eyes of God watching over me its time I spent hours working ninetofives to survive Me and Jack up in the shack started hustlin sacks Just to eat chips and soda Thinking we finna blow up once this demo gets done We gon be stretched out rich, riding limos and such Boy, I was just a dreamer Rocking shows like I went gold, you shoulda seen us We was full of youth, not yet abused by time Its like I saw the whole world through my rhymes Its kinda crazy, right? How time flies [Chorus] Twentytwo years ago to keep it on track No time, time, time, time, time for looking back Twentytwo years ago to keep it on track Fuck it black, no time, time, time, time, time for looking back But only you saw what took too many time to see [Verse 2 Blu] This reminds me of junior high, when you and I first met 96 was a year that I could never forget Sunset summer school dance, kisses chicken heads Spreadin rumors, Blus cheatin on Shameka with Anika We was bad, ditching class, grass had us all gassed I never smoked, played ball, thought it would make me choke By the way we lost the championship game by one Slow fucker hit a three at the buzzer My heart sunk, I started crying, I was tryna be a proballer My first fuck was that year and still I dont call her My own father brought me to her house that weekend He was cheating so I lost my big V while he was beatin In the other room, not yet abused by time I saw the whole world through that girls eyes Its kinda crazy though How time flies how it flies My grandpa died the same year My mom thought that I was too young to make this song Because Im only 22, but John Barnes has a long path behind him Im walkin in the shoes of a giant And I was a fan of Jordan way before I knew Bryant Lost my great grey suit but I was through crying So I hear tears behind my suit and tie and Now you can find it through my rhymin cause my timing has come And you gon know my whole story by the time I get done Rising like the shining sun, reminding you how we came We rich now, but used to be slaves We pushing whips now, we used to be whipped Rockin chains when we used to be in em Still complaining that we victims in the system Shit is twisted but shit, we came a long ass way Yet it just feels like one long day Shit amazes me How time flies [Chorus] Twentytwo years ago to keep it on track No time, time, time, time, time for looking back Twentytwo years ago to keep it on track Fuck it black, no time, time, time, time, time for looking back But only you saw what took too many time to see
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