[Intro Notorious B.I.G. Faith Evans] 1970 somethin, 1970 somethin 1970 somethin, 1970 somethin Oooooh 1970 somethin, 1970 somethin Ooh ooh oooooh 1970 somthin [Verse 1 Notorious B.I.G. Faith Evans] 1970 somethin Nigga I dont sweat the date, my moms is late So I had to plan my escape, out the skins In this world, the fly girl Yeah Tanqueray or Hennessy until I called Earl Ten months in this gut, what the fuck Hey yeah I wish moms would hurry up so I could get buck While, Juvenile rippin mics and shit Ooh New York, New York ready for the likes of this Uh, then came the worst date, May, 21st 219 is when my mama water burst No spouse in the house, so she rolled herself To the hospital, to see if she could get a little help Umbilical chords wrapped around my neck Ooh Im seein my death, and I aint even took my first step I made it out, Im bringin mad joy Ooooh ooh ooh The doctor looked and said Hes gonna be a Bad Boy. [Hook Faith Evans BIG] I remember back in time 1970 somethin, 1970 somethin Before all the homies died Before all the dollars and nines I knew that I was goin somewhere 19, 70 somethin, 1970 somethin Let me take you back in time Before I even got the rhyme, before I had nickels and dimes I knew that I was goin somewhere yeah [Verse 2 The Game Faith Evans] Would Pac be alive, if you let Pac drive? Swear to God, to reverse it, Ill give my Left Eye With the right Ill visualize the king of BedStuy Ooh Checkin his daughter, Tyanna into junior high Yeah If I was in Brooklyn and B.I. was still alive In 2006, it might sound like this NY, 718s, 212s With Sues rendezvous, its like Moulin Rouge Ohh ohh High fashion, uptown Air Force Ones and Vasquez Puerto Ricans with fat asses Ooh ooh Blazed dutch masters, we dump ashes On models in S classes for you bastards Ohh ohh Catch a cab to Manhattan, with that Broadway actin You hype, that Belly shitll get you capped and wrapped in plastic Tell the captain to ask Rog Whats Happenin? I hear, nor speak no evil inside the magnum Ooooh ooh ooh [Hook Faith Evans BIG] 1970 somethin, 1970 somethin I remember back in time Before all the homies died Before all the dollars and nines I knew that I was goin somewhere 19, 70 somethin, 1970 somethin Let me take you back in time [Verse 3 Notorious B.I.G. Faith Evans] Now Im thirteen, smokin blunts makin cream On the drug scene, fuck a football team Yeahah Riskin ruptured spleens by the age of sixteen Hearin the coach scream aint my lifetime dream Ooh oh I mean, I wanna blow up, stack my dough up So school, I didnt show up, it fucked my flow up Ohh Mom said that I should grow up, and check myself Nooo Before I wreck myself, disrespect myself Oooh Put the drugs on the shelf, nah, couldnt see it Scarface, king of New York, I wanna be it Oh yeah Rap was secondary, money was necessary Until I got incarcerated, kinda scary C74, Mark 8 set me straight Not able to move behind a great steel gate Oh no Time to contemplate, damn, where did I fail? All the money I stacked, was all the money for bail [Hook Faith Evans BIG] I remember back in time 1970 somethin Before all the homies died Before all the dollars and nines I knew that I was goin somewhere 1970 somethin, 1970 somethin Let me take you back in time Before I even got the rhyme, before I had nickels and dimes I knew that I was goin somewhere yeah 1970 somethin, 1970 somethin Said I knew I 1970 somethin And I knew that I was going somewhere yeah Nine teen 70 somethin Ooooh, oooooh 1970 somethin
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