Back In The Days       when I was young 
I'm not a kid anymore 
needeed permission to explore sex education 
now it's impreagnation at twelve 
oh how I sit and wish I was a kid again 
when people actually cared and never had 
to pretend to be your friend 
somewhere on God's green earth we failed 
when the universe was a bit more kind 
the adolescents never sassed or they we're gashed 
anywhere and time into a blind state 
back when daughters were somewhat safe 
where as today intercourse wasn't heavily endorsed 
and an curfew was reinforced 
and I remember when 
I remember way back than 
when them boys used to rock them parts 
when cuts was a form of art 
hightop fades, rat tails, lines on the left side as well 
which was said it represented delinquency 
embarrassed with the foodstamp books 
in which mama used with a frequency 
church seven days ...  |