They Reminisce Over You (Explicit)-C.L. Smooth

[ti:They Reminisce Over You] [ar:C.L. Smooth] [al:Hip Hop Fundamentals] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]They Reminisce Over You (Explicit) - C.L. Smooth [00:34.78]I reminisce for a spell or shall I say think back [00:37.48]22 years ago to keep it on track [00:39.72]The birth of a child on the 8 th of October [00:42.68]A toast but my granddaddy came sober [00:44.60]Countin all the fingers and the toes [00:46.38]Now I suppose you hope the little black boy grows huh [00:48.78]18 years younger than my mama [00:51.24]But I rarely got beatings cause the girl loved drama [00:53.74]In single parenthood there I stood [00:56.05]By the time she was 21 had another one [00:58.68]This one's a girl let's name her Pam [01:00.93]Same father as the first but you don't give a damn [01:03.47]Irresponsible plain not thinking [01:05.12] [01:05.77]Papa said chill but the brother keep winking [01:08.05]Still he won't down you or tear out your hide [01:10.42]On your side while the baby maker slide [01:13.29]But mama got wise to the game [01:15.19]The youngest of five kids hon here it is [01:17.43]After 10 years without no spouse [01:19.86]Momma's getting married in the house [01:21.66]Listen positive over negative for the women and master [01:24.97]Mother queen's rising a chapter [01:26.87]Dé jà vu tell you what I'm gonna do [01:29.39]When they reminisce over you my god [01:31.37]My god [01:34.06] [01:36.50]It's so [01:37.05] [01:40.51]Yeah so lovely [01:41.75] [01:43.37]That's how we like to do it in the 90's [01:45.75] [01:47.78]Pete rock cl smooth coming atcha [01:50.55]When I date back I recall a man off the family tree [01:53.04]My right hand poppa doc I see [01:55.08]Took me from a boy to a man so I always had a father [01:58.31]When my biological didn't bother [01:59.88]Taking care of this so who am I to bicker [02:02.42]Not a bad ticker but I'm clocking pop's liver [02:04.55]But you can never say that his life is through [02:06.91]5 kids at 21 believe he got a right too [02:09.55]Here we go while I check the scene [02:11.34]With the Portugese lover at the age of 14 [02:13.52] [02:14.07]The same age front page no fuss [02:16.23]But I bet you all your dough they live longer than us [02:18.90]Never been senile that's where you're wrong [02:21.22]But give the man a taste and he's gone [02:23.46]Nodding off sleep to a jazz tune [02:25.63]I can hear his head banging on the wall in the next room [02:28.49]I get the pillow and hope I don't wake him [02:30.86]For this man do cuss hear it all in verbatim [02:33.11]Telling me how to raise my boy unless he's taking over [02:35.74]I said pop maybe when you're older [02:37.68]We laughed all night about the hookers at the party [02:39.95]My old man standing yelling good god almighty [02:42.31]Use your condom take sips of the brew [02:44.60]When they reminisce over you for real [02:46.51]For real baby [02:47.16] [02:49.69]Like that [02:50.11] [02:51.68]We for real [02:52.85] [02:54.06]Comin' atcha [02:54.83] [02:56.99]In '92 [02:57.92] [03:00.23]Pete rock cl smooth [03:01.14] [03:03.49]Yeah c'mon hit me [03:05.04] [03:05.62]I reminisce so you never forget this [03:07.51]The days of wayback so many bear witness the fitness [03:10.77]Take the first letter out of each word in this joint [03:13.40]Listen close as I prove my point [03:15.38]T to the r the o y how did you and I meet [03:18.30]In front of big lou's fighting in the street [03:20.24]But only you saw what took many time to see [03:22.74]I dedicate this to you for believing in me [03:25.24]Rain or shine yes in any weather [03:27.14]My grandmom Pam holds the family together [03:29.44]My uncle doc's the greatest better yet the latest [03:31.88]If we're talking about a car uncle sterling got the latest [03:34.22]I strive to be live cause I got no choice [03:36.49]And run my own business like my aunt joyce [03:38.86]So Pete rock hit me nuff respect due [03:41.43]When they reminisce over you listen [03:43.78]Listen just listen [03:46.65] [03:47.81]To the funky song as I rock on [03:51.22] [03:52.21]And that's word is bond [03:53.41] [03:55.23]I'm not playing [03:56.01] [03:57.70]Everybody just cooling [04:00.20] [04:01.30]This song we dedicate [04:02.67] [04:03.59]To the one and only [04:04.57] [04:05.60]Never be another [04:06.43] [04:07.22]He was my brother [04:08.33] [04:10.31]Trouble T-Roy [04:11.03] [04:11.78]It's like that y'all [04:12.67] [04:15.24]And you don't stop [04:16.28] [04:19.86]Pete rock and cl smooth for '92 [04:21.52] [04:22.51]And we out later