Back When I Was (Radio Mix)

Yeah, Trailblazer production
Once again, reppin'
This goes out to the cities, all the hoods
If you got love and I know you do
We gon' feel me on this track, it goes

Back when I was young
I remember when we used to play
Fool around, now it's all gone
Mom and dad would say, "Don't be home too late"
Oh Lord, I wish I was a kid again

All my homies, my cronies, and all the fakies and phonies
Right from the school to the ponies
Made me today as you know me
So I gotta give it up for every vibe
Gotta give it up for people, nah
Gotta give it up for all of y'all who saw me as a superstar

That's you, ma, that's you, dad
If you ask, I give all that I have
'Cause you have done just that
Remember basketball, school friends and my sisters

This here goes out to all you reminisces

Back when I was young
I remember when we used to play
Fool around, now it's all gone
Mom and dad would say, "Don't be home too late"
Oh Lord, I wish I was a kid again
Back when I was young
Used to play, used to play, used to play
Fool around, now it's all gone

Yo también tengo mi historia cuando era chamaquito
El barrio, la moña, la fuma, la ropa, el purito
Pulmoneo de jevitas, zapaticos roticos
Robadera en las casas, en barrios exquisitos
Tu pollo y me pulo detrás de mí
Tu tienes que ser doctor, Naimí
Vete pa' la escuela, estudia carrera
O va a crecer con secuela, no hay otra manera

Chamacón con llena batería, practicando pura santería
Chango, cabió, síle, hehe
Mi pasado me anima, extraño a los moninas
A mi papi, a mi misma, a mi hermana y sobrina

Domino por la esquina, jugar básquet en el hueco

Siempre fui negro prieto y gocé de respeto, diles

Back when I was young
I remember when we used to play
Fool around, now it's all gone
Mom and dad would say, "Don't be home too late"
Oh Lord, I wish I was a kid again
Back when I was young
I remember when we used to play
Fool around, now it's all gone
Mom and dad would say, "Don't be home too late"
Oh Lord, I wish I was a kid again

Back when I was young
Growing up wasn't easy
Still I remember it like it was Cosby
I know there was some really bad times
No, no, no, they never crossed my mind

Back when I was young
Used to play, used to play, used to play
Fool around, now it's all gone
Mom and dad would say, "Don't be home too late"
Oh Lord, I wish I was a kid again
Back when I was young
I remember when we used to play
Fool around, now it's all gone
Mom and dad would say, "Don't be home too late"
Oh Lord, I wish I was a kid again

Yeah, it's KNA
Connecting the past with the present
'Cause to know where you goin'
You gotta know where you came from