Back in '78, I was a kid, I didn't know shit and I never did When the summer got hot, we praid for rain But since the lights went out I've never been the same But when we got older I caught the gust Livin' in the park with the rest of the nuts But now I waver, I feel it heavy on my mind A life-saver that's been there all the time
Chorus: And she don't lie, she don't lie but I do She don't know, she don't know but I do And I play heavy on my mind
The booker got blessed on her date of birth From green point ave across to benson hurst She keeps my family together, keeps my foes at bay When she's chillin' off the leash you better stay away I remember you and i, we used to chill on a stoop Maxing and ... without any loot Now you got it going strong but I feel long in the tooth girl Now you got it going strong but I feel long in the tooth And I don't know what to feel anymore But I'm trying, I'm trying to tell her And I don't know what to think anymore But I think, I think I ought to build myself ...