Knowmads - Happy Simples lyrics

Yo an' I was just thinkin' back on ya
Know when I was growin' up
When I was like 8 or 9 years old an'
The whole mind-state was just
Like eat, sleep, n' breathe
You know it it's changed

Well I landed in the summer up on 26th ave
When there was very little stressin'
And it wasn't so bad
When I was more concerned with my
Yo yo and the chess club
Than how to get some more
Dro and the next buzz
Shells from koopas, shrooms for extra lives
Cannons got you high and a
Nine was just my bedtime
Coke was cola, an' parties meant slumber
Mary Jane was just a name and
A 40 was just a number
When I went to parks often
And not to get drunk
And if I needed a sack it was just for lunch
When 7 am poppin' flintstone vitamins
Instead of my friends on ecstasy and Vicodin
And life has been well it's just so hectic
With all the precious tryna
Fit into the tetris
But, if I could then I'd change my ways
'Cause it was all so great
Just back in the days

An' it was all all all so great
Just back back back in the day

An' it was all all all so great
Just back back back in the day

An' it was all all all so great
Just back back back in the day

An' it was all all all so great but I
Can't go back and I wish it would change

Everyday livin' just another adolescent
Confessin' my ability the second
That I stepped in
Fightin' out my mothers womb
Exercisin' my fists
With dad and brother in the
Room cryin' an' shit whatever
Skip a couple and jump over the sandbox
Thought to go an' top what I
Learned just how a man talk
Wasn't for the tight training
Wheels on my bike
Tryna be like the elders amin' for a new life
I should have told myself slow
Down you're movin' towards hell
Proof is in the puddin once my
Brotha seen a jail cell
As my innocence extorted with the
Sentiment we acted devilish
Feel adrenaline like illegal immigrants
Over borders of obsession from sports
To the sess an' from 2 friends to fake ones
I must've missed the message
But that's life and that's right
After all that's left still a kid as far as
I'm concerned holdin' my breath word

An' it was all all all so great
Just back back back in the day

An' it was all all all so great
Just back back back in the day

An' it was all all all so great
Just back back back in the day

An' it was all all all so great but I
Can't go back and I wish it would change

What up man yo I know you only 3
And you gotta get back to
Watchin' sesame street but please
Take a second to listen to my advice
Cause there's gonna be a lot of
Bull shit in your life
Like when your friends be trippin'
Tryna jack ya spot an' all you wanna do is
Build a city with blocks
Yo you gotta understand and be the bigger man
Sometimes you gotta chill and think
About the bigger plan
So don't be yellin' at moms over lunch
Cause she let you stay in her stomach
For a couple of months for real
And I'll be there for you if you need
Just know you can change the
World with these ABCs so
I'ma leave I got some dreams to follow
Keep your mind on your soul and
Hold it till tomorrow an'
If nothin' else we still got each other
Whatever through any weather forever your
Big brother ya know

Hey hey!

Can you say "Hi!"p hop? Hip hop
What do you wanna be when you grow up?
Uh i dunno i wanna be a football player
Can you can you beat box? I can do

An' it was all all all so great
Just back back back in the day

An' it was all all all so great
Just back back back in the day

An' it was all all all so great
Just back back back in the day

An' it was all all all so great but I
Can't go back and I wish it would change