Yeah..y'all wanna ride with me?
come on..let's go back
for some of us WAYYYYY BACK! LOL!
Kool..keep that smile going..I dig that
let's go....
Running through abandoned buildings
can't find you
don't know where 2 begin
I vibe while listening 2 the distant echoes
of our inner city origins
Chilling on the front steps
you and I
friends and pairs
listening 2 late night music
your girlfriend twisting braids into your hair
Why when we grow older
is a smile never as it once seemed
still, every time I feel lonely baby girl
I reminisce about
Our Playground of Forgotten Dreams
The ice cream truck is coming
I don't have but 50 cents
I buy you a double cone with sprinkles
the best money I've ever spent
All around us chaos
adults lving with obvious lies
but Philly became a slice of Paradise baby love
when I looked into your eyes
Running 2 catch the fellas
playing basketball
choosing teams
now every time I pass a park baby girl
I reminisce about
Our Playground of Forgotten Dreams
Check it out...
and then I slide
into a magic carpet ride
when Black Pride
was our guide
and when you cried
your tears I dried
when we played seek and hide
I was on your side
but when I looked around
the dream had died
and no matter how hard we tried
the gulf was
much too wide
sadly now
only with our memories
I can confide
Running through the early morning
catch my girl
kiss my girl
in grass wet with morning dew
stopping 2 smell your perfume
ignoring the smart remarks of my crew
Why can't the school bell ring sooner
I need 2 feel your smile
ignoring the street corner prophets
and the neglected garbage piles
Time waits 4 no one
true words spoken
but why must he be such a fiend
leaving adult hearts lonely
with only
Our Playground of Forgotten Dreams
Placing my favorite gold chain
around your slender neck
all the fellas know now you belong 2 D'ee
so they'd better come correct
Starting the 1st day of high school
trying so hard
holding on to our grade school crush
but different faces
in new places
affects each and every one of us
Despite all of the new technology
current reality
and distant memory
stand side by side on a balance beam
can't relive the past
only thing that lasts
is reminiscing about
Our Playground of Forgotten Dreams
check it out...
and though our memories
are always free
I don't need them 2 be
constantly
reminding me
of the ecstasy
of you lying next 2 me
no one but you and I
I and U
you and me
he and she
my baby love and D'ee
kissing under
a canopy
of sycamore trees
imploring the birds
and the bees
2 represent the reality
of 2 young lovers sharing
love's destiny
yeah...i dedicate this joint 2 the 5-8 what's it Worth crew
2 Neicy
Tiff
Charlene
Stephanie
and last but certainly not least Poo
much respect and love....
let it fade....

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