Slick Rick - Memories Lyrics
Yeah, know what I mean rick?Know what I mean rick?Know what I mean slick, whoa!Yeah, whee![slick rick]Fine grown pine-solHeavenly rhyme throneRemember when you were young in the 70 time zoneStages, ages about seven I say kidThe dress code of our parents looked awfully outrageousNot down on em, games and clowninWhen soul was at its highest rate like james brown n them? ? , a groovy era actingMember seeing shaft in the movie theater back then?I feel richard roundtree got em a fly dealBlack man wearin bell bottom and high heelsLaughed a lot, some action mass productionRemember when cars were darn near half a block long?Parents were so into that crapBunch a sweet memories to us older rap catsMuhammad ali knucklin in tournamentPimp daddy hats with buckles and ornamentsHow we forget snappyFive people sleepin in one matress and yet happyCould even make sex seem sourAs I impress the world with my extreme power, causeChorus: repeat 2xRick make memories sealed in almanacsNot to mention the immence appeal the mack hatWhen you wake up in the morning (redeem from any crap)Because I bring that love and feeling back to rap[slick rick]For situated as poor beneficialatorKool-aid couldnt last a hot minute in the frigeratorSchool notes, slidin and stealin, hidin emBazooka, bubble gum cartoons still inside of emNo way same essence of ?Pimps flyest dressin mutha*****as, werent they?But hood lies, you afraid of a good wine?I used to love the actor who portrayed one on good timesYou need a friend to ? a soul, man it kinda slowOne thing bout a bro, overflow when it ?Life, a pitiful gamemember the robot?That was my shit on soul trainGot hyped to, psyched to,And the feelins right to chillin on the fireEscape on a nice night tooNo, Im not gon try to hurt the ?Remember ride on blood and dry turkey slang?Brothers chippin in for alcoholic moneyWhen you look at old flicks dont we all look funny?Could even make sex seem sourAs I impress the world with my extreme power, causeChorus[slick rick]Yo mama, damn we used to talk improper thenMember when we used to walk bop, walk bop again?Givin them the rythym that we boughtPush our hand back like we was swimmin when we walkedBad all about, huggie bear, rat all aboutMember afros, what the ***** was that all about?Buenos noches accents too...friends tooEverybody had a lot of roaches back then tooProfusely around us, loosley ?Fleets wearin bruce lee bandanasAnd kick shit, ballin the hand I stick wit? ? ? ? ?Most cases, fatha away for goodLocal flat foot was part-of the neighborhoodStandard, and the panthers (wow)Used to dress like erykah badu and amandas nowCould even make sex seem sourAs I impress the world with my extreme power, causeChorus 1.5x
