Karaoké They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) Pete Rock & CL Smooth

I reminisce, I reminisce uh yeah

Let's move on

I reminisce for a spell or shall I say think back yeah twenty-two years ago to keep it on track

Uh-huh

The birth of a child on the 8th of October it's like that a toast but my granddaddy came sober

Crazy fact

Countin' all the fingers and the toes now I suppose you hope the little black boy grows uh

Yeah

Huh, eighteen years younger than my ma ma ma ma but I rarely got beatings 'cos the girl loved drama

Yeah

In single parenthood there I stood huh by the time she was twenty one had another one

Yeah

This one's a girl let's name her Pam he same father as the first but you don't give a damn

Alright

Irresponsible plain not-thinking yeah papa said chill but the brother keep winking

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Still he won't down you or tear out your hide right on your side while the baby maker slide

Slide

But ma ma got wise to the game uh the youngest of five kids hon here it is

Yeah

After ten years without no spouse yeah momma's gettin married and a house

What

Listen, positive over negative for the women and master

Uh-huh

Mother Queen's rising a chapter yeah

Déjà vu tell you what I'm gonna do

Do it when they reminisce over you my God my God

It's so

Yeah, so lovely that's how we like to do it in the

Ninety's

Pete Rock and CL Smooth

Comin' at cha

When I date back I recall a man off the family tree my right hand Poppa Doc

I see

Woo

Took me from a boy to a man so I always had a father when my biological didn't bother

Yeah

Taking care of this so who am I to bicker bicker not a bad ticker but I'm clocking pop's liver

Yeah

But you can never say that his life is through uh-huh five kids at twenty one believe he got a right too

That's right

Here we go while

I check the scene with the Portuguese Lover at the age of fourteen

Tell 'em

The same age, front page no fuss but I bet you all your dough they live longer than us

That's right

Never been senile that's where you're wrong uh-huh but give the man a taste and he's gone

Gone

Noddin' off, sleep to a jazz tune jazz tune

I can hear his head banging on the wall in the next room

In the next room

I get the pillow and hope

I don't wake him yeah for this man do cuss hear it all in verbatim

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Telling me how to raise my boy unless he's taking over

I said pop maybe when you're older

Older

We laughed all night about the hookers at the party uh my old man standing yelling Good God Almighty

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Use your condom take sips of the brew that's right when they reminisce over you for real

For real, baby like that

We for real comin' at cha

In ninety two

Pete Rock and CL Smooth

Yeah c'mon, hit me

I reminisce so you never forget this the days of way-back so many bear witness the fitness

Yeah

Take the first letter out of each word in this joint listen close as

I prove my point

Prove my point

T to the R the O-Y how did you and I meet in front of Big Lou's fighting in the street

Street

But only you saw what took many time to see uh-huh right

I dedicate this to you for believing in me

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Rain or shine yes, in any weather yeah my Grandmom Pam holds the family together

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My Uncle Doc's the greatest better yet the latest if we're talking about a car uncle Sterling got the latest

Yeah

I strive to be live 'cos I got no choice and run my own business like my Aunt Joyce

Yeah

So Pete Rock hit me 'nough respect due uh-huh when they reminisce over you listen

Listen just listen

To the funky song as I rock on

And that's word is bond

I'm not playin'

Everybody just coolin'

This song we dedicate to the one and only

Never be another he was my brother

Trouble T-Roy it's like that y'all

And you don't stop

Pete Rock and CL Smooth for 'ninety two

And we out later

Peace