Back Then - 1K Phew

Yeah, it’s 1K forever, you know what I’m saying?

Zaytoven

Just the other day I was reminiscing 'bout

the bad times and the good times that we had

A lot of situations went left, aw man, I ain’t never going out sad

Not me, no way, no house

Slept back then, but not right now

Living up north, I can’t go south

But I’m always in the south

'Cause I was born and raised on that

East side of Atlanta (born and raised, man)

Used to ride around town with Dirty Diana (Michael Jackson, man)

Still kick the flavor,

you can even tell from my grammar (I think it’s like)

Had to change my life 'cause I was on my way to that slammer, yeah man

We came a long way from back then (long way)

Came a long way from back then (long way)

Came a long way from back then

We came a long way from back then (long way)

I remember way back when

Yeah, I remember way back when (I do)

Came a long way from back then

Phew

(Came a long way from back then)

Let me take you back to when we were doing them

dirty things in that side street, and they’d call at 12

Young and wild we was all 12

Skipping class and we all failed

I ain’t tryna say that was cool, just thinking 'bout how we was

Cracking up with Dre, that boy a fool, man, rest in peace to my cuz

I got time to count on these folk

I’ma stay real and that’s on my fam

I’ma stay true 'cause that’s who I am

Came a long way from busting them stamps

Working hard with my co-workers

1K is my faculty

Waving at my haters as I’m looking down from my balcony

Let’s do it

Born and raised on that East side of Atlanta (born and raised, man)

Used to ride around town with Dirty Diana (Michael Jackson, man)

Still kick the flavor,

you can even tell from my grammar (I think it’s like)

Had to change my life 'cause I was on my way to that slammer, yeah man

We came a long way from back then (long way)

Came a long way from back then (long way)

Came a long way from back then

We came a long way from back then (long way)

I remember way back when

Yeah, I remember way back when (I do)

Came a long way from back then

(Came a long way from back then)

It’s a lot of folks that wish they never would’ve doubted

They ain’t really think we was grinding

Now I bet they really know we 'bout it

Yeah, I believe in perfect timing

Everyday I’m throwing up who, what,

when, feeling like they giving me the heimlich

'Cause I gotta stick to my assignment

So lit, we be changing all the climates

We done got it turnt, church gone wild already

I ain’t even know it was coming this fast

like, «He ain’t gon' last»

Now we got the whole wide world on smash

With a new touch, everybody gon' know them, that’s no lie

It’s going up when I’m in yo' state and I know why (How come?)

'Cause I was born and raised on that

East side of Atlanta (born and raised, man)

Used to ride around town with Dirty Diana (Michael Jackson, man)

Still kick the flavor,

you can even tell from my grammar (I think it’s like)

Had to change my life 'cause I was on my way to that slammer, yeah man

We came a long way from back then (long way)

Came a long way from back then (long way)

Came a long way from back then

We came a long way from back then (long way)

I remember way back when

Yeah, I remember way back when (I do)

Came a long way from back then