(I reminisce, I reminisce-nisce)
(I reminisce, I reminisce-nisce)
(I reminisce, I reminisce-nisce)
I reminisce, I reminisce, uh
(I reminisce, I reminisce-nisce) yeah
(I reminisce, I reminisce-nisce)
(I reminisce, I reminisce-nisce)
(I reminisce)
I reminisce for a spell, or shall I say
think back
Twenty-two years ago to keep it on track
The birth of a child on the eighth of October
A toast but my granddaddy came sober
Countin' all the fingers and the toes
Now I suppose, you hope
the little black boy grows, huh
Eighteen years younger than my mama
But I really got beatings 'cause
the girl loved drama
In single parenthood there I stood
By the time she was twenty-one
had another one
This one's a girl (what?), let's name her Pam
Same father as the first
but you don't give a damn
Irresponsible, plain not thinking
Papa said, "Chill" but the brother
keep winking
Still he won't down you or tear out your hide
On your side while the baby maker slide
But mama got wise to the game
The youngest of five kids, hon' here it is
After ten years without no spouse
Momma's gettin' married in the house
Listen
Positive over negative
for the women to master
Mother queen's risin' a chapter
Déjà vu, tell you what I'm gonna do
When they reminisce over you, my God
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?
Not a bad ticker but I'm clocking Pop's liver
But you can never say that his life is through
Five kids at twenty-one,
believe he got a right to
Here we go while I check the scene
With the Portuguese lover
at the age of fourteen
The same age, front page, no fuss
But I bet you all your dough they live
longer than us
Never been senile, that's where you're wrong
But give the man a taste and he's gone
Noddin' off, sleep to a jazz tune
I can hear his head banging on the wall
in the next room
I get the pillow and hope I don't wake him
For this man to cuss, hear it all in verbatim
Telling me how to raise my boy
unless he's taking over
I said, "Pop maybe when you're older"
We laughed all night about the hookers
at the party
My old man standing yelling,
"Good God, Almighty"
Use your condom, take sips of the brew
When they reminisce over you, for real
I reminisce so you never forget this
The days of way-back, so many bear
witness the fitness
Take the first letter out of each word
in this joint
Listen close as I 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
But only you saw what took many time to see
I dedicate this to you for believing in me
Rain or shine, yes, in any weather
My Grandma Pam holds the family together
My Uncle Doc's the greatest,
better yet the latest
If we're talking 'bout a car,
Uncle Sterling got the latest
I strive to be live 'cause I got no choice
And run my own business like my Aunt Joyce
So Pete Rock hit me, 'nough respect due
When they reminisce over you, listen