Clip vidéo
Clip vidéo
Crédits
INTERPRÉTATION
Raekwon
Interprète
Wu-Tang Clan
Interprète
Ghostface Killah
Interprète
4th Disciple
Scratch
Prince Rakeem
Programmation
COMPOSITION ET PAROLES
Robert Diggs
Paroles/Composition
Corey Woods
Paroles/Composition
Alan Bergman
Paroles/Composition
Marilyn Bergman
Paroles/Composition
Marvin Hamlisch
Paroles/Composition
Lamont Jody Hawkins
Paroles/Composition
Russell Jones
Paroles/Composition
Clifford Smith
Paroles/Composition
Dennis Coles
Paroles/Composition
Gary Grice
Paroles/Composition
Jason Hunter
Paroles/Composition
RZA
Arrangement
PRODUCTION ET INGÉNIERIE
Ghostface Killah
Production déléguée
4th Disciple
Assistance d’ingénierie
RZA
Production
Robert Diggs
Production déléguée
Ethan Ryman
Ingénierie
Oli Grant
Production déléguée
Mitchell Diggs
Production déléguée
Islord
Assistance d’ingénierie
Tom Coyne
Ingénierie de mastérisation
Paroles
[Intro]
Hey, you know, everybody's talking about the "good old days," right? (Yeah)
Everybody! The good old days, the good old days (Yeah, the good old days, yeah)
Well, let's talk about the good old days! (Let's talk about 'em)
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?) Know what I'm sayin'? Take you on this lyrical high real quick
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?) 1993 exoticness
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?) Know what I'm sayin' Let's get technical
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?) Where's your bone at? Get up on that shit, aight? Yo
[Verse 1]
Started off on the island, aka Shaolin
**** wildin', gun shots thrown, the phone dialin'
Back in the days, I'm 8 now
Makin' a tape now, Rae gotta get a plate now
Ignorant and mad young, wanted to be the one
'Til I got (Blaow! Blaow! Blaow!) felt one
Yeah, my pops was a fiend since 16
Shootin' that "that's that shit!" in his blood stream
That's the life of a grimy, real-life crimey
And **** know that habit's behind me
Day one, yo, growin' all up in the ghetto
Now I'm a weed fiend jettin' to Palmetto
In Medina, yo, no doubt, the god got crazy clout
Pushin' the big joint from down South
So if you're filthy stacked up, better watch your back and duck
'Cause these fiends, they got it cracked up
Now my man from up North, now he got the loft
It's solid as a rock and crazy salt
No jokes, I'm not playin', get his folks
Desert Eagle his dick and put him in a yoke
And to know for sure, I got reck and rip shop
I pointed a gat at his mother's knot
(Yo, Rae, don't do that shit, man! Don't do that shit!)
Fuck that!
[Chorus]
Dedicated to the winners and the losers
Dedicated to all Jeeps and Land Cruisers
Dedicated to the 5's, 850i's
Dedicated to **** who do drive-by's
Dedicated to the Lexus and the Ac's
Dedicated to MPV's, phat
[PostChorus]
****, yeah
[Verse 2]
Kickin' the fly clichés, doin' duets with Rae and A
Happens to make my day
Though I'm tired of bustin' off shots, havin' to rock knots
Runnin' up in spots and makin' shit hot
I'd rather flip shows instead of those
Hangin' on my livin' room wall, my first joint and it went gold
I want to lamp, I want to be in the shade
Plus the spotlight, gettin' my dick rode all night
I want to have me a phat yacht
And enough land to go and plant my own sess crops
But for now it's just a big dream
'Cause I find myself in a place where I'm last seen
My thoughts must be relaxed, be able to maintain
'Cause times is changed and life is strange
The glorious days is gone and everybody's doin' bad
Yo, mad lives is up for grabs
Brothers passin' away, I gotta make wakes
Receivin' all types of calls from Upstate
Yo, I can't cope with the pressure, settlin' for lesser
The God left lessons on my dresser
So I can bloom and blossom, find a new way
To continue to make more hits with Rae and A
Sunshine plays a major part in the daytime
Peace to mankind, Ghostface carry a black .9, ****
Word up, it's on like that… yeah
[Outro]
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Can it be that—?
Can it—?
[Instrumental]
All so simple then
Can it be that it was all so—?
[Instrumental]
Can it be?
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Written by: Alan Bergman, Clifford Smith, Corey Woods, Gary E. Grice, Ghostface Killah, Jason Hunter, Lamont Jody Hawkins, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch, Robert Diggs, Russell Jones