D-Styles - Timeline lyrics

[Verse 1: Dem One] Now time keep runnin' and pa**in', pa**in' and runnin' I remember dem days when I was fastin' and hungry Flat broke and bummy, hoppin' on the 22 wit Just a bus pa**, I didn't have no money Transported like a space cadet JanSport fulla dubbed-over blank ca**ettes I wore Dickies, white tee, and a blank expression Said f** this world, I spent my time tryin' t'get into the next one Steady tryin' t'find myself Sometimes I would remind myself that it was I was the prodigal son And very soon all my profit would come For dropping rhymes on top of the drum But time time time time keeps slippin' Like sand through the hourgla** It's the test of time where man can seem powerless Times from the past just rumbled through my conscious Times keep changin' but change's the only constant '76, my birth year when I first appeared '79, my pop's 8-tracks and cheap wine '81, I first became intrigued with the drum, a love affair that lasted a whole lifetime '84, fadeaways and hi-top fades '86, I voted Eric B. for president '89, Was the number, another summer, took my first step on this non-stop come-up [Verse 2: Dem One] I remember the time when hip-hop was still new to us Success was an afterthought, we could see the future as clearly as day The birth of my b-boy narrative A lackadaisical kid hanging with dem derelicts Took an [?] for the [?], seem tragic We stuck together even through bad weather We was family orientated, most creative, most underrated Damn right, fools stole our light We got jaded and frustrated These rap dreams fell by the wayside Mothers traveled abroad, we remained stateside I tried to provide, still brimmin' with the talent Looking at the game and [?] an imbalance Time time time time keeps slippin' like sand through the hourgla** Constantly moving like the minute and the hour hand They sayin' due time, well time is due Our time is now, your time is through '91, a soph*more tryin' t'be hardcore '94, the g-funk era full born '96, I first realized that I was sick, I gotta couple props and I only wanted more '99, I re-evaluated and redefined '01, The new world order just begun Oh sh**, now I'm a force to deal wit, my time's arrived, you got to feel this Timeline x3 [Outro: Dem One] '76 '79 '81 '84 '86 '89 '91 '94 '96 '99 '01 Oh sh** Timeline x2