They used to dress me up in suits on sundays when i was small
Told me if i didn't behave i'd have to answer to the lord
And i thought, sh**, if god could see me when i play in church
What's he think about my new kicks and ninja turtle shirts
's all i thought about was showing out for girlies in my cla**
Not dressing up in time to catch the bus for early ma**
On my weekend
And how much time did he spend in clip-on ties
With slacks that barely reached his thighs when he sat
And that's before i even listened to rap
Cause pops said, he's sold, he told me that this music was trash
And got mad when the kids pa**ed blasting it
And looked at me and said i better never catch you rapping sh**
It's like yesterday that's the day when poetry died
Juss yesterday, that's the day i opened my eyes
Yesterday seems that all the time
They wanna know when i learned to rhyme
I tell 'em yesterday
Yesterday, before today, i started thinking 'bout tomorrow
While i co*ked the liquor bottle and drank
A lit cigarrete dangling inside my smackers
And half a pack inside my jacket while i told my older homie
Notions k**ing faster than smoke
We joked about it with a serious tone
Cause life's a battle verse, Serius Jones
So when d**h is on the table for discussion
It's hard to discuss without bringing up someone's brother, or cousin or
Mother
Cursed if you're holding rubbers and busting
But they scared to wear a condom when they f**ing
Cause latex is like a dollar or two
If they could put 'em on bottles of brew to share with they crew
It's like yesterday that's the day when poetry died
Juss yesterday, that's the day i opened my eyes
Yesterday seems that all the time
They wanna know when i learned to rhyme
I tell 'em yesterday