[Verse 1] I was waiting by the door, then I entered And it was by the great Paul C I was mentored A lot of ??? flash and cash been tended That was a new day when the ones who invented The game is getting overshadowed by lame Executives, but I remain in the record biz Twenty-some odd years and still counting Could build a mountain with one hand and fill a fountain Of youth with the other, my brother Don't disrespect me, I was on TV When they was in diapers, we was in nightclubs Didn't care about ??? or ??? cause It was all natural, laying them tracks dude For you to ride on, I'll click a firearm On anybody that's trying to divide our culture Remember these few words I quote you [Hook] x2 You're new train running the ole route Just ask them old G's what it's all about Been there, blowing smoke in the air Money, women, cars everywhere [Verse 2] They want the 90s, we give em 90s In the 90s, live to 90s In the 90s, we live to 90s Was the 90s in the 90s Anytime I land safely, I feel eight feet tall Give my thanks to God and recall What the right brothers did for us, indigenous With North Carolina, we all got a finer Thing to be grateful for Like a sign of the times, or a 9 to 5, or an 8 to 4 I'm Paid in Full, Eric B. and Rakim Thankful no one is telling me to lock in From a block in the Q I bring you Out of the darkness with more hot product In honor of those before, E Pluribus Unum We used to lash out and goon em But now we more civilized for the enterprise Got the milkshake, burger, and the fries We need to an*lyze how this world got spoiled And give thanks to those that's before you [Hook] x2