Pete Rock - Reminisce lyrics

[Intro] Yeah... They reminisce, they reminisce I reminisce They reminisce, they reminisce Yeah... uh—check it... [Verse 1] Living a life in the Bronx ain't that bad But I just wanna be rich or just half that And I'm tired of being chased for my snapback Tired of ducking every time I see a black cat Tint the windows cause you're scared, so you're gonna hide Hate to feel the pain but you love to fight Doing the wrong things claiming that you must survive That's the life I live, so guess what? Imma be me and touch the sky You gotta go through hell, just to get to heaven "But God my phone died, so I didn't get the message!" Man forget the blessings I'm just getting headache tensions, it's k**ing me I need a medic with some anesthetics Feeling hectic cause this money man—I gotta get it I gotta be rich—I gotta be that one percentage That's why I go to church, I need to get away from Satan My parents crying in their room Cause they can't make the payments "Please baby I'm begging you, can you make it famous? We're barely getting by, believe me baby I'm not playing" Meanwhile my friends are walking 'round with the lottery And they can keep on spending dough Cause none of it is stopping me As long as I know that I am tight and I'm rocking beats? There will be no mocking me I'm shockingly the prodigy (Haha...) And you gotta keep your head up "You only live once", means life is just a setup [Break 1] Yeah, they reminisce, they reminisce—I reminisce They reminisce, they reminisce—yeah They reminisce, they reminisce—I reminisce [Verse 2] I always try to be realistic I know everyday can't be terrific Not everyone likes the way that I'm spitting But I'm proud to say I rep the dirtiest district Yeah, I'm not a rapper I'm truth speaker, you don't like me? Okay fine—I never liked you neither! I was raised surviving and fighting I had to prove eager, so to the bullies? "Karma is coming—wait 'til you see her!" Sometimes I wanna take F.M.L to it's true meaning I used to be a ghost—invisible Oh but now you see me? Now that I'm showing you my sk**s, I'm King of the Hill But you don't know Jack about me, so don't play Jill Enough of the fairytales, it's time to turn the page My eyes open up every time I gain an age Sixteen—I'm still scared it's sickening But I walk around like I'm brave when I feel weak They look for trouble so I am trapped in a bubble Bubble is ready to crumble Ball up my knuckles and gain the muscle "Help me God!", I pray nightly Boxing gloves on—Devil's ready to fight me Everybody's got beef—get ready to bite me Despise me—well a river is what you can cry me To everyone else: You gotta keep your head up "You only live once", means life is just a setup [Break 2] They reminisce, they reminisce—I reminisce They reminisce, they reminisce—yeah [Outro] And if there's anybody feeling like me? (Word) Where you don't belong or you don't fit in? Just keep your head up—and be YOU! You know, forget everybody else And you hear this all the time People say it like "Oh, you can do it" or "You can do this" "You can be that!" But no; I'm serious You can be that and you can do that Just keep your head up You only live once Like I said, that just means life is a setup Feel My Lyrics—F.M.L