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Intro:
Ok, check it out, check it out
We about to flip the record and see what happens next
And uh, have lots of fun I’m talkin’ a little bit too much
I’m a little bit excited
I wanna see this go down and if you wanna see this go down
Make some noise

Verse 1: Thes One
In the corners of my mind, memories filed away with no regard to time
And every once in a while they fall, and I can smell the paint on the junior high wall
The night KJLH DJed the dance, my white cardigan and gray pants
We did the damn runnin’ man, my mind’s taking me back again
It’s got me drifting while I drive, it’s been about three years since you were alive
But your number’s still in my cell phone you know
I just had a son you’ll never get to see him grow, shit
Conversations with the deceased, the night “The Next Step” was released
We talked and I walked to the store, got a drink
Got drunk alone and cried, scared of what y’all would think
Damn, this is all I ever wanted, it’s tough moving forward when the past keeps ya haunted
Like Metroid blue lights late at night, Nintendo, half asleep back seat lights through the window
Living in limbo, somewhere between right now and yesterday feels like a bad dream
The mundane memories are random and vivid, life’s hard to believe I lived it

No matter, no matter what the world may say (Sample)
Right now it’s all ready to pass, life moves on but the memories last (Thes One)
No matter, no matter what the world may say (Sample)
And I can see it all so clear when I look back tomorrow’s never here (Thes One)

Verse 2: Double K
See I remember not too long ago, when we was gettin’ tall 13 years old
We had visions of being second to none, or wearin’ the other color
Remember when you brought your mom’s gun to school?
Yeah we was fools but as friends we was closer
You loved Kool & the Gang and my Ice-T poster
Baggin’ on teachers, bangin’ in the hallways
Watchin’ videos and makin’ raps on the off days
But years start to pass, man I don’t know what it is
Different friends, different influences
We started smokin’ sherm but I bailed out quick
After the third time around ‘96
You was workin’ at FETCO when you got caught up
Around the same time Rahim got shot up
I noticed a change and that shit was gettin’ to ya
Along with everything else, man you know I feel ya
I thought it was a phase any time it might pass
But you kept on loadin', tried to kick Dre’s ass
Yep, we had to gas until them Eses pulled out
I think about it all the time, glad we made it out
But the next time I called, Moms didn’t sound right
Said something about a robbery and 15-to-life
Sometimes I feel guilty and sometimes I don’t
Niggas choose they own lanes and do other things to cope
It might sound corny but I’m sayin’ one love
I’ll remember the laughs and to the time we crossed paths

Outro:
No matter, no matter what the world may say (Sample)
The memory remains, fresh on my mind like it happened today (Double K)
No matter, no matter what the world may say (Sample)
And I’ma just ride on, time ain’t forever dig the words to the song (Double K)
No matter, no matter what the world may say (Sample)
If tomorrow never comes I’m fine, plenty of things to do inside my mind (Thes One)
No matter, no matter what the world may say (Sample)
And I can see it all so clear when I look back tomorrow’s never here (Thes One)