Every Ghetto, Every City

I wish those days, they didn't stop
Remember when Hawthorne and Chancellor had beef
Lookin' at the crew, we thought we'd all live forever
Writin' my friends' names on my jeans with a marker
And everybody's name was Muslim
Self-Destruction record drops
Nah, the Biz Mark used to amp up the party
Saturday morning cartoons and Kung-Fu
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Watchin' kids show off the stolen ones
The Untouchable P.S.P. where all them crazy nigga be
Streets that nurtured Lauryn Hill

Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Fireworks at Martin Stadium
Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem
When kids were stealin' quartervilles for fun

You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got

Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Hillside brings beef with the cops
Story starts at Hootaville, grew up next to Ivy Hill

Rode a mongoose 'til it's dark

A beef patty and some coco bread
Drill teams on Munn Street
'Member Frelng-Huysen used to have the bomb leather
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got

Movin' Records was on Central Ave.
Springfield Ave. had the best popsicles
South Orange Ave. at Borlin' Pool
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got

And car thieves got away through Irvington
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Made sure that I'd never go too far
Move the patch from my Lees to the tongue of my shoe
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Back when Doug Fresh and Slick Rick was together

Bag of Bontons, twenty cents and a nickel
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been

Looking back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Unaware of what we didn't have
Main street roots tonic with the dreds
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Kill the guy in Carter Park
Jack, jack, jack ya body
Children grow and women produce and
And everybody used to do the wop
July 4th races outside of Parker
Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been

I was there at dancing school
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got

But way before my record deal

Sensations and '88 attracted kids from out-of-state
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Make me recall my days in the New Jerusalem