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nostalgic - vanny goodfella lyrics

intro
yeah. it’s funny how time flies, man
you ever just sit back and realize we traded our souls for a touch screen?
i’m taking it back. before the likes and the follows
when the feeling was real. newark, elizabeth…
let’s take a walk

verse 1
i’m leaning back in that ’84 monte carlo, leather smelling like history
twin city roller rink, we was gliding, it wasn’t no mystery
the world was smaller but the dreams were ten stories high
under the nеon lights of brandford theater, watching the yеars go by
downtown newark, broad street to elizabeth, it felt like home
a sea of black faces, businesses we used to own
we was picking our afros with the fist on the handle, no shame in the grain
before we sold out the heritage just to numb the pain
valley fair was the trifecta—pizza, records, and toys
the chinese food tasted better, shared with the boys
we went from consumers to producers, but something’s still missing
we don’t support each other no more, we just stay dishing
and hating on the next man’s plate
i’d trade this smartphone for a landline and a date

chorus
i’m feeling so nostalgic, longing for the old ways
sentimental for the rhythm of those golden days
my word is my bond, no need for the digital noise
when the world was ours, just some jersey boys and girls
back to the phone books and the coupons in the mail
before the social media made the spirit feel frail
verse 2
the bas*m*nt was sweating, house music parties was epic
illegal smoke thick in the air, didn’t n0body check it
black light posters glowing, fluorescent dreams on the wall
waiting for kung fu theater on the weekend to give it our all
then school let out, and ralph mcdaniels held the throne
video music box gave us a platform to call our own
when the other stations were racist and kept us in the dark
ralph showed the culture, he provided the spark
then public enemy arrived and shut the industry down
bringing races together, the loudest message in town
clearer than crystal, they taught us how to stand
while wu*tang told the world they ain’t nothing to f*ck with, man

verse 3
odb liked it raw, naughty taught us ’bout the opp
krs*one dropped the philosophy, set the mind free
told us “his*story” was a lie they taught us in the chair
while sl!ck rick the ruler said “hey young world,” listen here
nas told us the world was ours, and we believed the truth
so many history lessons absorbed in our youth
the movie scripts were better, the divas made the heart flutter
now the music is thin and the food tastes like rubber
i miss the beepers, the payphones, the grit and the soul
before the internet took our autonomy and control
if i could go back in time, i’d delete the whole feed
and go back to a life where we had everything we need
outro
yeah. my word is my bond
we lost the essence trying to find the signal
keep it real. keep it soulful
jersey… we remember

- vanny goodfella lyrics

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